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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.

Nankana Sahib ضلع ننکاݨا صاحب ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب
District of Pakistan
Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib
Map of Nankana Sahib District
Coordinates: 31.449561°N 73.70648°E / 31.449561; 73.70648
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Lahore
Established	May 2005
Headquarters	Nankana Sahib
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	2,960 km2 (1,140 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	1,354,986
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Tehsils	Nankana Sahib Sangla Hill Shah Kot
Website	nankana.punjab.gov.pk

Administration

The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a tehsil of Sheikhupura District. In May 2005, the Punjab government decided to raise the status of Nankana Sahib to that of a district[2] as a way of promoting development in the area, and investment from Indian Sikhs. ^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, the district's population was 1,354,986, of which 690,274 were males and 664,558 females. 1,109,862 were rural and 245,124 urban. The literacy rate was 63.71%. Muslims were the predominant religious community with 96.68% of the population while Christians were 2.97% of the population.[1]

At the time of the 2017 census, 98.83% of the population spoke Punjabi as their first language.[1]

Education

District Nankana Sahib is ranked at the 26th position in the education score index of the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan. The 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, majority residents of several areas within Nankana Sahib have complained about shortage of teachers available for schools and there is no access of transport available to schools located at larger distances. 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.[3]

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.[4]

References

На других языках

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[de] Nankana Sahib (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Nankana Sahib ist ein Verwaltungsdistrikt in Pakistan in der Provinz Punjab. Sitz der Distriktverwaltung ist die gleichnamige Stadt Nankana Sahib.

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- [en] Nankana Sahib District

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[it] Distretto di Nankana Sahib

Il distretto di Nankana Sahib (in urdu: ضلع ننکانہ صاحب) è un distretto del Punjab, in Pakistan, che ha come capoluogo Nankana Sahib. Nel 2005 possedeva una popolazione di 1.410.000 abitanti.

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[ru] Нанкана-Сахиб (округ)

Нанкана-Сахиб (урду ضلع ننکانہ صاحب‎, англ. Nankana Sahib District) — один из 36 округов пакистанской провинции Пенджаб. Административный центр — город Нанкана-Сахиб.

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