Demography
The population of Sarghoda grew rapidly with the arrival of Muslim refugees from northern India, fleeing from the religious violence that followed the partition of India and the independence of Pakistan in 1947. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the district had a population of 2,665,979 of which 27.96% lived in urban settlements. The predominant ethnic population in the Sargodha District is Punjabi with small communities of Muhajirs and Pashtuns. The people of Sarghoda district are Muslims, with an overwhelming Sunni majority.
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