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.[2][3]
Bahawalpur Division
بہاولپور ڈویژن بہاول پور ڈویژن | |
|---|---|
.svg) Map of Bahawalpur Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Headquarters | Bahawalpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | N/A |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,588 km2 (17,602 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,400,009 |
| Website | bahawalpurdivision |
Districts
editIt contains the following districts:[4]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2023 census, Bahawalpur division has a population of 13,400,009.[6]
| Religion | Population (1941)[7]: 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
- ^ "Division and district-wise facilities" (PDF). health.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-16.
- ^ "Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03.
- ^ "Bahawalpur Division | Local Government and Community Development". lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ 1941 figures are for the princely state, as the contemporary division borders roughly mirror the historic colonial-era state borders.
- ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
- ^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated
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