District Profile

District Statistics

Tehsils 04
Qanoongoi Circle 15
Patwar Circle 143
Union Councils 44
Villages 652
Total Area 3587 sq. Km
Road Network 1312 km
Municipal Committees 05
Livestock 0.964 m
Major Occupations Civil, Armed Services, Overseas & Farming
Literacy Rate 80.70% 

Industries

ICI Soda Ash 01
Pakistan Tobacco Company 01
Cement (Dandot) 01
Mari Petroleum 01
Brick Kilns 83
Flour Mills 16
Total 104

Land Statistics

Cultivated

Irrigated Area 316,815 acres
Rain Fed 282,983 acres

Uncultivated

Forest 110,491 acres
Culturable Waste 149,971 acres
Not available for cultivation 281,490 acres
Total 858,767 acres

Electoral Constituencies

National 02 (NA-60, NA-61)
Provincial 03 (PP-24, PP-25, PP-26)

Educational Institutions

Universities 02 (Punjab University Campus Jhelum & Al-Qadir University Sohawa)
Colleges 52 (Govt.14, Technical 2, Vocational 2, Private 34)
Schools 1455 (Govt.799, Private 656)
Special Education Schools 07
Non Formal Basic Education Schools(NFBES) 393

Hospitals

DHQ Hospital 01
THQ Hospitals 02
RHCs 06
MNHCs 48
Others (MCH Centre, GRD, RD) 31
Private Hospitals 35
Total 123

Police Stations

Tehsil Jhelum 04
Tehsil Dina 02
Tehsil Sohawa 02
Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan 03
Total 11

Population

Total Population 1,382,308  (2023 Census)
Male 703,667
Female 678,543
Transgender 98
Rural Population 840,990
Urban Population 541,318