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{{Short description|District in Punjab, Pakistan}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2012}}
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{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khushab
| name = Khushab
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|ضِلع خُوشاب}}
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|ضِلع خُوشاب}}
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| settlement_type = [[Districts of Pakistan|District]]
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in Punjab, Pakistan|District]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
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| image_caption = [[Amb Temples]]
| map_caption = Khushab District highlighted within Punjab Province
| image_map = Pakistan - Punjab - Khushab.svg
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| map_caption = Khushab District highlighted within Punjab Province
| subdivision_name = [[Pakistan]]
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Punjab (Pakistan)|Division]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sargodha Division]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Punjab}}
| founder = [[Sher Shah Suri]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Punjab (Pakistan)|Division]]
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Jauharabad]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sargodha Division]]
| government_footnotes =
| founder =
| leader_party =
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| seat = [[Jauharabad]]
| government_footnotes =
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title = Khushab – Punjab Portal| url = https://www.punjab.gov.pk/khushab| access-date = 15 December 2016}}</ref>
| government_type = District Administration
| area_total_km2 = 6511
| leader_party =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|title=DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017|publisher=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|access-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-date=29 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_total = 1,281,299
| leader_name = Ms. Sarosh Fatima Sherazi
| leader_title1 = District Police Officer
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Time in Pakistan|PST]]
| leader_name1 = Touqeer Muhammad Naeem
| utc_offset1 = +5
| leader_title2 = District Health Officer
| established_title = Established
| leader_name2 = Dr Rao Gulzar Yousaf
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| established_date = 2 July 1982<ref name = etym>{{cite web |url=http://khushab.dc.lhc.gov.pk/?page_id=1335 |title= District Courts Khushab }}, Retrieved 24 December 2013.</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title = Khushab – Punjab Portal|url = https://www.punjab.gov.pk/khushab|access-date = 15 December 2016|archive-date = 20 December 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185930/https://www.punjab.gov.pk/khushab|url-status = dead}}</ref>
| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner
| area_total_km2 = 6511
| leader_name = Mussarrat Jabeen, PAS
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2023census"/>
| leader_title1 = Additional Deputy Commissioner (R)
| population_as_of = 2023
| leader_name1 = Adeel Haider, PAS
| population_total = 1,501,089
| blank_name_sec1 = District Council
| population_density_km2 = auto
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank1_name = Number of [[Tehsil]]s
| timezone1 = [[Time in Pakistan|PST]]
| blank1_info = 4
| utc_offset1 = +5
| established_title = Established
| blank2_name = Main language(s)
| established_date = 2 July 1982<ref name = etym>{{cite web |url=http://khushab.dc.lhc.gov.pk/?page_id=1335 |title= District Courts Khushab }}</ref>
| blank2_info =
| blank_name_sec1 = District Council
| website = http://khushab.gop.pk/
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank1_name = Number of [[List of tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan|Tehsils]]
| blank1_info = 4
| blank2_name = Main language
| blank2_info = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| website = {{URL|khushab.punjab.gov.pk}}
}}
}}


'''Khushab District''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''ضِلع خُوشاب'''}}}}) is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] in the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]], with its administrative capital in [[Jauharabad]]. The district is named after the historical city of [[Khushab]] located within its boundaries. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas.<ref>[http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513113007/http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm |date=2006-05-13 }}</ref> The district consists of four [[tehsil]]s, [[Khushab Tehsil|Khushab]], [[Noorpur Thal Tehsil|Noorpur Thal]], [[Quaidabad]] and [[Naushera, Punjab|Naushera]].<ref name=codes>{{cite web|url=http://www.pndpunjab.gov.pk/user_files/File/8District%20and%20Tehsil%20Codes.pdf|title=Tehsil Codes|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626203112/http://www.pndpunjab.gov.pk/user_files/File/8District%20and%20Tehsil%20Codes.pdf|archivedate=2011-06-26}}</ref> Khushab is home to the Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Research Reactor,<ref>[https://fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/facility/khushab.htm Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)]</ref> part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Program.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/5212718.stm South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News).]</ref>
'''Khushab District''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] {{Nastaliq|ضِلع خُوشاب}}), is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] in the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]], with its administrative capital in [[Jauharabad]]. The district is named after the historical city of [[Khushab]] located within its boundaries. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711, with 24.76% living in urban areas.


The district consists of four [[tehsil]]s: [[Khushab Tehsil|Khushab]], [[Noorpur Thal Tehsil|Noorpur Thal]], [[Quaidabad]] and [[Naushera, Punjab|Naushera]].<ref name="codes">{{cite web|url=http://www.pndpunjab.gov.pk/user_files/File/8District%20and%20Tehsil%20Codes.pdf|title=Tehsil Codes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626203112/http://www.pndpunjab.gov.pk/user_files/File/8District%20and%20Tehsil%20Codes.pdf|archive-date=2011-06-26|access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> Khushab is home to the Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Research Reactor,<ref>[https://fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/facility/khushab.htm Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)]</ref> part of Pakistan's Special Weapons Program.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/south_asia/5212718.stm South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News).]</ref>
==Language==
District Khushab shares boundaries with the districts of [[Sargodha District|Sargodha]], [[Jhelum District|Jhelum]], [[Chakwal District|Chakwal]], [[Mianwali District|Mianwali]], [[Bhakkar District|Bhakkar]] and [[Jhang District|Jhang]].
According to the 1998 census the major [[first language]]<ref>"Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children and recorded of each individual.</ref> of the district is [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], spoken by 96.8% of the population, while [[Urdu]] accounted for 1.5%.<ref name="1998census">{{Cite book| title = 1998 District Census report of Khushab| location = Islamabad| publisher = Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan| series = Census publication | volume = 64| date = 2000}}</ref>{{rp|22}}

==Nuclear installations==
On 21 March 2000, an article in the ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'' claimed that satellite photos had revealed a [[nuclear reactor]] and missile base near the city of Khushab.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oss.net/dynamaster/file_archive/040319/64a00635330d775e658f3a2d1901b24f/OSS2000-01-20.pdf |title=Top-Secret Kodak Moment In Space Shakes Global Security, ''Christian Science Monitor'' (21 March 2000). |access-date=30 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525020722/http://www.oss.net/dynamaster/file_archive/040319/64a00635330d775e658f3a2d1901b24f/OSS2000-01-20.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Khushab is situated between the cities of [[Sargodha]] and [[Mianwali]], near the river [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]]. The district capital is [[Jauharabad]] (founded 1953, pop. 39,477).
Khushab is situated between the cities of [[Sargodha]] and [[Mianwali]], near the river [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]]. The district capital is [[Jauharabad]] (founded 1953, pop. 39,477).


Khushab consists of agricultural lowland plains, lakes, and hills. Parts of the [[Thal Desert|Thal]] desert touch the district, which has a breadth of over {{convert|70|mi|km}} and is situated between the [[Indus]] river and the [[Jhelum]] river.
Khushab consists of agricultural lowland plains, lakes, and hills. Parts of the [[Thal Desert|Thal desert]] touch the district, which has a breadth of over {{convert|70|mi|km}} and is situated between the [[Indus]] and [[Jhelum]] rivers.

There are three lakes (Ochali, Khabbaki, and Jahlar) in the district. Kanhatti Garden is the largest forest in Khushab district, near Khabbaki village in the [[Soon Valley]]. Khabikki Lake is a salt-water lake in the southern Salt Range. The lake is one kilometre wide and two kilometres long. Khabikki is also the name of a neighbouring village. [[Sakesar]] is the highest mountain in the Salt Range,<ref name="Sakesar">{{cite news|access-date=28 January 2023|title=Sakesar a tourist spot|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/624498/tourist-spots-soon-sakesar-valley/|date=30 October 2013|newspaper=The Express Tribune | location=Pakistan | first=Anwer Hussain | last=Sumra}}</ref> and is the site of the ancient [[Amb Temples]]. Sakesar’s summit is 1,522 m (4,946 ft) high and is situated in Khushab District.

==Demographics==

{{Historical populations
|align=center
|percentages=pagr
|1951 |268118
|1961 |360395
|1972 |543314
|1981 |641366
|1998 |905711
|2017 |1280372
|2023 |1501089
|footnote= Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>}}

At the 2017 census, Khushab district had 209,466 households and a population of 1,280,372. Khushab had a sex ratio of 1,008 females per 1,000 males and a literacy rate of 59.75% - 75.31% for males and 44.64% for females. 352,960 inhabitants (27.57%) lived in urban areas. 307,619 (24.03%) were under 10 years of age.<ref name="2017census">{{cite web |title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> In 2023, the district had 248,449 households and a population of 1,501,089.<ref name="2023census">{{cite web |date=2023 |title=TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/Punjab.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

{{bar box
|title=Religion in Khushab district (2023)<ref name="2023 census religion">{{cite web|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)|url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_9.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float = left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Punjabi Muslims|Islam]]|green|98.85}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Punjab, Pakistan|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1}}
{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.15}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ ''Religion in Khushab District{{efn|1941 figures are for Khushab tehsil of the former [[Shahpur District]], which roughly corresponds to present-day Khushab district}}{{efn|Historic district borders may not be an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}}''
! rowspan="2" |Religion
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Sargodha1941">{{cite web |title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE |url=https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/censusofindia1941-28216851/ |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref>{{rp|42}}
! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="2017census" />
! colspan="2" |2023<ref name="2023 census religion" />
|-
! {{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
! {{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!Pop.
!%
|-
| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 211,565
|{{Percentage|211565|234859|2}}
|1,267,776
|{{Percentage|1267776|1280372|2}}
|1,483,583
|98.85%
|-
| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1941 census: Including [[Ad-Dharmi]]s}}
| 17,475
|{{Percentage|17475|234859|2}}
|12
|{{Percentage|12|1280372|2}}
|55
|0%
|-
| [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| 5,809
|{{Percentage|5809|234859|2}}
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|14
|0%
|-
| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 8
|{{Percentage|8|234859|2}}
|10,511
|{{Percentage|10511|1280372|2}}
|15,011
|1.00%
|-
|[[Ahmadiyya in Pakistan|Ahmadi]]
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|2,058
|{{Percentage|2058|1280372|2}}
|2,123
|0.14%
|-
| Others {{efn|Including [[Jainism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], or not stated}}
| 2
|{{Percentage|2|234859|2}}
|15
|{{Percentage|15|1280372|2}}
|49
|0%
|-
| '''Total Population'''
| '''234,859'''
|'''{{Percentage|234859|234859|2}}'''
|'''1,280,372'''
|'''{{Percentage|1280372|1280372|2}}'''
|'''1,500,835'''
|'''100%'''
|}

According to the [[1998 Pakistani census|1998 census]], the primary language of the district is [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], spoken by 97.7% of the population, with [[Urdu]] being spoken by 1.5%.<ref name="1998census">{{Cite book| title = 1998 District Census report of Khushab| location = Islamabad| publisher = Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan| series = Census publication | volume = 64| date = 2000}}</ref>{{rp|22}}

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Khushab district (2023)<ref name="2023 census">{{cite web|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)|url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_11.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value1 = 92.38 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] |value2 = 2.39 |color2 = firebrick
|label3 = [[Pashto]] |value3 = 2.05 |color3 = lightgreen
|label4 = [[Urdu]] |value4 = 1.43 |color4 = green
|label5 = Others |value5 = 1.75 |color5 = grey
}}


At the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], 92.38% of the population spoke [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], 2.05% [[Pashto]], 2.39% [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] and 1.43% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_11.pdf}}</ref> The dialect of Punjabi spoken here is [[Shahpuri dialect|Shahpuri]].
There are three lakes (Ochali, Khabbaki and Jahlar) in the district. Kanhatti Garden is the largest forest in Khushab district, near Khabbaki village in the [[Soon Valley]]. Khabikki Lake is a salt-water lake in the southern Salt Range. The lake is one kilometre wide and two kilometres long. Khabikki is also the name of a neighbouring village. [[Sakesar]] is the highest mountain in the Salt Range,<ref name="Sakesar">{{cite news|accessdate=20 October 2019|title=Sakesar a tourist spot|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/624498/tourist-spots-soon-sakesar-valley/|date=30 October 2013|newspaper=The Express Tribune | location=Pakistan | first=Anwer Hussain | last=Sumra}}</ref> and is the site of the ancient [[Amb Temples]]. Sakesar’s summit is 1522 metres / 4946 feet high and is situated in Khushab District.


==Education==
==Education==
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The readiness score of Khushab is 62.33. The infrastructure score of the district is 88.11, which indicates that the schools in Khushab have adequate facilities
The readiness score of Khushab is 62.33. The infrastructure score of the district is 88.11, which indicates that the schools in Khushab have adequate facilities


The issues reported in [https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074507/https://elections.alifailaan.pk/taleemdo-app/ TaleemDo! app] says that there are some areas where there are no government school for girls. Another major issue reported was that Teachers don’t do their jobs properly and don’t do justice to their profession.
The issues reported in TaleemDo! app says that there are some areas where there are no government schools for girls. Another major issue reported was that teachers don't do their jobs properly and don't do justice to their profession.{{CN|date=January 2022}}


==Administrative divisions==
==Administrative divisions==
Khushab got the status of district in 1982. At the start, the district was divided into two [[tehsil]]s, [[Khushab Tehsil|Khushab]], [[Noorpur Thal Tehsil|Noorpur Thal]]. Later on [[Quaidabad Tehsil|Quaidabad]] was given the status of Tehsil in March 2007<ref name=Quaidabad>{{cite web |url= http://archives.dawn.com/2007/03/24/nat35.htm |title=Tehsil status -DAWN - National; March 24, 2007 |work=archives.dawn.com|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> and [[Naushera, Punjab|Naushera]] (Wadi e Soon) became 4th Tehsil of District Khushab in March 2013. In local bodies delimitation 2000 (before to the creation of the Tehsil Quaidabad and Naushehra), it contained a total of fifty-one Union Councils.<ref name=UCs>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=15&dn=Khushab Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124031131/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=15&dn=Khushab |date=2008-01-24 }}</ref> In 2015 delimitation of District Khushab, 48 rural union councils and 7 urban Municipal Committees have been created by the election Commission of Pakistan.<ref name="ecp.gov.pk">{{cite web |url=http://ecp.gov.pk/lgpunjab/notifications/090.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925102546/http://ecp.gov.pk/lgpunjab/notifications/090.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-25 }}</ref>
Khushab got the status of district in 1982. At the start, the district was divided into two [[tehsil]]s, [[Khushab Tehsil|Khushab]], [[Noorpur Thal Tehsil|Noorpur Thal]]. Later on [[Quaidabad Tehsil|Quaidabad]] was given the status of Tehsil in March 2007<ref name=Quaidabad>{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/238948/tehsil-status |title=Tehsil status|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=24 March 2007 |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> and [[Naushera, Punjab|Naushera]] (Wadi e Soon) became 4th Tehsil of District Khushab in March 2013. In the local bodies delimitation of 2000 (before the creation of the Tehsil Quaidabad and Naushehra), it contained a total of fifty-one Union Councils.<ref name=UCs>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=15&dn=Khushab |title=Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab|website= National Reconstruction Bureau - Government of Pakistan website| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124031131/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=15&dn=Khushab |url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-24|access-date=28 January 2023 }}</ref> In the 2015 delimitation of District Khushab, 48 rural union councils and 7 urban Municipal Committees were created by the election Commission of Pakistan.<ref name="ecp.gov.pk">{{cite web |url=http://ecp.gov.pk/lgpunjab/notifications/090.pdf |title=Municipal Committees of the Punjab |access-date=2023-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925102546/http://ecp.gov.pk/lgpunjab/notifications/090.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-25|website=Election Commission of Pakistan website}}</ref>


===Khushab Tehsil===
===Khushab Tehsil===
In 2000, Tehsil Khushab was subdivided into 32 Union councils; but in 2015, 10 urban Union councils (Khushab 5, Jauharabad 2, Hadali 2 and Mitha Tiwana 1) transferred to Municipal Committees whereas six Union councils have become the part of Tehsil Naushehra. Now Tehsil Khushab has 19 Union councils and 4 Municipal Committees:<ref name="ecp.gov.pk"/>
In 2000, Tehsil Khushab was subdivided into 32 Union councils; but in 2015, 10 urban Union councils (Khushab 5, Jauharabad 2, Hadali 2 and Mitha Tiwana 1) transferred to Municipal Committees whereas six Union councils have become the part of Tehsil Naushehra. Now Tehsil Khushab has 18 Union councils and 5 Municipal Committees:<ref name="ecp.gov.pk"/>
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*[[Jharkal]]
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*[[Rahdari]]
*[[Rahdari]]
*[[Rangpur, Punjab|Rangpur]]
*[[Rangpur, Punjab|Rangpur]]
*[[Noorpur, Punjab|Noorpur]] Rural{{col-3}}
*[[Noorpur Thal|Noorpur]] Rural{{col-3}}
'''Municipal Committeee
'''Municipal Committee
*[[Noorpur, Punjab|Noorpur]]
*[[Noorpur Thal|Noorpur]]<ref name=UCs/>
{{col-end}}
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===Quaidabad Tehsil===
===Quaidabad Tehsil===
Quaidabad is subdivided into 11 Union Councils and 1 Municipal Committee.<ref name=Quaidabad/>
Quaidabad is subdivided into 10 Union Councils and 2 Municipal Committees.<ref name=Quaidabad/>
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*[[Bijar, Punjab|Bijar]]
*[[Bijar, Punjab|Bijar]]
*[[Chak No.14/Mb]]
*[[Chak No.14/Mb]]
*[[Choha]]
*Choha
*[[Golewali|Goleywali]]
*[[Golewali|Goleywali]]
*[[Gunjial Janubi]]
*[[Gunjial Janubi]]
*[[Gunjial Shumali]]
*Gunjial Shumali
*[[Mitha Tiwana]]
*[[Okhali Mohlah]]
*[[Okhali Mohlah]]
*[[Utra Janubi]]
*[[Utra Janubi]]
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'''Municipal Committee'''
'''Municipal Committee'''
*[[Quaidabad]]
*[[Quaidabad]]
*[[Mitha Tiwana]]
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*[[Kufri, Pakistan|Kufri]]
*[[Kufri, Pakistan|Kufri]]
*[[Mardwal]]
*[[Mardwal]]
*[[Uchalli|Uchali]]
*[[Uchalli|Uchhali]]
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
'''Municipal Committee'''
'''Municipal Committee'''
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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
* [[Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana]], Sardar of Mitha Tiwana State and Executioner of Son of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh
* [[Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi]], Urdu poet, fiction writer and journalist
* [[Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana]], former Federal Minister of Pakistan
* [[Malik Ghulam Muhammad Tiwana]],
political leader from Hassanpur Tiwana, Khushab District of Punjab, Pakistan
* [[Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana]],
Pakistani politician who was a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.
* [[Malik Amjad Zubair Tiwana]],
Current Chairman FBR from Mitha Tiwana
* [[Malik Shakir Bashir Awan]], Politician, Lawyer, Social Activist
* [[Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi]], Urdu poet, fiction writer, and journalist
* [[Wasif Ali Wasif]], teacher, writer, poet, and Sufi
* [[Wasif Ali Wasif]], teacher, writer, poet, and Sufi
* [[Abdulqadir Hassan]], writer and journalist
* [[Abdulqadir Hassan]], writer and journalist
* [[Idris Azad]], philosopher, poet, fiction writer and journalist
* [[Idris Azad]], philosopher, poet, fiction writer, and journalist
* [[Sobha Singh (builder)|Sardar Bahadur Sir Sobha Singh]], contractor and real estate developer, who owned around half of [[Lutyens' Delhi]]
* [[Khushwant Singh]], novelist, lawyer, politician and journalist
* [[Ujjal Singh]], freedom fighter, politician, Finance Minister of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Khushwant Singh]], Indian novelist, lawyer, politician, and journalist
* [[Sohail Warraich]], writer and journalist
* [[Sohail Warraich]], writer and journalist
* [[Malik Naeem Khan Awan]],Former Federal Minister of Pakistan
* [[Malik Naeem Khan Awan]], former Federal Minister of Pakistan
* [[Sumaira Malik]], Former Federal Minister of Pakistan & Granddaughter of Nawab of Kalabagh
* [[Sumaira Malik]], former Federal Minister of Pakistan & Granddaughter of Nawab of Kalabagh
* [[Feroz Khan Noon]],Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
* [[Feroz Khan Noon]], former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
* [[Sultan Khan (chess player)|Sultan Khan]], chess player

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Khushab District| ]]
[[Category:Khushab District| ]]

Latest revision as of 00:01, 22 August 2024

Khushab
ضِلع خُوشاب
District of Punjab
Amb Temples
Khushab District highlighted within Punjab Province
Khushab District highlighted within Punjab Province
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionSargodha Division
Established2 July 1982[1]
HeadquartersJauharabad
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMs. Sarosh Fatima Sherazi
 • District Police OfficerTouqeer Muhammad Naeem
 • District Health OfficerDr Rao Gulzar Yousaf
Area
[2]
 • Total6,511 km2 (2,514 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • Total1,501,089
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils4
Main languagePunjabi
Websitekhushab.punjab.gov.pk

Khushab District (Punjabi ضِلع خُوشاب), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, with its administrative capital in Jauharabad. The district is named after the historical city of Khushab located within its boundaries. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711, with 24.76% living in urban areas.

The district consists of four tehsils: Khushab, Noorpur Thal, Quaidabad and Naushera.[4] Khushab is home to the Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Research Reactor,[5] part of Pakistan's Special Weapons Program.[6] District Khushab shares boundaries with the districts of Sargodha, Jhelum, Chakwal, Mianwali, Bhakkar and Jhang.

Geography

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Khushab is situated between the cities of Sargodha and Mianwali, near the river Jhelum. The district capital is Jauharabad (founded 1953, pop. 39,477).

Khushab consists of agricultural lowland plains, lakes, and hills. Parts of the Thal desert touch the district, which has a breadth of over 70 miles (110 km) and is situated between the Indus and Jhelum rivers.

There are three lakes (Ochali, Khabbaki, and Jahlar) in the district. Kanhatti Garden is the largest forest in Khushab district, near Khabbaki village in the Soon Valley. Khabikki Lake is a salt-water lake in the southern Salt Range. The lake is one kilometre wide and two kilometres long. Khabikki is also the name of a neighbouring village. Sakesar is the highest mountain in the Salt Range,[7] and is the site of the ancient Amb Temples. Sakesar’s summit is 1,522 m (4,946 ft) high and is situated in Khushab District.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 268,118—    
1961 360,395+3.00%
1972 543,314+3.80%
1981 641,366+1.86%
1998 905,711+2.05%
2017 1,280,372+1.84%
2023 1,501,089+2.69%
Sources:[8]

At the 2017 census, Khushab district had 209,466 households and a population of 1,280,372. Khushab had a sex ratio of 1,008 females per 1,000 males and a literacy rate of 59.75% - 75.31% for males and 44.64% for females. 352,960 inhabitants (27.57%) lived in urban areas. 307,619 (24.03%) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 248,449 households and a population of 1,501,089.[3]

Religion in Khushab district (2023)[10]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.85%
Christianity
 
 1%
Other
 
 0.15%
Religion in Khushab District[a][b]
Religion 1941[11]: 42  2017[9] 2023[10]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 211,565 90.08% 1,267,776 99.02% 1,483,583 98.85%
Hinduism [c] 17,475 7.44% 12 0% 55 0%
Sikhism 5,809 2.47% — — 14 0%
Christianity 8 0% 10,511 0.82% 15,011 1.00%
Ahmadi — — 2,058 0.16% 2,123 0.14%
Others [d] 2 0% 15 0% 49 0%
Total Population 234,859 100% 1,280,372 100% 1,500,835 100%

According to the 1998 census, the primary language of the district is Punjabi, spoken by 97.7% of the population, with Urdu being spoken by 1.5%.[12]: 22 

Languages of Khushab district (2023)[13]

  Punjabi (92.38%)
  Saraiki (2.39%)
  Pashto (2.05%)
  Urdu (1.43%)
  Others (1.75%)

At the 2023 census, 92.38% of the population spoke Punjabi, 2.05% Pashto, 2.39% Saraiki and 1.43% Urdu as their first language.[14] The dialect of Punjabi spoken here is Shahpuri.

Education

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According to Pakistan District Education Ranking, a report released by Alif Ailaan, Khushab is ranked 42 nationally with an education score of 65.42 and learning score of 65.82.

The readiness score of Khushab is 62.33. The infrastructure score of the district is 88.11, which indicates that the schools in Khushab have adequate facilities

The issues reported in TaleemDo! app says that there are some areas where there are no government schools for girls. Another major issue reported was that teachers don't do their jobs properly and don't do justice to their profession.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

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Khushab got the status of district in 1982. At the start, the district was divided into two tehsils, Khushab, Noorpur Thal. Later on Quaidabad was given the status of Tehsil in March 2007[15] and Naushera (Wadi e Soon) became 4th Tehsil of District Khushab in March 2013. In the local bodies delimitation of 2000 (before the creation of the Tehsil Quaidabad and Naushehra), it contained a total of fifty-one Union Councils.[16] In the 2015 delimitation of District Khushab, 48 rural union councils and 7 urban Municipal Committees were created by the election Commission of Pakistan.[17]

Khushab Tehsil

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In 2000, Tehsil Khushab was subdivided into 32 Union councils; but in 2015, 10 urban Union councils (Khushab 5, Jauharabad 2, Hadali 2 and Mitha Tiwana 1) transferred to Municipal Committees whereas six Union councils have become the part of Tehsil Naushehra. Now Tehsil Khushab has 18 Union councils and 5 Municipal Committees:[17]

Noorpur Thal Tehsil

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Noorpur Thal is subdivided into 12 Union Councils and 1 Municipal Committee.[16]

Quaidabad Tehsil

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Quaidabad is subdivided into 10 Union Councils and 2 Municipal Committees.[15]

Naushera Tehsil

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Naushera (Vadi e Soon) is subdivided into 6 Union Councils and 1 Municipal Committee.[17]

Notable people

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political leader from Hassanpur Tiwana, Khushab District of Punjab, Pakistan

Pakistani politician who was a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. 

Current Chairman FBR from Mitha Tiwana

Notes

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  1. ^ 1941 figures are for Khushab tehsil of the former Shahpur District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Khushab district
  2. ^ Historic district borders may not be an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
  3. ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  4. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated

References

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  1. ^ "District Courts Khushab".
  2. ^ "Khushab – Punjab Portal". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  4. ^ "Tehsil Codes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ Special Weapons Program of Pakistan (Federation of American Scientists)
  6. ^ South Asia arms race - is it paranoia? (BBC News).
  7. ^ Sumra, Anwer Hussain (30 October 2013). "Sakesar a tourist spot". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  12. ^ 1998 District Census report of Khushab. Census publication. Vol. 64. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
  13. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  14. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  15. ^ a b "Tehsil status". Dawn (newspaper). 24 March 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab". National Reconstruction Bureau - Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  17. ^ a b c "Municipal Committees of the Punjab" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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