Murree, (Punjabi and Urdu: ضِلع مری, romanized: Zilā' Marī) is a district within the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab, Pakistan. Located in the Galyat region of northwestern Punjab, it is the northernmost part of the province. The district was created out of Rawalpindi District in 2022 and consists of two tehsils: Kotli Sattian and Murree.[1]
Murree District
ضلع مری | |
|---|---|
  Top: GPO ( General Post Office) Murree Bottom: Hills in Kotli Sattian | |
 Map of Punjab with Murree District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| Established | 14 October 2022 |
| Headquarters | Murree |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi |
| Area | |
• Total | 738 km2 (285 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 372,947 |
| • Density | 505/km2 (1,310/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 179,444 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0593 |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 |
Administrative division
edit| Tehsil | Area
(km2)[2] |
Population
(2023)[2] |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023)[2] |
Literacy
rate (2023) |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotli Sattian | 304 | 120,421 | 396.12 | 88.20% | |
| Murree | 434 | 252,526 | 581.86 | 84.79% | 15 |
| Total | 738 | 372,947 | 480 | 86.01% |
Demographics
editPopulation
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | … | — |
| 1961 | … | — |
| 1972 | … | — |
| 1981 | … | — |
| 1998 | … | — |
| 2017 | 352,312 | — |
| 2023 | 372,947 | +0.95% |
| Sources:[3] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Murree district has 66,187 households and a population of 372,947.[4] The district has a sex ratio of 101.18 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 85.90%: 92.13% for males and 79.52% for females. According to Bureau of statistics data shows District Murree has the Highest Literacy Rate in Punjab.[5][6] 82,063 (22.19% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[7] 48,729 (13.07%) live in urban areas.[5]
Religion
edit| Religious group |
1941[8] | 2017[9] | 2023[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
77,974 | 97.13% | 351,764 | 99.84% | 368,391 | 99.61% |
Hinduism  [a] |
1,629 | 2.03% | 61 | 0.02% | 9 | ~0% |
Sikhism  |
435 | 0.54% | N/a | N/a | 5 | ~0% |
Christianity  |
19 | 0.02% | 476 | 0.14% | 1,197 | 0.33% |
| Others | 219 | 0.28% | 11 | ~0% | 229 | 0.06% |
| Total Population | 80,276 | 100% | 352,312 | 100% | 369,831 | 100% |
| Note: 1941 census data is for Murree tehsil of Rawalpindi district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Murree district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941. | ||||||
Language
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Sunny, Patrick (19 November 2024). "'Poorly' organised Murree tehsils irk residents". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 20" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- 1 2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ↑ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- 1 2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
- ↑ 74,927 chose 'Others' in the census, mainly Pahari
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