Bahawalpur Division
Division
ProvincePunjab
HeadquartersBahawalpur
CommissionerN/A
Regional Police OfficerN/A
Unit prefMetric
Area total45,588 km²
Population as of2023
Population density293.94 km²
Population urban3,935,691 (29.37%)
Population rural9,464,318 (70.63%)
Population total13,400,009
Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (52.13%)
  • Male:
    (58.78%)
  • Female:
    (45.04%)
Websitebahawalpurdivision.punjab.gov.pk

Bahawalpur Division (; ) 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.[1][2]

Districts

District[3]CapitalArea (km2)[4]Pop. (2023)

Density (ppl/km2)

(2023)[4]

Lit. rate

(2023)

1Rahim Yar KhanRahim Yar Khan11,8805,564,703468.247.94%
2BahawalnagarBahawalnagar8,8783,550,342399.657.01%
3BahawalpurBahawalpur24,8304,284,964172.353.35%

List of the Tehsils

TehsilArea (km2)Pop. (2023)[4]

Density (ppl/km2)

(2023)[4]

Lit. rate (2023)[4]District
1Bahawalnagar1,729976,049564.5253.5%Bahawalnagar
2Chishtian1,500845,439563.6360.49%
3Fort Abbas2,536510,253201.2061.36%
4Haroonabad1,295615,476475.2766.28%
5Minchinabad1,818603,125331.7544.05%
6Ahmadpur East1,7381,307,578752.3539.68%Bahawalpur
7Bahawalpur City1,490815,202547.1271.67%
8Bahawalpur Saddar745675,950907.3252.56%
9Hasilpur1,490508,415341.2259.64%
10Khairpur Tamewali993290,582292.6345.82%
11Yazman18,374687,23737.4053.55%
12Khanpur3,1901,169,138366.5050.08%Rahim Yar Khan
13Liaqatpur3,2621,235,264378.6838.35%
14Rahim Yar Khan2,4641,778,542721.8153.66%
15Sadiqabad2,9641,381,759466.1847.04%

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951N/A—
1961N/A—
1972N/A—
1981N/A—
19987,635,591—
201711,464,031+50.1%
202313,400,009+16.9%

Sources:[5]

According to the 2023 census, Bahawalpur division has a population of 13,400,009[6] roughly equal to the nation of Senegal[7] or the US state of Pennsylvania.[8]

Language

According to 2023 census, Saraiki and Punjabi are the most commonly spoken languages in the division, with 49.1% and 42.60% of the population respectively.

Religion

Islam is the most commonly practiced religion in the division.

Religious groups in Bahawalpur State (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group		1881[9][10][11]1891[12]1901[13]1911[14][15]1921[16]1931[17]1941[18][19]: 42
Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Islam480,27483.75%546,68084.1%598,13982.97%654,24783.81%647,20782.85%799,17681.17%1,098,81481.93%
Hinduism [a]91,27215.92%90,01313.85%114,67015.91%109,54814.03%114,62114.67%149,45415.18%174,40813%
Sikhism1,6780.29%13,3212.05%7,9851.11%16,6302.13%19,0712.44%34,8963.54%46,9453.5%
Jainism2540.04%170%00%150%10%120%3510.03%
Christianity130%110%830.01%1990.03%2830.04%1,0540.11%3,0480.23%
Zoroastrianism30%00%00%20%80%200%00%
Buddhism00%00%00%00%00%00%00%
Judaism00%00%00%00%00%00%
Others00%00%00%00%00%00%17,6431.32%
Total population573,494100%650,042100%720,877100%780,641100%781,191100%984,612100%1,341,209100%
Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: British Punjab province era figures are for the princely state, as the contemporary division borders roughly mirror the historic colonial-era state borders.

Constituencies

Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrict
PP-237 Bahawalnagar-INA-160 Bahawalnagar-IBahawalnagar
PP-238 Bahawalnagar-II
PP-239 Bahawalnagar-IIINA-161 Bahawalnagar-II
PP-240 Bahawalnagar-IV
PP-243 Bahawalnagar-VIINA-162 Bahawalnagar-III
PP-244 Bahawalnagar-VIII
PP-241 Bahawalnagar-VNA-163 Bahawalnagar-IV
PP-242 Bahawalnagar-VI
PP-245 Bahawalpur-INA-164 Bahawalpur-IBahawalpur
PP-246 Bahawalpur-II
PP-247 Bahawalpur-IIINA-165 Bahawalpur-II
PP-248 Bahawalpur-IV
PP-249 Bahawalpur-VNA-166 Bahawalpur-III
PP-250 Bahawalpur-VI
PP-251 Bahawalpur-VIINA-167 Bahawalpur-IV
PP-252 Bahawalpur-VIII
PP-253 Bahawalpur-IXNA-168 Bahawalpur-V
PP-254 Bahawalpur-X
PP-255 Rahim Yar Khan-INA-169 Rahim Yar Khan-IRahim Yar Khan
PP-256 Rahim Yar Khan-II
PP-257 Rahim Yar Khan-IIINA-170 Rahim Yar Khan-II
PP-258 Rahim Yar Khan-IV
PP-259 Rahim Yar Khan-VNA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III
PP-260 Rahim Yar Khan-VI
PP-261 Rahim Yar Khan-VIINA-172 Rahim Yar Khan-IV
PP-264 Rahim Yar Khan-X
PP-267 Rahim Yar Khan-XIII
PP-262 Rahim Yar Khan-VIIINA-173 Rahim Yar Khan-V
PP-263 Rahim Yar Khan-IX
PP-265 Rahim Yar Khan-XINA-174 Rahim Yar Khan-VI
PP-266 Rahim Yar Khan-XII

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

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