The Demography of Rawalpindi District, a district of Punjab in Pakistan, has undergone significant changes over the years. It has been affected by turmoil in the surrounding countries.
According to the 1998 census the population of the district was 3,363,911 of which 53.03% were urban, making Rawalpindi the second most urbanised district in Punjab. By 1998 the population was estimated to be 4.41 million - a rise of over a million. The main tribes of the district are the Gakhar Kianis, Awan, Dhund Abbasi, Dhanyal, Bhatti, Chauhan, Janjua, Maliar, Mangral, Jasgam (Abbasi), Mughals, Pashtuns, Qureshi, Rawal, Satti and Sayyid.
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