Khushab District

Total: (62.52%)
Male: (75.59%)
Female: (49.03%)

Khushab

ضِلع خُوشاب
Khushab ضِلع خُوشاب
District of Punjab
	Amb Temples
	Khushab District highlighted within Punjab Province
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Sargodha Division
Established	2 July 1982
Headquarters	Jauharabad
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Dr. Farvah Aamir (PAS)
• District Police Officer	Touqeer Muhammad Naeem
• District Health Officer	Dr Rao Gulzar Yousaf
Area
• District of Punjab	6,511 km2 (2,514 sq mi)
Population (2023)
• District of Punjab	1,501,089
• Density	230.5/km2 (597/sq mi)
• Urban	418,745
• Rural	1,082,344
Literacy
• Literacy rate	Total:; (62.52%); Male:; (75.59%); Female:; (49.03%);
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Area code	0454
Number of Tehsils	4
Main language	Punjabi
Website	khushab.punjab.gov.pk

Khushab District (Punjabi: ضِلع خُوشاب), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, with its administrative capital in Jauharabad. The district is named after the historical city of Khushab.

The district consists of four tehsils: Khushab, Noorpur Thal, Quaidabad and Naushera. Khushab is home to the Heavy Water and Natural Uranium Research Reactor, part of Pakistan's Special Weapons Program. District Khushab shares boundaries with the districts of Sargodha, Jhelum, Chakwal, Mianwali, Bhakkar and Jhang.