CNIC (Computerized National Identification Card) is a Government issued Identity card. NADRA(National Database and Registration Authority) is CNIC issuing authority in Pakistan. Every adult in Pakistan is compulsory to register himself with NADRA to obtain a CNIC number. CNIC number looks like 35101-1234567-8. Each part here contains an information. Most of us dont know about this information. Here, i am revealing the information behind a CNIC card number.
- In First of CNIC Number, (35101) first number (in this case, 3) represent the Province Number, the number of Punjab is 3 so the CNIC number of Punjabians will start from 3,
- The second number (in this case, 5) represents the division number, Lahore is a division and its number is 5
- The remaining 3 numbers represents District number and serial number.
- The numbers in middle is a unique number given to you.
- The Last Number represents the Gender of the CNIC holder. The ODD number (1,3,5,7,9) at end will show MALE gender. It means if the last number of a CNIC is 1,3,5,7 or 9 then it will of a Male.
- If the Last number is an even number (0,2,4,6 or
it will be of a Female.
So, from Now, you can extract a few information of a person from his/her CNIC number.