Wazirabad District

Wazirabad District: Quick Answers

Created

Notified October 2022; kept in the Punjab notification of 18 December 2024, from Gujranwala District

Tehsils (as notified)

Wazirabad and Alipur Chatha

2023 census

The census counted the units now in Wazirabad under Gujranwala District: Wazirabad tehsil 993,412. This single row covers the whole of the present district, including Alipur Chatha.

Headquarters

Wazirabad

Division

Gujrat Division

Province / territory

Punjab

Culture

Workshop and river-town Punjabi life.

Education

Colleges in Wazirabad.

Healthcare

DHQ / THQ Wazirabad.

Villages / local areas

Ghakhar belt villages

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2023, Table 1.

Administrative status: Dawn, 18 October 2022; Dawn, 22 February 2023; Dawn, 24 December 2024.

Chenab industrial town, cut out of Gujranwala. Known for cutlery.

Population and headquarters in Wazirabad District

The district headquarters is Wazirabad. The available public data note is Newer district — confirm latest PBS row. Check the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and the relevant provincial department for updated official tables.

Education in Wazirabad District

Colleges in Wazirabad.

Hospitals and healthcare in Wazirabad District

DHQ / THQ Wazirabad.

Culture and geography of Wazirabad

Workshop and river-town Punjabi life.

Public issues in Wazirabad District

Industry safety and the paperwork of a new district.

Villages and local places in Wazirabad District

Ghakhar belt villages

Sources: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics census material and public provincial or district sources. Statistics are not presented where the source dataset does not provide them.