West Punjab

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox former subdivision Template:Former administrative units of Pakistan West Punjab was a province in the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. It was established from the western-half of British Punjab, following the independence of Pakistan. The province covered an area of Template:Cvt, including modern-day Islamabad Capital Territory and Punjab province, excluding Bahawalpur Division (formerly the State of Bahawalpur). Lahore, being the largest city and the cultural center, served as the capital of the province. The province was composed of four divisions (Lahore, Sargodha, Multan and Rawalpindi).

It was bordered by the state of Bahawalpur to the south-east, the province of Baluchistan to the south-west and Sind to the south, North-West Frontier Province to the north-west, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north. It shared International border with Indian state of East Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir to the north-east. It was dissolved and merged into West Pakistan upon creation of One Unit Scheme, in 1955.

History

The creation of Pakistan in 1947 led to the division of the Punjab Province of British India into two new provinces. The largely Sikh and Hindu East Punjab became part of the new nation of India while the largely Muslim West Punjab became part of the new nation of the Dominion of Pakistan. The name of the province was shortened to Punjab in 1950. West Punjab was merged into the province of West Pakistan in 1955 under the One Unit policy announced by Prime Minister Chaudhary Muhammad Ali. When that province was dissolved, the area of the former province of West Punjab was combined with the former state of Bahawalpur to form a new Punjab Province.

Government

The offices of Governor of West Punjab and Chief Minister of West Punjab lasted from 15 August 1947, until 14 October 1955. The first Governor was Sir Francis Mudie with Iftikhar Hussain Khan as the first Chief Minister. Both offices were abolished in 1955, when the province of West Pakistan was created. The last Governor of West Punjab, Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani, became the first Governor of West Pakistan.

Tenure	Governor of West Punjab<ref name="worldstatesmen">Template:Cite web</ref>
15 August 1947 – 2 August 1949	Sir Francis Mudie
2 August 1949 – 24 November 1951	Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
24 November 1951 – 2 May 1953	Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar
2 May 1953 – 24 June 1954	Mian Aminuddin
26 September 1954 – 26 November 1954	Habib Ibrahim Rahmatullah
27 November 1954 – 14 October 1955	Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani
14 October 1955	Province of West Punjab dissolved

Tenure	Chief Minister of West Punjab<ref name="worldstatesmen" />	Political Party
15 August 1947 – 25 January 1949	Iftikhar Hussain Khan
25 January 1949 – 5 April 1952	Governor's Rule
5 April 1952 – 3 April 1953	Mian Mumtaz Daultana	Pakistan Muslim League
3 April 1953 – 21 May 1955	Malik Firoz Khan Nun	Pakistan Muslim League
21 May 1955 – 14 October 1955	Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti
14 October 1955	Province of West Punjab dissolved

Demographics

Religion

1901 census

Religion in the Districts & Princely States of West Punjab, Pakistan region (1901)<ref name="Census1901">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp<ref name="Shakargarh1901">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:RpTemplate:Efn

District/ Princely State	Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Hinduism File:Om.svg		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	[[Population|Template:Abbr]]	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
Lahore District	717,519	Template:Percentage	276,375	Template:Percentage	159,701	Template:Percentage	7,296	Template:Percentage	1,047	Template:Percentage	171	Template:Percentage	1,162,109	Template:Percentage
Sialkot District	716,953	Template:Percentage	302,012	Template:Percentage	50,982	Template:Percentage	11,939	Template:Percentage	2,008	Template:Percentage	15	Template:Percentage	1,083,909	Template:Percentage
Rawalpindi District	803,283	Template:Percentage	86,269	Template:Percentage	32,234	Template:Percentage	7,614	Template:Percentage	1,068	Template:Percentage	67	Template:Percentage	930,535	Template:Percentage
Lyallpur District	484,657	Template:Percentage	210,459	Template:Percentage	88,049	Template:Percentage	8,672	Template:Percentage	23	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	791,861	Template:Percentage
Gujranwala District	531,908	Template:Percentage	169,594	Template:Percentage	51,607	Template:Percentage	2,748	Template:Percentage	932	Template:Percentage	8	Template:Percentage	756,797	Template:Percentage
Gujrat District	655,838	Template:Percentage	69,346	Template:Percentage	24,893	Template:Percentage	460	Template:Percentage	11	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	750,548	Template:Percentage
Bahawalpur State	598,139	Template:Percentage	114,670	Template:Percentage	7,985	Template:Percentage	83	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	720,877	Template:Percentage
Multan District	570,254	Template:Percentage	133,560	Template:Percentage	4,662	Template:Percentage	1,964	Template:Percentage	134	Template:Percentage	52	Template:Percentage	710,626	Template:Percentage
Jhelum District	526,725	Template:Percentage	51,801	Template:Percentage	15,070	Template:Percentage	271	Template:Percentage	151	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	594,018	Template:Percentage
Shahpur District	442,921	Template:Percentage	68,489	Template:Percentage	12,756	Template:Percentage	91	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	524,259	Template:Percentage
Dera Ghazi Khan District	412,012	Template:Percentage	57,815	Template:Percentage	1,027	Template:Percentage	152	Template:Percentage	143	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	471,149	Template:Percentage
Montgomery District	334,474	Template:Percentage	109,945	Template:Percentage	19,092	Template:Percentage	66	Template:Percentage	8	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	463,586	Template:Percentage
Mianwali District	371,674	Template:Percentage	50,202	Template:Percentage	2,633	Template:Percentage	44	Template:Percentage	35	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	424,588	Template:Percentage
Muzaffargarh District	350,177	Template:Percentage	52,221	Template:Percentage	3,225	Template:Percentage	33	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	405,656	Template:Percentage
Jhang District	295,481	Template:Percentage	79,650	Template:Percentage	3,526	Template:Percentage	38	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	378,695	Template:Percentage
Shakargarh TehsilTemplate:Efn	115,189	Template:Percentage	111,819	Template:Percentage	6,557	Template:Percentage	900	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	234,465	Template:Percentage
Biloch Trans–Frontier Tract	23,951	Template:Percentage	136	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	24,087	Template:Percentage
Total	7,951,155	Template:Percentage	1,944,363	Template:Percentage	483,999	Template:Percentage	42,371	Template:Percentage	5,562	Template:Percentage	315	Template:Percentage	10,427,765	Template:Percentage
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1911 census

Religion in the Districts & Princely States of West Punjab, Pakistan region (1911)<ref name="Census1911">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp<ref name="Census1911B">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:RpTemplate:Efn

District/ Princely State	Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Hinduism File:Om.svg		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	[[Population|Template:Abbr]]	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
Lahore District	626,271	Template:Percentage	217,609	Template:Percentage	169,008	Template:Percentage	21,781	Template:Percentage	1,139	Template:Percentage	350	Template:Percentage	1,036,158	Template:Percentage
Sialkot District	604,801	Template:Percentage	242,325	Template:Percentage	81,761	Template:Percentage	48,620	Template:Percentage	2,029	Template:Percentage	17	Template:Percentage	979,553	Template:Percentage
Gujranwala District	622,430	Template:Percentage	176,075	Template:Percentage	107,748	Template:Percentage	16,215	Template:Percentage	950	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	923,419	Template:Percentage
Lyallpur District	524,288	Template:Percentage	154,603	Template:Percentage	146,670	Template:Percentage	32,023	Template:Percentage	125	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	857,711	Template:Percentage
Multan District	665,488	Template:Percentage	126,603	Template:Percentage	19,881	Template:Percentage	2,441	Template:Percentage	394	Template:Percentage	64	Template:Percentage	814,871	Template:Percentage
Bahawalpur State	654,247	Template:Percentage	109,548	Template:Percentage	16,630	Template:Percentage	199	Template:Percentage	15	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	780,641	Template:Percentage
Gujrat District	650,893	Template:Percentage	49,430	Template:Percentage	44,693	Template:Percentage	570	Template:Percentage	48	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	745,634	Template:Percentage
Shahpur District	572,565	Template:Percentage	72,695	Template:Percentage	33,456	Template:Percentage	8,616	Template:Percentage	5	Template:Percentage	29	Template:Percentage	687,366	Template:Percentage
Muzaffargarh District	494,915	Template:Percentage	68,158	Template:Percentage	6,322	Template:Percentage	60	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	5	Template:Percentage	569,461	Template:Percentage
Rawalpindi District	458,101	Template:Percentage	48,449	Template:Percentage	31,839	Template:Percentage	8,320	Template:Percentage	1,028	Template:Percentage	90	Template:Percentage	547,827	Template:Percentage
Montgomery District	399,723	Template:Percentage	66,803	Template:Percentage	68,175	Template:Percentage	581	Template:Percentage	13	Template:Percentage	4	Template:Percentage	535,299	Template:Percentage
Attock District	471,890	Template:Percentage	19,741	Template:Percentage	26,914	Template:Percentage	707	Template:Percentage	9	Template:Percentage	12	Template:Percentage	519,273	Template:Percentage
Jhang District	422,468	Template:Percentage	73,426	Template:Percentage	19,427	Template:Percentage	201	Template:Percentage	4	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	515,526	Template:Percentage
Jhelum District	452,260	Template:Percentage	34,261	Template:Percentage	24,436	Template:Percentage	450	Template:Percentage	163	Template:Percentage	5	Template:Percentage	511,575	Template:Percentage
Dera Ghazi Khan District	442,234	Template:Percentage	56,485	Template:Percentage	1,042	Template:Percentage	76	Template:Percentage	23	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	499,860	Template:Percentage
Mianwali District	299,971	Template:Percentage	36,326	Template:Percentage	4,881	Template:Percentage	168	Template:Percentage	31	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	341,377	Template:Percentage
Shakargarh TehsilTemplate:Efn	103,356	Template:Percentage	93,052	Template:Percentage	10,553	Template:Percentage	3,486	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	210,447	Template:Percentage
Biloch Trans–Frontier Tract	28,413	Template:Percentage	169	Template:Percentage	5	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	28,587	Template:Percentage
Total	8,494,314	Template:Percentage	1,645,758	Template:Percentage	813,441	Template:Percentage	144,514	Template:Percentage	5,977	Template:Percentage	581	Template:Percentage	11,104,585	Template:Percentage
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1921 census

Religion in the Districts & Princely States of West Punjab, Pakistan region (1921)<ref name="Census1921">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:RpTemplate:Efn

District/ Princely State	Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Hinduism File:Om.svg		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	[[Population|Template:Abbr]]	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
Lahore District	647,640	Template:Percentage	255,690	Template:Percentage	179,975	Template:Percentage	46,454	Template:Percentage	1,209	Template:Percentage	368	Template:Percentage	1,131,336	Template:Percentage
Lyallpur District	594,917	Template:Percentage	181,488	Template:Percentage	160,821	Template:Percentage	42,004	Template:Percentage	231	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	979,463	Template:Percentage
Sialkot District	580,532	Template:Percentage	217,912	Template:Percentage	74,939	Template:Percentage	62,266	Template:Percentage	2,147	Template:Percentage	27	Template:Percentage	937,823	Template:Percentage
Multan District	731,605	Template:Percentage	134,013	Template:Percentage	18,562	Template:Percentage	6,006	Template:Percentage	28	Template:Percentage	50	Template:Percentage	890,264	Template:Percentage
Gujrat District	709,684	Template:Percentage	62,529	Template:Percentage	49,456	Template:Percentage	2,373	Template:Percentage	4	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	824,046	Template:Percentage
Bahawalpur State	647,207	Template:Percentage	114,621	Template:Percentage	19,071	Template:Percentage	283	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	8	Template:Percentage	781,191	Template:Percentage
Shahpur District	596,100	Template:Percentage	82,182	Template:Percentage	30,361	Template:Percentage	11,270	Template:Percentage	3	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	719,918	Template:Percentage
Montgomery District	513,055	Template:Percentage	94,791	Template:Percentage	95,520	Template:Percentage	10,408	Template:Percentage	12	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	713,786	Template:Percentage
Gujranwala District	443,147	Template:Percentage	101,566	Template:Percentage	50,802	Template:Percentage	27,308	Template:Percentage	754	Template:Percentage	4	Template:Percentage	623,581	Template:Percentage
Jhang District	475,388	Template:Percentage	85,339	Template:Percentage	9,376	Template:Percentage	449	Template:Percentage	7	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	570,559	Template:Percentage
Rawalpindi District	470,038	Template:Percentage	57,185	Template:Percentage	31,718	Template:Percentage	9,286	Template:Percentage	954	Template:Percentage	43	Template:Percentage	569,224	Template:Percentage
Muzaffargarh District	493,369	Template:Percentage	69,878	Template:Percentage	4,869	Template:Percentage	356	Template:Percentage	6	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	568,478	Template:Percentage
Sheikhupura District	330,880	Template:Percentage	85,781	Template:Percentage	82,965	Template:Percentage	23,431	Template:Percentage	78	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	523,135	Template:Percentage
Attock District	465,694	Template:Percentage	26,184	Template:Percentage	19,809	Template:Percentage	557	Template:Percentage	5	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	512,249	Template:Percentage
Jhelum District	422,979	Template:Percentage	34,837	Template:Percentage	18,626	Template:Percentage	430	Template:Percentage	195	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	477,068	Template:Percentage
Dera Ghazi Khan District	411,431	Template:Percentage	56,346	Template:Percentage	932	Template:Percentage	47	Template:Percentage	296	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	469,052	Template:Percentage
Mianwali District	308,876	Template:Percentage	45,974	Template:Percentage	2,986	Template:Percentage	369	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	358,205	Template:Percentage
Shakargarh TehsilTemplate:Efn	106,168	Template:Percentage	90,645	Template:Percentage	12,303	Template:Percentage	3,733	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	212,849	Template:Percentage
Biloch Trans–Frontier Tract	26,578	Template:Percentage	180	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	26,758	Template:Percentage
Total	8,975,288	Template:Percentage	1,797,141	Template:Percentage	863,091	Template:Percentage	247,030	Template:Percentage	5,930	Template:Percentage	505	Template:Percentage	11,888,985	Template:Percentage
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1931 census

Religion in the Districts & Princely States of West Punjab, Pakistan region (1931)<ref name="Census1931">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:RpTemplate:Efn

District/ Princely State	Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	[[Population|Template:Abbr]]	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
Lahore District	815,820	Template:Percentage	259,725	Template:Percentage	244,304	Template:Percentage	57,097	Template:Percentage	1,450	Template:Percentage	174	Template:Percentage	1,378,570	Template:Percentage
Multan District	942,937	Template:Percentage	182,029	Template:Percentage	39,453	Template:Percentage	9,924	Template:Percentage	440	Template:Percentage	117	Template:Percentage	1,174,900	Template:Percentage
Lyallpur District	720,996	Template:Percentage	173,344	Template:Percentage	211,391	Template:Percentage	45,518	Template:Percentage	95	Template:Percentage	7	Template:Percentage	1,151,351	Template:Percentage
Montgomery District	697,542	Template:Percentage	136,783	Template:Percentage	148,155	Template:Percentage	17,245	Template:Percentage	38	Template:Percentage	9	Template:Percentage	999,772	Template:Percentage
Bahawalpur State	799,176	Template:Percentage	149,454	Template:Percentage	34,896	Template:Percentage	1,054	Template:Percentage	12	Template:Percentage	20	Template:Percentage	984,612	Template:Percentage
Sialkot District	609,633	Template:Percentage	206,421	Template:Percentage	94,955	Template:Percentage	66,365	Template:Percentage	2,236	Template:Percentage	7	Template:Percentage	979,617	Template:Percentage
Gujrat District	786,750	Template:Percentage	73,356	Template:Percentage	59,188	Template:Percentage	3,097	Template:Percentage	32	Template:Percentage	4	Template:Percentage	922,427	Template:Percentage
Shahpur District	679,546	Template:Percentage	90,561	Template:Percentage	40,074	Template:Percentage	11,294	Template:Percentage	14	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	821,490	Template:Percentage
Gujranwala District	521,343	Template:Percentage	92,764	Template:Percentage	71,595	Template:Percentage	49,364	Template:Percentage	1,071	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	736,138	Template:Percentage
Sheikhupura District	445,996	Template:Percentage	81,887	Template:Percentage	119,477	Template:Percentage	49,266	Template:Percentage	100	Template:Percentage	6	Template:Percentage	696,732	Template:Percentage
Jhang District	552,853	Template:Percentage	102,990	Template:Percentage	8,476	Template:Percentage	494	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	20	Template:Percentage	664,833	Template:Percentage
Rawalpindi District	524,965	Template:Percentage	59,485	Template:Percentage	41,265	Template:Percentage	7,486	Template:Percentage	1,077	Template:Percentage	79	Template:Percentage	634,357	Template:Percentage
Muzaffargarh District	513,265	Template:Percentage	72,577	Template:Percentage	5,287	Template:Percentage	246	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	591,375	Template:Percentage
Attock District	531,793	Template:Percentage	31,932	Template:Percentage	19,522	Template:Percentage	710	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	583,960	Template:Percentage
Jhelum District	482,097	Template:Percentage	36,068	Template:Percentage	22,030	Template:Percentage	672	Template:Percentage	209	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	541,076	Template:Percentage
Dera Ghazi Khan District	432,911	Template:Percentage	57,217	Template:Percentage	760	Template:Percentage	31	Template:Percentage	125	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	491,044	Template:Percentage
Mianwali District	357,109	Template:Percentage	49,794	Template:Percentage	4,231	Template:Percentage	380	Template:Percentage	20	Template:Percentage	5	Template:Percentage	411,539	Template:Percentage
Shakargarh TehsilTemplate:Efn	125,828	Template:Percentage	101,318	Template:Percentage	15,730	Template:Percentage	4,487	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	247,363	Template:Percentage
Biloch Trans–Frontier Tract	29,469	Template:Percentage	173	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	29,642	Template:Percentage
Total	10,570,029	Template:Percentage	1,957,878	Template:Percentage	1,180,789	Template:Percentage	324,730	Template:Percentage	6,921	Template:Percentage	451	Template:Percentage	14,040,798	Template:Percentage
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1941 census

Template:Pie chart At Independence there was a Muslim majority in West Punjab with a significant Hindu and Sikh minority. Nearly all of these minorities left West Punjab for India, to be replaced by large numbers of Muslims fleeing from the opposite direction.

Religion in the Districts & Princely States of West Punjab, Pakistan region (1941)<ref name="Census1941">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:RpTemplate:Efn

District/ Princely State	Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	[[Population|Template:Abbr]]	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
Lahore District	1,027,772	Template:Percentage	284,689	Template:Percentage	310,646	Template:Percentage	70,147	Template:Percentage	1,951	Template:Percentage	170	Template:Percentage	1,695,375	Template:Percentage
Multan District	1,157,911	Template:Percentage	249,872	Template:Percentage	61,628	Template:Percentage	14,290	Template:Percentage	552	Template:Percentage	80	Template:Percentage	1,484,333	Template:Percentage
Lyallpur District	877,518	Template:Percentage	204,059	Template:Percentage	262,737	Template:Percentage	51,948	Template:Percentage	35	Template:Percentage	8	Template:Percentage	1,396,305	Template:Percentage
Bahawalpur State	1,098,814	Template:Percentage	174,408	Template:Percentage	46,945	Template:Percentage	3,048	Template:Percentage	351	Template:Percentage	17,643	Template:Percentage	1,341,209	Template:Percentage
Montgomery District	918,564	Template:Percentage	210,966	Template:Percentage	175,064	Template:Percentage	24,432	Template:Percentage	49	Template:Percentage	28	Template:Percentage	1,329,103	Template:Percentage
Sialkot District	739,218	Template:Percentage	231,319	Template:Percentage	139,409	Template:Percentage	75,831	Template:Percentage	3,250	Template:Percentage	1,470	Template:Percentage	1,190,497	Template:Percentage
Gujrat District	945,609	Template:Percentage	84,643	Template:Percentage	70,233	Template:Percentage	4,449	Template:Percentage	10	Template:Percentage	8	Template:Percentage	1,104,952	Template:Percentage
Shahpur District	835,918	Template:Percentage	102,172	Template:Percentage	48,046	Template:Percentage	12,770	Template:Percentage	13	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	998,921	Template:Percentage
Gujranwala District	642,706	Template:Percentage	108,115	Template:Percentage	99,139	Template:Percentage	60,829	Template:Percentage	1,445	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	912,234	Template:Percentage
Sheikhupura District	542,344	Template:Percentage	89,182	Template:Percentage	160,706	Template:Percentage	60,054	Template:Percentage	221	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	852,508	Template:Percentage
Jhang District	678,736	Template:Percentage	129,889	Template:Percentage	12,238	Template:Percentage	763	Template:Percentage	5	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	821,631	Template:Percentage
Rawalpindi District	628,193	Template:Percentage	82,478	Template:Percentage	64,127	Template:Percentage	9,014	Template:Percentage	1,337	Template:Percentage	82	Template:Percentage	785,231	Template:Percentage
Muzaffargarh District	616,074	Template:Percentage	90,643	Template:Percentage	5,882	Template:Percentage	227	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	23	Template:Percentage	712,849	Template:Percentage
Attock District	611,128	Template:Percentage	43,209	Template:Percentage	20,120	Template:Percentage	1,392	Template:Percentage	13	Template:Percentage	13	Template:Percentage	675,875	Template:Percentage
Jhelum District	563,033	Template:Percentage	40,888	Template:Percentage	24,680	Template:Percentage	893	Template:Percentage	159	Template:Percentage	5	Template:Percentage	629,658	Template:Percentage
Dera Ghazi Khan District	512,678	Template:Percentage	67,407	Template:Percentage	1,072	Template:Percentage	87	Template:Percentage	106	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	581,350	Template:Percentage
Mianwali District	436,260	Template:Percentage	62,814	Template:Percentage	6,865	Template:Percentage	358	Template:Percentage	23	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	506,321	Template:Percentage
Shakargarh TehsilTemplate:Efn	149,600	Template:Percentage	116,553	Template:Percentage	20,573	Template:Percentage	4,779	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	291,505	Template:Percentage
Biloch Trans–Frontier Tract	40,084	Template:Percentage	160	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	40,246	Template:Percentage
Total	13,022,160	Template:Percentage	2,373,466	Template:Percentage	1,530,112	Template:Percentage	395,311	Template:Percentage	9,520	Template:Percentage	19,534	Template:Percentage	17,350,103	Template:Percentage
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1951 census

Religion in the Districts of West Punjab, Pakistan (1951)<ref name="Census1951A">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Census1951B">Template:Cite book</ref>

District	Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Hinduism File:Om.svg		Zoroastrianism File:Faravahar.svg		Buddhism File:Dharma Wheel (2).svg		Others		Total
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Lyallpur District	2,087,905	Template:Percentage	63,608	Template:Percentage	888	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	2,152,401	Template:Percentage
Multan District	2,092,624	Template:Percentage	14,453	Template:Percentage	151	Template:Percentage	13	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	2,107,241	Template:Percentage
Lahore District	1,794,331	Template:Percentage	98,107	Template:Percentage	2,433	Template:Percentage	173	Template:Percentage	8	Template:Percentage	9	Template:Percentage	1,895,061	Template:Percentage
Montgomery District	1,788,930	Template:Percentage	26,864	Template:Percentage	90	Template:Percentage	4	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	1,815,888	Template:Percentage
Sialkot District	1,382,922	Template:Percentage	76,873	Template:Percentage	14,397	Template:Percentage	4	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	1,474,196	Template:Percentage
Shahpur District	1,152,345	Template:Percentage	8,984	Template:Percentage	58	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	1,161,387	Template:Percentage
Gujrat District	1,156,251	Template:Percentage	1,392	Template:Percentage	99	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	1,157,742	Template:Percentage
Gujranwala District	987,292	Template:Percentage	58,419	Template:Percentage	1,211	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	11	Template:Percentage	1,046,933	Template:Percentage
Bahawalpur District	967,085	Template:Percentage	1,301	Template:Percentage	1,916	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	970,302	Template:Percentage
Sheikhupura District	877,190	Template:Percentage	45,417	Template:Percentage	461	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	13	Template:Percentage	923,081	Template:Percentage
Jhang District	874,588	Template:Percentage	874	Template:Percentage	69	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	875,531	Template:Percentage
Rawalpindi District	871,736	Template:Percentage	3,119	Template:Percentage	114	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	1	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	874,971	Template:Percentage
Rahim Yar Khan District	840,671	Template:Percentage	773	Template:Percentage	10,755	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	852,199	Template:Percentage
Muzaffargarh District	751,206	Template:Percentage	19	Template:Percentage	24	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	751,249	Template:Percentage
Campbellpur District	721,666	Template:Percentage	568	Template:Percentage	308	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	722,542	Template:Percentage
Jhelum District	677,693	Template:Percentage	1,133	Template:Percentage	72	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	2	Template:Percentage	678,900	Template:Percentage
Dera Ghazi Khan District	627,458	Template:Percentage	65	Template:Percentage	6	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	627,529	Template:Percentage
Mianwali District	548,901	Template:Percentage	648	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	0	Template:Percentage	549,549	Template:Percentage
Total responses	20,200,794	Template:Percentage	402,617	Template:Percentage	33,052	Template:Percentage	195	Template:Percentage	9	Template:Percentage	35	Template:Percentage	20,636,702	Template:Percentage
Total population	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	14,438	Template:Percentage	20,651,140	Template:Percentage
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Language

The official language of West Punjab was Urdu but most of the population spoke Punjabi. The linguist George Abraham Grierson in his multi volume Linguistic Survey of India (1904–1928) considered the various dialects up to then called "Western Punjabi", spoken in North, West, and South of Lahore in what is now Pakistani Punjab, as constituting instead a distinct language from Punjabi. (The local dialect of Lahore is the Majhi dialect of Punjabi, which has long been the basis of standard literary Punjabi.) Grierson proposed to name this putative language "Lahnda", and he dubbed as "Southern Lahnda" the coherent dialect cluster now known as Saraiki spoken in Multan Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur division and "North Lahnda" now known as Potwari spoken in Rawalpindi division and "Western Lahnda" now known as Hindko spoken in the regions bordering Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Contemporary usage

The term is often used to refer to the Pakistani Punjab.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• History of Punjab
• Punjab region
• Punjab (Pakistan)
• Punjab (India)
• Haryana
• Bahawalpur State

External links

• Government of Punjab Template:Webarchive
• Punjab Provincial Assembly Records Template:Webarchive
• Population at 1951 census by Statoids.com