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.
Districts #DistrictCapitalArea (km2)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km2)
(2023)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)Density (ppl/km2)
(2023)Lit. rate (2023)District1Bahawalnagar1,729976,049564.5253.5%Bahawalnagar2Chishtian1,500845,439563.6360.49%3Fort Abbas2,536510,253201.2061.36%4Haroonabad1,295615,476475.2766.28%5Minchinabad1,818603,125331.7544.05%6Ahmadpur East1,7381,307,578752.3539.68%Bahawalpur7Bahawalpur 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 Khan13Liaqatpur3,2621,235,264378.6838.35%14Rahim Yar Khan2,4641,778,542721.8153.66%15Sadiqabad2,9641,381,759466.1847.04%
Demographics
Population
According to the 2023 census, Bahawalpur division has a population of 13,400,009 roughly equal to the nation of Senegal or the US state of Pennsylvania.
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)Religiousgroup1881189119011911192119311941 Islam 480,274 546,680 598,139 654,247 647,207 799,176 1,098,814 Hinduism 91,272 90,013 114,670 109,548 114,621 149,454 174,408 Sikhism 1,678 13,321 7,985 16,630 19,071 34,896 46,945 Jainism 254 17 0 15 1 12 351 Christianity 13 11 83 199 283 1,054 3,048 Zoroastrianism 3 0 0 2 8 20 0 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Judaism 0 0 0 0 0 0 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 17,643 Total population 573,494 650,042 720,877 780,641 781,191 984,612 1,341,209
Constituencies
Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrictPP-237 Bahawalnagar-INA-160 Bahawalnagar-IBahawalnagarPP-238 Bahawalnagar-IIPP-239 Bahawalnagar-IIINA-161 Bahawalnagar-IIPP-240 Bahawalnagar-IVPP-243 Bahawalnagar-VIINA-162 Bahawalnagar-IIIPP-244 Bahawalnagar-VIIIPP-241 Bahawalnagar-VNA-163 Bahawalnagar-IVPP-242 Bahawalnagar-VIPP-245 Bahawalpur-INA-164 Bahawalpur-IBahawalpurPP-246 Bahawalpur-IIPP-247 Bahawalpur-IIINA-165 Bahawalpur-IIPP-248 Bahawalpur-IVPP-249 Bahawalpur-VNA-166 Bahawalpur-IIIPP-250 Bahawalpur-VIPP-251 Bahawalpur-VIINA-167 Bahawalpur-IVPP-252 Bahawalpur-VIIIPP-253 Bahawalpur-IXNA-168 Bahawalpur-VPP-254 Bahawalpur-XPP-255 Rahim Yar Khan-INA-169 Rahim Yar Khan-IRahim Yar KhanPP-256 Rahim Yar Khan-IIPP-257 Rahim Yar Khan-IIINA-170 Rahim Yar Khan-IIPP-258 Rahim Yar Khan-IVPP-259 Rahim Yar Khan-VNA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-IIIPP-260 Rahim Yar Khan-VIPP-261 Rahim Yar Khan-VIINA-172 Rahim Yar Khan-IVPP-264 Rahim Yar Khan-XPP-267 Rahim Yar Khan-XIIIPP-262 Rahim Yar Khan-VIIINA-173 Rahim Yar Khan-VPP-263 Rahim Yar Khan-IXPP-265 Rahim Yar Khan-XINA-174 Rahim Yar Khan-VIPP-266 Rahim Yar Khan-XII
See also Divisions of Pakistan Divisions of Balochistan, Pakistan Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Divisions of Sindh, Pakistan Divisions of Azad Kashmir Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan Districts of Pakistan Districts of Punjab, Pakistan Districts of Sindh Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Districts of Azad Kashmir Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan List of Tehsils of Punjab Kala Dhari Mandir Bahawalpur (princely state)
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