Darya Khan

Darya Khan
درياخان
City
Darya Khan is located in Pakistan
Darya Khan
Darya Khan
Darya Khan is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Darya Khan
Darya Khan
Coordinates: 31°47′12″N 71°06′26″E / 31.78667°N 71.10722°E / 31.78667; 71.10722
PakistanPakistan
ProvincePunjab
Elevation
1,487 m (4,879 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
68,622
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
3011030100
Number of Union councils2
Websitehttps://bhakkar.punjab.gov.pk/

Darya Khan (Urdu: درياخان) is a town in Bhakkar District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Darya Khan Tehsil.[1] The town of Darya Khan is itself subdivided into two union councils.[1] During British rule the railway station at Darya Khan was built as part of the North-Western Railway route.[2] Darya Khan has a boys' secondary school built in 1928 by the Englishmen and a college in the middle of the town. Darya Khan is situated to the west of the Indus River.

Demographics

The population of city in 1972 was 16,726 but according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 68,622.[3]

Census Population
1972 16,726
1981 25,877
1998 41,785
2017 60,856
2023 68,622

References

  1. ^ a b Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bhakkar - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Dera Ismail Khān District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 266.
  3. ^ "Daryā Khān (Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-09-05.