Fazilpur, Pakistan

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Fazilpur
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Fazilpur
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Fazilpur
Coordinates: 29°17′35″N70°27′08″E / 29.293113°N 70.452167°E / 29.293113; 70.452167
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Province Flag of Punjab.svg Punjab
Division Dera Ghazi Khan
District Rajanpur
Established1873;152 years ago (1873)
Municipal Committee Status2012;13 years ago (2012)
Government
  Constituensy NA-188 Rajanpur-II
  Party PML-N
  National Assembly Member Hafeez-ur-Rehman Dreshak
  Deputy Commissioner RajanpurShafqat Ullah Mushtaq
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2023) [1]
  Total
98,627
Time zone UTC+05:00 (PKT)
  Summer (DST) DST is not observed
ZIP Code
NWD (area) code 604
ISO 3166 code PK-PB

Fazilpur is a city located in Rajanpur Tehsil of Rajanpur District in the division of Dera Ghazi Khan Division of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is said that, a person named Fazil Gujjar camped on the bank of Fazil Canal in Fazilpur. Fazilpur city and Fazil Wah (Canal) were named after him. Fazilpur Dhandi railway station is also located here where the Khushal Khan Khattak Express train runs from Peshawar to Karachi through Fazilpur daily.

Demographics

Population of Fazilpur city. [2]

Census YearPopulation
199824,016
201776,809
202398,627

References

  1. "Punjāb (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  2. "Fāzilpur (Rajanpur, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-09-05.