Bahawalpur Division

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Bahawalpur Division
بہاول پور ڈویژن
Division
Pakistan - Punjab - Bahawalpur (division).svg
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
CapitalBahawalpur
Area
 • Total45,588 km2 (17,602 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total11,464,031
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)

Bahawalpur Division (Punjabi and 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]

Districts[]

It contains the following districts:[4]

Demographics[]

According to 2017 census, Bahawalpur division had a population of 11,452,594, which includes 5,851,909 males and 5,599,461 females. Bahwalpur division constitutes 188,252 Hindus, 11,210,997 Muslims, 39,401 Christians,4,703 Ahmadi followed by 5,523 scheduled castes and 3,718 others.

Religions in Bahawalpur Division (2017)

  Hinduism (1.64%)
  Islam (97.89%)
  Christianity (0.34%)
  Ahmadi (0.04%)
  Scheduled Caste (0.04%)
  Other (0.03%)

References[]

  1. ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
  2. ^ http://health.punjab.gov.pk/?q=system/files/Division_and_district_wise_facilities.pdf Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03.
  4. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names


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