# Nankana Sahib District

Nankana Sahib District (Punjabi: ضلع ننکاݨا صاحب; Urdu: ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the seat of the district government, and Shahkot is the largest urban center. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Lahore and about 53 kilometres (33 mi) east of Faisalabad. Until 2005, it was part of Sheikhupura District.

## Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils.
| Tehsil | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate (2023) | Union Councils |
| Sangla Hill | 223 | 269,993 | 1,210.73 | 72.08% | ... |
| Nankana Sahib | 1,662 | 1,065,063 | 640.83 | 59.02% | ... |
| Shah Kot | 331 | 299,815 | 905.79 | 69.28% | ... |

## Demographics

Religion in Nankana Sahib district (2023) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Islam | Islam | 96.67% | 96.67% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 2.98% | 2.98% |
| Other | Other | 0.35% | 0.35% |
As of the 2023 census, Nankana Sahib district has 246,956 households and a population of 1,634,871. The district has a sex ratio of 103.62 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 63.12%: 68.38% for males and 57.63% for females. 428,600 (26.22% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 323,388 (19.78%) live in urban areas.
Religion in Nankana Sahib District :
| Religious group | 1941 | 1941 | 2017 | 2017 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Religious group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Islam | 216,302 | 68.90% | 1,310,044 | 96.68% | 1,580,448 | 96.67% |
| Sikhism | 51,430 | 16.38% | — | — | 1,887 | 0.12% |
| Hinduism | 32,804 | 10.45% | 245 | 0.02% | 1,196 | 0.07% |
| Christianity | 13,317 | 4.24% | 40,290 | 2.97% | 48,741 | 2.98% |
| Ahmadiyya | — | — | 2,752 | 0.20% | 1,979 | 0.12% |
| Others | 71 | 0.03% | 1,655 | 0.13% | 620 | 0.04% |
| Total Population | 313,924 | 100% | 1,354,986 | 100% | 1,634,871 | 100% |
Languages of Nankana Sahib district (2023)
At the time of the 2023 census, 97.24% of the population spoke Punjabi and 1.88% Urdu as their first language.

## Education

District Nankana Sahib is ranked 26th on the education score index of the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan. The overall education score is composed of the learning score, retention score and gender parity score.
In the middle school infrastructure score index, which focuses on availability of basic facilities and the building condition of schools, Nankana Sahib ranks 51st. The facilities of electricity and drinking water in schools remain very good in the district with a 100% score. However, the building conditions are below average with a score of 45.07.
On the TaleemDo! App, the majority of residents in several areas within Nankana Sahib have complained about a shortage of schoolteachers, as well as a lack of access to available transport to schools located further away. This issue is reported by a majority of female students.

## District development

The possibility of the development of a university, named after Guru Nanak, has been raised.
The Punjab government decided to link Nankana Sahib District with the provincial capital, Lahore. With these plans the Punjab government is completing "Khanqah Dogran Interchange" (on the M-2) very swiftly, which is a helpful project to develop the newly created District of Nankana Sahib. This will also give access to the Grand Trunk Road, which leads to the Indian Punjab from the Wagah border. Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus was inaugurated by Ex-Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh.