Layyah District (, ), is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

in the

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It is located in the southern part of the province. The city of

Layyah Layyah ( Saraiki and ), previously spelled as Leiah, is a city in Layyah District of Punjab province of Pakistan.

is the administrative headquarters of Layyah district. Layyah has a hot,

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...

Geography

It lies between 30–45 to 31–24 degree north latitudes and 70–44 to 71–50 degree east longitudes. The area consists of a semi-rectangular block of sandy land between the

Indus River The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayas, Himalayan river of South Asia, South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in the Western Tibet region of China, flows northw ...

and the

Chenab River The Chenab River is a major river in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Hima ...

Sindh Sagar Doab Sindh Sagar Doab (, ''Sind Sāgar Dōāb''), sometimes shortened as Sagar Doab, is a '' Doab'' or tract of land in the Punjab region, lying between the Indus and Jhelum rivers, in present-day Pakistan. It, administratively, covers a huge portio ...

. The total area covered by the district is 6,291 km^2, with a width from east to west of and a length from north to south of .

History

This administrative status of Layyah was short-lived and the British reduced it to the level of

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

headquarters, making it a part of

Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan (; Urdu and , ), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 10th largest city of Pakistan and third or fourth largest in the province of Khy ...

. In 1901, Layyah was transferred to the new District of

Mianwali Mianwali (Saraiki language, Saraiki, ) city in Mianwali Tehsil is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The Largest cities of Pakistan, 81st most populous city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse popu ...

. Later on, it was made part of the

Muzaffargarh District Muzaffargarh District () is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Muzaffargarh city. It lies on the bank of the Chenab River. History Muzaffargarh () was founded by the Saddozai Nawab of Multan, Nawab Muzaffar Kha ...

. In 1982, Layyah Tehsil was upgraded to District headquarters comprising three Tehsils: Layyah,

Karor Karor Lal Esan () is a city of Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Karor Lal Esan Tehsil and the administrative subdivision of the district. Geography It is located at 31°13'0N 70°57'0E with an alt ...

and

Chaubara Chaubara, also spelt Choubara, is a historic watchtower located in Bidar, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is listed as a state protected monument. History The tower dates back to the Bahmani period. It was probably built by Ahmad Shah, alo ...

. The municipality was created in 1875..

Administrative divisions

The district of Layyah is made up of three

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

Villages

Chak 90 ML Chak 90/ML is a village located in Karor Lal Esan Tehsil, Layyah District, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It possesses fertile land on the bank of the Thal Canal built by the British Indian Government during the 1940s. This sandy land of ...

* Choubara * Lashari wala *

Metlawala Metlawala is a village in Layyah District of the Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous ...

Sobha Singhwala Sobha Singhwala is a village in the Punjab of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a popul ...

* Udhowala

Education

According to Pakistan District Education Ranking, a report released by

Alif Ailaan Alif Ailaan () was a nonprofit organization working in the field of education in Pakistan from 2013 to 2018. Launched by a team of media and communications specialists, the program aimed to highlight education on priority basis in Pakistan and ...

, Layyah is ranked at number 38 out of 155 districts nationally with an education score of 66.76. The learning score of Layyah is 70.8. The readiness score of Layyah is 65.13, ranking the district at number 31. Furthermore, the school infrastructure score of Layyah is 94.38, placing it a national rank of 18. The score reflects that most schools in Layyah have all basic facilities e.g. electricity, drinking water and functional toilets. The issues reported i
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Higher Education

Public Sector Colleges

There are 20 colleges available for the education of males and females of Layyah. # Boys 06 # Girls 09 # Commerce 05 : Total 20

Private Sector Colleges

# Boys 08 # Girls 03 # Commerce & Business 03 : Total 14

Public Sector Universities

# University of Layyah

Departments

* Department of Business Administration * Department of English * Department of Economics * Department of Psychology * Department of Sociology * Department of Education * Department of Information Technology * Department of Computer Science

Colleges

* College of Veterinary Sciences * College of Agriculture

Private Sector Universities

# Govt. College University Faisalabad (Layyah Campus) # University of Education, Lahore (Layyah Campus) # Govt. College University, Lahore (Layyah Campus) # National College of Business Administration & Economics Lahore (Layyah Campus)

Floods

Sehar village residents of flood-prone Layyah district, had seen their homes repeatedly inundated and they finally took matters into their own hands and rebuilt their homes on raised dirt platforms five to six feet high, shored up with eucalyptus trees planted around the edges.

Demography

As of the 2023 census, Layyah district has 341,131 households and a population of 2,102,386. The district has a sex ratio of 106.23 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 61.83%: 70.91% for males and 52.21% for females. 604,722 (28.76% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 386,282 (18.37%) live in urban areas. At the time of the 2023 census, 66.89% of the population spoke Saraiki, 27.57%

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

, 2.75%

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

and 2.26%

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

as their first language. The dialect spoken here is

Thali Thali (meaning "plate" or "tray") or Bhojanam (meaning "full meal") is a round Platter (dishware), platter used to serve food in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. Thali is also used to refer to an Indian-style meal made up of a sel ...

, which blends into Multani in the south.

Gallery

File:Layyah.jpg, Railway Station Layyah File:LayyahBazar.jpg, Sadar Bazaar Layyah File:Layyah fruit vegetable market.jpg, Vegetable and Fruit Market of Layyah at

twilight Twilight is daylight illumination produced by diffuse sky radiation when the Sun is below the horizon as sunlight from the upper atmosphere is scattered in a way that illuminates both the Earth's lower atmosphere and also the Earth's surf ...

File:District hospital layyah.jpg, D.H.Q Hospital Layyah, By: Ashiq Hussian Saggu Kot Sultan

Notes

References

{{Authority control Districts of Punjab, Pakistan