What does our data show?
Geography
How are facilities in Lahore spread out, and how far do people live from one?
Use the layer control on the map to show facility density (brighter means more listed facilities). Density reflects how many facilities are listed, not their capacity or quality.
Facilities per 100,000 children, by area
Children aged 0–14. The figure in brackets is the number of facilities in that area.
Residents living more than 5 km from any facility
See the numbers behind these charts
| Area | Residents | Children 0–14 | Facilities | Per 100k children | Median km to nearest | % beyond 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model Town | 5,459,000 | 1,977,000 | 37 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 5% |
| Raiwind | 727,000 | 271,000 | 4 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 38% |
| Lahore Cantt | 2,447,000 | 862,000 | 8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 17% |
| Lahore City | 2,785,000 | 1,014,000 | 9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6% |
| Shalimar | 2,211,000 | 829,000 | 4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 17% |
Per child, Model Town has the most facilities (1.9 per 100,000) and Shalimar the fewest (0.5), about 4 times fewer. Raiwind is where residents are farthest from a facility, with 38% living beyond 5 km. Areas follow an older union-council boundary file, so they will not match the 2023 census tehsils exactly. Distances are straight-line, so real travel is longer. Resident and child numbers are estimated from WorldPop population grids.
Distance to what a family needs
Share of residents living within 3 km and 5 km of a facility that offers it. Facility counts are in brackets.
Dark bar and first figure: within 3 km. Light bar and second figure: within 5 km. Rows that say "Lists" also count facilities with a general "all disabilities" label.
The average resident lives close to some facility, but far fewer live close to sign language or Braille support (30% within 3 km) or to a facility that lists ADHD, behavioural or mental health needs (13%).
Cost
Are facilities free, subsidized or paid?
By ownership
- Free
- Subsidized
- Paid
- No fee published
Private facilities are the hardest to price: 16 of 21 publish no fee, so families have to call to find out. Among facilities that publish a paid fee, the median is about PKR 2,625 (midpoint of published ranges). "Free" is as reported by each facility and may not cover transport or materials.
Services
42 distinct services are listed, grouped here into 14 categories. Facilities offer several, so bars do not add up to 62.
Most common
Least common
- Life skills / daily living (11)
- PSL / Braille (communication access) (6)
- Medical (3)
Disability groups
Facilities name several groups, so bars do not add up to 62.
Intellectual disability is named by 34 of 62 facilities. At the other end, ADHD / behavioural / mental health is named by only 2 facilities, which is a real gap for those families. 2 more list general labels such as "All Disabilities (Inclusive)" and may accept these children too.
What each group can find
Each cell shows, of the facilities that list a disability group, the share that also list a service. This reads from the directory's separate lists, so it shows what a facility lists, not that every service is offered to every group. Groups named by fewer than 5 facilities show counts instead of percentages.
| Intellectual disability34 facilities | Autism30 facilities | Physical / motor25 facilities | Hearing23 facilities | Vision20 facilities | Speech & language17 facilities | Developmental delay/disorder15 facilities | Learning difficulty15 facilities | ADHD / behavioural / mental health2 facilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocational / employment | 71% | 43% | 88% | 91% | 95% | 53% | 47% | 40% | 1 |
| Speech & language therapy | 79% | 87% | 76% | 70% | 70% | 76% | 87% | 87% | 2 |
| Academic / special education | 56% | 63% | 56% | 57% | 50% | 47% | 47% | 40% | 0 |
| Recreation & arts | 59% | 37% | 68% | 52% | 80% | 35% | 40% | 27% | 0 |
| Physiotherapy / physical rehab | 62% | 60% | 72% | 52% | 60% | 47% | 40% | 53% | 2 |
| Behavioural / ABA / autism therapy | 50% | 77% | 40% | 26% | 20% | 65% | 87% | 87% | 2 |
| Occupational therapy | 47% | 80% | 40% | 17% | 25% | 65% | 73% | 73% | 2 |
| Family support / outreach | 50% | 47% | 52% | 48% | 45% | 53% | 40% | 47% | 2 |
| Assessment & early identification | 32% | 33% | 32% | 26% | 20% | 41% | 40% | 20% | 0 |
| Counselling / mental health | 38% | 27% | 52% | 39% | 40% | 24% | 27% | 27% | 1 |
| General therapy (unspecified) | 26% | 23% | 32% | 17% | 20% | 29% | 13% | 0% | 0 |
| Life skills / daily living | 18% | 27% | 16% | 0% | 15% | 24% | 27% | 7% | 0 |
| PSL / Braille (communication access) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Medical | 6% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 0% | 18% | 7% | 7% | 0 |
Of the 23 facilities that list hearing impairment, 70% list speech and language therapy, but only 2 (9%) list sign language or Braille support. Treat this as a prompt to check, since sign language may be used without being listed.
About this data
Sources: Punjab Special Education Department (29), Google Maps (12), Special Education Department Facility Directory (11), LittlePureSouls (5), One Small Wonder (4), Marham (1). Wheelchair access: 86% listed as accessible, 14% unknown; no facility is recorded as inaccessible, so the accessible share may be overstated. 2 facilities share one map location and may be on the same campus; this has not been verified. 6 directory entries with no details were left out. Census 2023 records 403,707 people with a disability in Lahore district (3.1% of residents), a figure widely thought to undercount. Distances are straight-line.