Dijkot

Dijkot
ڈجکوٹ
City
Dijkot is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Dijkot
Dijkot
Location of Dijkot
Dijkot is located in Pakistan
Dijkot
Dijkot
Dijkot (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 31°13′3″N 72°59′45″E / 31.21750°N 72.99583°E / 31.21750; 72.99583
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionFaisalabad
DistrictFaisalabad District
Elevation
174 m (571 ft)
Population
 (2023 Census)
 • City
96,934
 • Rank133rd in Pakistan
Languages
 • OfficialUrdu
 • NativePunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:00 (PKT)

Dijkot (Punjabi, Urdu: ڈجکوٹ) is a city in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan.

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
199823,126—    
201739,873+2.91%
202396,934+15.96%
Sources:

Dijkot has a population of 96,934 (2023).

Languages

Languages of Dijkot MC (2023 Census)
  1. Punjabi (98.4%)
  2. Urdu (1.00%)
  3. Others (1.60%)

Geography

The area of Dijkot is 700 kanal, or .35 km2. It is situated on the Faisalabad-Samundri Road 26 km from Faisalabad and 20 km from Samundri.

History

Old water supply system Dijkot

Dijkot was once named the “State of Dijkot.” The name "Dijkot" is derived from the word ‘ditch,’ which roughly translates to 'fort,' or 'city inside a fort'.

Dijkot is named after a warrior tribe. The city was destroyed in 326 BC, when it was attacked by the army of Alexander the Great and as a result, the population declined significantly.

The city was eventually re-inhabited and ruled by Chandragupta Maurya, who brought the town back to some significance. In 712 AD, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim attacked and occupied Sindh, in southeast Pakistan. Qasim reached Chiniot, a city in Punjab, devastating Dijkot on the way.

Dijkot was attacked in 1460 by local tribes and once again destroyed. It was rebuilt for a second time in 1462 by the Sufi saint Baba Sher Shah, who lived south of the state. In 1908, a police station was established in Dijkot, along with a government high school during the British Empire period in India.

Education

Health

References

  1. ↑ PAF (Pakistan Air Force) aircraft crashes in Dijkot Dawn (newspaper), Published 18 April 2008, Retrieved 18 April 2021
  2. ↑ Online learner traffic licence branch set up in Dijkot The News International (newspaper), Published 28 December 2020, Retrieved 18 April 2021
  3. ↑ "Dijkot: Population Statistics". City Population. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dijkot (Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2023, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". census23.pbos.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Muhammad Hassan Miraj (20 May 2013). "The Alexander of Samundri (scroll down to mid-article to read about Dijkot)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 18 April 2021.