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Core Team for Conduct of PES and Finalization of
Preliminarily Results
Names
Designation
Mr. Muhammad Sarwar Gondal
Member (SS/RM)
Mr. Ayazuddin
Member (C&S)
Dr. Amjad Javed Sandhu
DG Admn
Ms. Rabia Awan
DDG (CPMU/CP&C)
Mr. Muhammad Ehtesham Abbassi
Director
Ms. Sobia Munawar
Director
Mr. Yasir Ishfaq
Director
Dr. Syed Waseem Abbas
Director (R/O Lahore)
Mr. Rafique Hussain Talpur
Director
Mr. Farrukh Jalees
Director
Ms. Rumana Sadaf
Chief Statistical Officer
Mr. Mudassir Akhtar
Chief System Analyst
Mr. Tahir Mahmood
Chief System Analyst
Ms. Hina Kanwal
Statistical Officer
Mr. Saqib Sultan Khawar
Statistical Officer
Ms. Sana Habib
Statistical Officer
Ms. Madiha Amjad
Statistical Officer
Mr. Arsalan Bashir
Data Processing Officer
Report Writing Team for District Census Report Names Designation Ms. Rabia Awan DDG (CPMU/CP&C) Ms. Madiha Amjad Statistical Officer Mr. Muhammad Nazir Afzal Statistical Assistant Ms. Hina Javed Statistical Assistant
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Population & Housing Census-2023 CONTENTS HISTORY AND METHODOLOGY OF CENSUS ............................................................................... 7 1 HISTORY AND METHODOLOGY OF CENSUS ....................................................................... 7 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.2 Requirements of Digital Census ............................................................................................. 8 1.2.1 Consultative and Sensitization Process ......................................................................... 10 1.2.2 Role of Consulting Agencies ......................................................................................... 11 1.2.3 Census Software ............................................................................................................ 12 1.2.4 Census Hardware and IT Infrastructure ......................................................................... 12 1.2.5 Acquisition of High Resolution Imagery ....................................................................... 13 1.2.6 Provision of Call Center Services .................................................................................. 14 1.2.7 Deployment of Census Field Staff ................................................................................. 14 1.2.8 Establishment of Census Support Centers ..................................................................... 15 1.2.9 Training of Census Staff ................................................................................................ 15 1.3 Pilot Census of Digital Census-2023 .................................................................................... 16 1.4 Enumeration Method and Field Operation ............................................................................ 20 1.5 Post Enumeration Survey ...................................................................................................... 21 1.6 Finalization and Approval of Final Results .......................................................................... 22 1.7 Engagement of Media ........................................................................................................... 26 2 GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF ISLAMABAD .............................................................. 27 2.1 Geographical Description of Islamabad ................................................................................ 29 2.2 Topography ........................................................................................................................... 30 2.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................................... 30 2.4 Climate .................................................................................................................................. 31 2.5 Flora and Fauna ..................................................................................................................... 32 2.5.1 Flora ............................................................................................................................... 32 2.5.2 Fauna .............................................................................................................................. 33 2.6 Ethnogrophy .......................................................................................................................... 34 2.6.1 Race and Tribe ............................................................................................................... 34 TABLE OF CONTENT
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Population & Housing Census-2023 2.7 Culture ................................................................................................................................... 34 2.8 Culinary Diversity ................................................................................................................ 36 2.9 Language ............................................................................................................................... 36 2.10 Tradition and Custom............................................................................................................ 37 2.11 Places of Interest ................................................................................................................... 38 2.12 Sports and Games.................................................................................................................. 40 2.13 Nerve Center ......................................................................................................................... 40 2.13.1 Secretariat Blocks .......................................................................................................... 40 2.13.2 Aiwan-e-Sadr (Pesident's House) .................................................................................. 41 2.13.3 Parliament House ........................................................................................................... 41 2.13.4 The Supreme Court ........................................................................................................ 41 2.13.5 Prime Minister’s Secretariat Building ........................................................................... 41 2.13.6 Senate and National Assembly Hall .............................................................................. 42 2.13.7 The National Library ..................................................................................................... 42 2.13.8 State Bank Building ....................................................................................................... 42 2.13.9 Foreign Office ................................................................................................................ 42 2.13.10 Government Hostel ................................................................................................... 43 2.13.11 Broadcasting House .................................................................................................. 43 2.13.12 CBR House................................................................................................................ 43 2.13.13 Parliament Lodges ..................................................................................................... 43 2.13.14 Diplomatic Enclave ................................................................................................... 43 2.13.15 Hotels and Restaurants .............................................................................................. 43 2.14 Administration ...................................................................................................................... 44 2.14.1 Capital Development Authority (CDA) ......................................................................... 45 2.14.2 Local Government in Islamabad .................................................................................... 46 2.14.3 Judiciary ......................................................................................................................... 46 2.14.4 The Capital Territory Police .......................................................................................... 46 2.14.5 Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) ............................................................................... 47 2.15 Economy ............................................................................................................................... 47 2.15.1 Agriculture ..................................................................................................................... 48 2.15.2 Industry .......................................................................................................................... 48 2.15.3 Communication .............................................................................................................. 49 2.16 Health .................................................................................................................................... 50
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Population & Housing Census-2023 2.16.1 Healthcare Delivery System of Islamabad .................................................................... 50 2.16.2 Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation .............................................................. 52 2.17 Education .............................................................................................................................. 52 2.17.1 Literacy .......................................................................................................................... 53 3 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................... 54 3.1 Population Size, Growth and its Distribution ....................................................................... 54 3.1.1 Population Size and its Growth ..................................................................................... 54 3.1.2 Population Density ......................................................................................................... 55 3.1.3 Average Household Size ................................................................................................ 56 3.1.4 Rural-Urban Distribution of Population ........................................................................ 56 3.2 Distribution of Population by Sex, Age and Marital Status .................................................. 57 3.2.1 Sex Ratio ........................................................................................................................ 57 3.2.2 Age Structure ................................................................................................................. 57 3.2.3 Dependency Ratio .......................................................................................................... 60 3.2.4 Marital Status ................................................................................................................. 60 3.2.5 Females of Reproductive Age ....................................................................................... 61 3.3 Distribution of Population by Religion and Mother Tongue ................................................ 62 3.3.1 Population Distribution by Religion .............................................................................. 62 3.3.2 Population Distribution by Mother Tongue ................................................................... 63 3.4 Population by Nationality ..................................................................................................... 65 3.5 Population with Disability .................................................................................................. 66 3.5.1 Population with Functional Limitation .......................................................................... 67 3.5.2 Population with Functional Limitation by categories .................................................... 68 3.6 Education .............................................................................................................................. 69 3.6.1 Literacy .......................................................................................................................... 69 3.6.2 Out of School Children (OOSC) .................................................................................... 70 3.6.3 Educational Attainment ................................................................................................. 71 3.7 Employment .......................................................................................................................... 72 3.8 Migration ............................................................................................................................... 74 4 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................ 77 4.1 Type of Structures ................................................................................................................. 77
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Population & Housing Census-2023 4.2 Type of Housing Units .......................................................................................................... 79 4.2.1 Level of Congestion - Persons and Rooms .................................................................... 79 4.2.2 Nature of Tenure ............................................................................................................ 80 4.2.3 Construction Material of House..................................................................................... 81 4.2.4 Period of Construction ................................................................................................... 82 4.2.5 Construction Material Used for Walls ........................................................................... 83 4.2.6 Construction Material Used for Roofs ........................................................................... 84 4.3 Availability of Facilities in Housing Units ........................................................................... 85 4.3.1 Source of Drinking Water .............................................................................................. 85 4.3.2 Source of Lighting ......................................................................................................... 87 4.3.3 Fuel Used for Cooking ................................................................................................... 88 4.3.4 Availability of Kitchen, Bathroom and Toilet Facilities ............................................... 89 Annexure-A House Listing Form .................................................................................................... 155 Annexure-B Census Form (Population) ......................................................................................... 156 Annexure-C Census Form (Housing).............................................................................................. 157
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Population & Housing Census-2023 LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1: Role of Consulting Agencies during the Digital Census-2023 .................................................... 11
Table 1.2: Software Modules Finalized for Digital Census-2023 ................................................................. 12
Table 1.3: Province/ District-wise Blocks Selection for the Pilot Census .................................................... 19
Table 1.4: PES Sample Allocation with Provincial and Rural/Urban Breakdown ........................................ 21
Table 1.5: Population and Annual Growth Rates for Census-1998, 2017 and 2023 ..................................... 24
Table 2.1: Average Monthly Minimum And Maximum Temperature (In centigrade) And Annual
Precipitation (In Millimeter) .......................................................................................................... 32
Table 2.2: Administrative Units of ICT as on Census -2023 ......................................................................... 45
Table 2.3: Crops Area, Production and Yield in Islamabad ........................................................................... 48
Table 2.4: Government Departmental, Private and Local Bodies Hospitals with Bed Capacity in Islamabad:
2023 ................................................................................................................................................ 52
Table 2.5: Number of Educational Institutions In Islamabad District ............................................................ 53
Table 3.1: Population and Intercensal Increase Since Census-1961 .............................................................. 54
Table 3.2: Number of Rural Localities by Population Size of Province / Divisions, Census-2023 ............... 56
Table 3.3: Sex Ratio by selected Age Groups and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 .............................. 57
Table 3.4: Population of Province by Sex and Age Groups, Census-2023 .................................................... 59
Table 3.5: Dependency Ratio of Province by Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 ....................................... 60
Table 3.6: Percentage of Population by Religion and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 ......................... 63
Table 3.7: Percentage of Population by Mother Tongue and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 And 2023 ............ 64
Table 3.8: Percentage Distribution of Nationality by Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 ......................... 65
Table 3.9: Percentage Distribution of Nationality by Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 ......................... 66
Table 3.10: Disabled Population and Percentage Distribution by Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 ........ 66
Table 3.11: Population and Percentage Distribution of Functional Limitation by Sex and
Rural/Urban,Census-2023 ........................................................................................................... 68
Table 3.12: Population and Percentage Distribution of Functional Limitation with Categories by Sex and
Rural/Urban, Census-2023 ......................................................................................................... 69
Table 3.13: Literacy Rate by Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 ................................................. 69
Table 3.14: Population (5-16 Years) In School, Out Of School(OOSC), Never To School and Dropout by
Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 ............................................................................................... 70
Table 3.15: Percentage of Educational Attainment Levels by Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 .............. 72
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Population & Housing Census-2023 Table 3.16: Percentage of Population by Employment, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 ........................ 73 Table 3.17: Percentage of Migration by Gender and Rural / Urban ............................................................... 74 Table 3.18: Inter Provincial Migrants Population of ICT from other provinces ............................................ 75 Table 4.1: Types of Structures by Rural/Urban, Census- 2023 ...................................................................... 79 Table 4.2: Indices of Level of Congestion in Housing Units by Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 ......... 79 Table 4.3: Percentage of Housing Units by Nature of Tenure and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 .... 80 Table 4.4: Percentage of Owned Housing Units by Period of Construction and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 82 Table 4.5: Number and Percentage of Housing Units by Construction Material Used for Outer Walls, Census- 2017 and 2023 .................................................................................................................. 83 Table 4.6: Number and Percentage of Housing Units by Construction Material Used For Roofs, Census- 2017 and 2023 ................................................................................................................................ 85 Table 4.7: Percentage of Housing Units by Source of Drinking Water and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 ................................................................................................................................................ 86 Table 4.8: Percentage of Housing Units by Sources of Lighting and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 . 88 Table 4.9: Percentage of Housing Units by Sources of Cooking Fuel Used and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 ......................................................................................................................................... 89 Table 4.10: Percentage of Housing Units Having Kitchen, Bathroom and Toilet Facilities and Rural/Urban, Census-2017 and 2023 ................................................................................................................... 90
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Figure 1.1: Glimpses from the Meetings of Census Advisory Committee 7 Figure 1.2: Hardware and IT Related Requirements of Digital Census 9 Figure 1.3: Clips from Workshops Held at Provincial Capitals 10 Figure 1.4: The Digital Architecture Used in Census-2023 13 Figure 1.5: Training of Master Trainers for the Digital Census Field Activities 16 Figure 1.6: Map Showing Admn. Districts Selected for the Pilot Census 18 Figure 1.7: Rural/ Urban Breakdown of the Blocks Selected for the Pilot Census 20 Figure 1.8: Training of Enumerators for the PES Field Activities 22 Figure 1.9: Clips from 50th Meeting of CCI Held on 5th August, 2023 23 Figure 1.10: Average Annual Growth Rates Observed During the Last Six Censuses 24 Figure 1.11: Trends observed in Provincial Shares 25 Figure 1.12: PBS’s Social Media Platforms 26 Figure 3.1: Population Size Since Census-1961. 54 Figure 3.2: Average Annual Growth Rate Since Census-1961 55 Figure 3.3: Average Per Year Increase 55 Figure 3.4: Population Distribution of Male and Female of the District, Census-2023 60 Figure 3.5: Percentage Distribution of Population (15 Years And Above) by Marital Status and Age Groups, Census 2023 61 Figure 3.6: Percentage of Male and Female Marital Status of Population (15 Years And Above), Census 2023 61 Figure 3.7: Percentage Distribution of Females of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) by Marital Status and Rural/ Urban, Census-2023 62 Figure 3.8: Percentage Distribution of Females of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years) by Age Group and Marital Status, Census-2023 62 Figure 3.9: Percentage of Non Muslims out of total Non Muslim Population, Census-2023 63 Figure 3.10: Percentage of Population by Mother Tongue 65 Figure 3.11: Literacy Rate by Sex and Rural/Urban: Census-2017 & 2023 70 Figure 3.12: Percentage of Population who have attended school 71 Figure 3.13: Percentage of Population with Educational Attainment 71 Figure 3.14: Percentage of Inter Provincial Migration of ICT by Rural/Urban 75 LIST OF FIGURES
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Population & Housing Census-2023 Figure 3.15: Percentage of Inter Provincial Migration of Islamabad from other Provinces 75 Figure 3.16: Reasons of Migration by Rural/Urban 76 Figure 3.17: Migration by Age Groups 76 Figure 4.1: Housing Units by Number of Rooms, Census-2017 and 2023 80 Figure 4.2: Housing Units by Nature of Tenure, Census-2017 and 2023 81 Figure 4.3: Housing Units by Period of Construction, Census-2023 82 Figure 4.4: Housing Units by Drinking Water Inside , Census-2023 86 Figure 4.5: Housing Units by Drinking Water Outside , Census-2023 87
STATISTICAL TABLES OF POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS-2023 BASIC Table 1 Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban proportion, household size and annual growth rate.
Table 2 Urban localities by population size and their population by sex, annual growth rate and household size, census-2023
Table 3 Number of rural localities by population size and their population by sex
Table 4 Population by single year age, sex and rural /urban, census-2023
Table 5 Population by selected age group, sex and rural / urban
Table 6 Population (15 years and above) by sex, age group, marital status and rural/urban, census- 2023
Table 7 Population (15 years and above) by relationship to the head of household, sex, marital status and rural/urban, census-2023
Table 8 Population by sex, age group, relationship to the head of household and rural/urban
Table 9 Population by sex, religion and rural/urban, census-2023
Table 10 Population by nationality, age group, sex and rural/urban, census-2023
Table 11 Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023
LITERACY AND EDUCATION Table 12 Literacy rate and out of school population age (5-16) by sex and rural / urban
Table 13 Population (5 years and above) by educational attainment, sex, age group and rural/ urban census-2023