Bahawalpur Division

Bahawalpur Division
بہاولپور ڈویژن
بہاول پور ڈویژن
Division
Map of Bahawalpur Division
Map of Bahawalpur Division
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
HeadquartersBahawalpur
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division
45,588 km2 (17,602 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Division
13,400,009
 • Density293.94/km2 (761.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,935,691 (29.37%)
 • Rural
9,464,318
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (52.13%)
  • Male:
    (58.78%)
  • Female:
    (45.04%)
Websitebahawalpurdivision.punjab.gov.pk

Bahawalpur Division (Punjabi: بہاولپور ڈویژن; Urdu: بہاول پور ڈویژن) is an administrative division of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. The reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government but division system was restored again in 2008.[3][4]

List of the Districts

# District[5] Capital Area

(km²)[6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)[6]

Lit.

rate

(2023)

1 Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan 11,880 5,564,703 468.2 47.94%
2 Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar 8,878 3,550,342 399.6 57.01%
3 Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 24,830 4,284,964 172.3 53.35%

List of the Tehsils

# Tehsil Area

(km²)

Pop.

(2023)[6]

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)[6]

Lit. rate

(2023)[6]

District
1 Bahawalnagar 1,729 976,049 564.52 53.5% Bahawalnagar
2 Chishtian 1,500 845,439 563.63 60.49%
3 Fort Abbas 2,536 510,253 201.20 61.36%
4 Haroonabad 1,295 615,476 475.27 66.28%
5 Minchinabad 1,818 603,125 331.75 44.05%
6 Ahmadpur East 1,738 1,307,578 752.35 39.68% Bahawalpur
7 Bahawalpur City 1,490 815,202 547.12 71.67%
8 Bahawalpur Saddar 745 675,950 907.32 52.56%
9 Hasilpur 1,490 508,415 341.22 59.64%
10 Khairpur Tamewali 993 290,582 292.63 45.82%
11 Yazman 18,374 687,237 37.40 53.55%
12 Khanpur 3,190 1,169,138 366.50 50.08% Rahim Yar Khan
13 Liaqatpur 3,262 1,235,264 378.68 38.35%
14 Rahim Yar Khan 2,464 1,778,542 721.81 53.66%
15 Sadiqabad 2,964 1,381,759 466.18 47.04%

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951N/A—    
1961N/A—    
1972N/A—    
1981N/A—    
1998N/A—    
2017N/A—    
202313,400,009—    
Sources:[7]

According to the 2023 census, Bahawalpur division has a population of 13,400,009.[8]

Language

Languages of Bahawalpur Division (2023)[9]

  Saraiki (49.10%)
  Punjabi (42.60%)
  Urdu (3.85%)
  Others (4.45%)

According to 2023 census, Saraiki and Punjabi is the dominate language in the division with 49.1% and 42.60% population respectively.

Religion

Islam is the predominate religion in the division.

Religion in Bahawalpur Division[a]
Religion Population (1941)[10]: 42  Percentage (1941)
Islam 1,098,814 81.93%
Hinduism [b] 174,408 13%
Sikhism 46,945 1.84%
Christianity 3,048 0.23%
Jainism 351 0.03%
Others [c] 17,643 1.32%
Total Population 1,341,209 100%

See also


Notes

  1. ^ 1941 figures are for the princely state, as the contemporary division borders roughly mirror the historic colonial-era state borders.
  2. ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated

References

  1. ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Division and district-wise facilities" (PDF). health.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-16.
  4. ^ "Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03.
  5. ^ "Bahawalpur Division | Local Government and Community Development". lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  6. ^ a b c d e "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "table 1" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. 2023.
  9. ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  10. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 19 August 2022.