Location:-
Kasur town is situated 55 km south
of District Lahore. The district lies from30 -40’ to 31—20’ north
latitudes and 73 – 38’ to 74 – 41 east longitudes.
Area:-
The district has total area of
3,995 square km divided into 3 Tehsils namely Kasur, Chunian and Pattoki
having an area of 1,887 , 1,180 square kilometers respectively. It has
three Municipal, Committees and six town Committees.
Population:-
The total population of Kasur
district was 2375875 as enumerated in March, 1998. The average growth
rate was 2.6 percent during the period since March, 1981. The population
density is 595 persons per square kilometers.
Boundaries:-
Kasur is bounded on the north by
Lahore district, on the east and south –east by India, on the south-west
by Okara district and on the north-west by Nankana Sahib (Old
Sheikhupura) district.
Rural and Urban
Distribution:-
The urban population was 542391 or 22.8
percent of the total population of the district. There are 637 Mauzas (a
smallest revenue unit) in 1998.
Customs/ Traditions:-
Kasur has a glorious past set in
spiritual and cultural traditions, nurtured by Sufi Saints like Baba
Bulleh Shah, Baba Kamal Chishti, Shah Inayt, Imam Shah Bukhari, on one
hand and by musicians, singers like Ustad Barey Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad
Barkat Ali Khan, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Malka-e-Tarrannam Noor Jehan
etc. on the other hand. The important cultural events in the district
are the Ursof Baba Bulleh Shah and Urs of Baba Imam Shah Bukhari.