Bahawalnagar District
Bahawalnagar
ضلع بہاولنگر | |
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UTC+5 (PKT) | |
No. of Tehsils | 5 |
Tehsils | Bahawalnagar Chishtian Fort Abbas Haroonabad Minchinabad |
Website | bahawalnagar |
Bahawalnagar District (
District boundaries
The boundaries of Bahawalnagar in the east and south touches the Indian territory of
Administration
The district of Bahawalnagar is spread over an area of 8,878 square kilometres (3427.8 square miles) comprising five
Tehsil name | No of Unions | Population |
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Bahawalnagar[5] | 31 | 815,143 |
Chishtian[5] | 29 | 691,221 |
Fort Abbas[5] | 16 | 423,529 |
Haroonabad[5] | 22 | 525,598 |
Minchinabad[5] | 20 | 526,428 |
Total | 118 | 2,981,919 |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1951 | 630,430 | — |
1961 | 822,827 | +2.70% |
1972 | 1,073,891 | +2.45% |
1981 | 1,373,747 | +2.77% |
1998 | 2,061,447 | +2.42% |
2017 | 2,975,656 | +1.95% |
2023 | 3,550,342 | +2.99% |
Sources:[6] |
At the time of the 2017 census, Bahawalnagar district had 479,631 households and a population of 2,975,656. Bahawalnagar had a sex ratio of 970 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 53.08% - 61.34% for males and 44.65% for females. 619,686 (20.83%) lived in urban areas. 832,477 (27.98%) were under 10 years of age. 12,417 (0.42%) were from religious minorities, of which Christians were 7,625, Hindus 2,631, Ahmadi 2,025 and other 136.[7] In 2023, the district had 558,333 households and a population of 3,550,342.[1]
At the time of the 2017 census, 95.14% of the population spoke Punjabi, 1.97% Saraiki and 1.64% Urdu as their first language.[7]
History
Nawab Bahawal Khan-1[8] as second nawab of Bahawalpur ascended the throne in 1746 A.D.
Muhammad Mubarik, after ruling successfully for years, died issueless in 1772 A.D. He was succeeded by his nephew Sahibzada Jafar Khan alias Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan-II[9] in 1772.
Shrine of Tajuddin Chishti
Shaikh Khawaja Tajuddin Chishti also known as Taj Sarwar Chishti was a
See also
References
- ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ "Bahawalnagar District - population per 2017 Census of Pakistan (scroll down to page 8 of 16 for Bahawalnagar District)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "District Overview Bahawalnagar". District Overview Bahawalnagar. District Police Bahawalnagar. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Bahawalnagar". Punjab Portal, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bahawalnagar". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b c "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Bahawalpur Princely State - History of its Rulers". Cholistan Development Authority, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Bahawalpur City - Ruler Nawabs of Bahawalpur State". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Shrine of Tajuddin Chishti, Chishtian, Bahawalnagar". Merawatan.pk website. Retrieved 14 December 2023.