Faisalabad District

Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) (Punjabi and ) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore.

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Muslim refugees from Eastern Punjab and Haryana settled in the Faisalabad District. It initially lacked industry, hospitals and universities. Since independence, there has been industrial growth, and the city's population is continually growing. Notable industry in the district include but not limited to Textile (spinning, weaving, printing, dying, stitching), Chemicals (acids, caustics, industrial gases, potash, chlorides, etc.), consumer goods (soaps, vegetable oil, detergents), Engineering (light electrical equipment, engineering goods), Metals & Metallurgy (steels, alloys) and Power (power equipment, power production).

Initially a part of Jhang District, it gained the status of a separate district in 1904. In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a Tehsil of Faisalabad District) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. , it is a City-District consisting of the city of Faisalabad and its surrounding areas.

Administrative divisions
Faisalabad District is part of Faisalabad Division.

In 2005 Faisalabad was reorganized as a City-District. It comprises six Tehsils.


 * 1) Chak Jhumra
 * 2) Faisalabad City
 * 3) Faisalabad Sadar
 * 4) Jaranwala
 * 5) Samundri
 * 6) Tandlianwala

Population
At the time of the 2017 census, Faisalabad district had 1,209,954 households and a population of 7,882,444. Faisalabad had a sex ratio of 951 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 69.83% - 74.68% for males and 64.75% for females. 3,766,866 (47.78%) lived in urban areas. 1,948,827 (24.72%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 1,384,668 households and a population of 9,075,819.

Language
At the time of the 2017 census, 98% of the population spoke Punjabi and 1.5% Urdu as their first language.

Electricity Supplier
Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) is the state-owned electric distribution company that is responsible for supplying electricity to the districts of Faisalabad as well as Sargodha, Mianwali, Khushab, Jhang, Bhakkar, Toba Tek Singh, and Chiniot in Pakistan. Established in 1998, FESCO generates electric power from water (hydro-electric power) and distributes it to 4.01 million consumers of the area. Consumers can check there FESCO electricity bill at fescoebills.pk

The current CEO is Engineer Bashir Ahmed.

Education
Punjab Group of Colleges (Girls Campus) Service Road

Punjab Group of Colleges (Boys Campus) Service Road

Government College University Faisalabad University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Notable people

 * Bhagat Singh, a famous Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter
 * Om P. Bahl, an Indian-American molecular biologist, academic and was known for his studies on Human chorionic gonadotropin, popularly known as the pregnancy hormone
 * Harkishan Singh, a well recognized pharmaceutical academic, medicinal chemistry researcher and science historian
 * Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, a noted Indian Punjabi-language folk singer, considered by many to have laid the foundation of contemporary Punjabi music in India
 * Arjan Singh, a senior air officer and the first and only officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be promoted to five-star rank as Marshal of the Indian Air Force
 * Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, a famous singer and musician, born in Faisalabad.