Rawalpindi Division

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Rawalpindi Division
راولپنڈی ڈویژن
Pakistan - Punjab - Rawalpindi (division).svg
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Flag of Punjab.svg Punjab
Capital Rawalpindi
Government
  TypeDivisional Administration
  CommissionerEngineer Aamir Khattak (BPS-20 PAS)
  Regional Police OfficerSyed Khurram Ali (BPS-20 PSP)
Area
   Division 18,823 km2 (7,268 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
   Division 10,804,250
  Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
   Urban
50.94%
   Rural
49.06%
Literacy
[1]
  Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (79.62%)
  • Male:
    (85.93%)
  • Female:
    (73.14%)
Website rawalpindidivision.punjab.gov.pk

Rawalpindi Division is an administrative division of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Rawalpindi serves as the headquarters of the division which consists of 5 districts: Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Murree, and Rawalpindi.

Contents

Divisions are the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels. In 2000, local government reforms abolished administrative divisions and raised the districts to become the new third tier of government. [2] But in 2008, the division system was restored again. [3] [4]

List of the Districts

#DistrictHeadquarterArea

(km²) [5]

Pop.

(2023) [5]

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023) [5]

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Rawalpindi Rawalpindi 4,5475,745,9641,868.7983.06%
2 Jhelum Jhelum 3,5871,382,308385.780.65%
3 Attock Attock 6,8582,170,423316.770.22%
4 Murree Murree 738372,94748086.01%
5 Chakwal Chakwal 3,5931,132,608314.4279.36%
Rawalpindi Division18,82310,804,250574.5079.9%

List of the Tehsils

#TehsilArea

(km²) [5]

Pop.

(2023) [5]

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023) [5]

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Attock 1,002516,277515.2574.80% Attock District
2 Fateh Jang 1,249374,726300.0266.94%
3 Hassan Abdal 350253,670724.7770.22%
4 Hazro 348386,5441,110.7666.45%
5 Jand 2,043330,328161.6971.59%
6 Pindi Gheb 1,865308,878165.6270.36%
7 Chakwal 2,167768,622354.6979.63% Chakwal District
8 Choa Saidan Shah 473167,537354.2079.28%
9 Kallar Kahar 953196,449206.1479.23%
10 Dina 678277,182408.8284.75% Jhelum District
11 Jhelum 586507,788866.5383.45%
12 Pind Dadan Khan 1,176371,971316.3073.98%
13 Sohawa 1,147225,367196.4880.41%
14 Rawalpindi 1,6823,744,5902,226.2783.97% Rawalpindi District
15 Gujar Khan 1,457781,578536.4379.72%
16 Kahuta 637237,843373.3884.05%
17 Kallar Syedan 459242,709528.7882.23%
18 Taxila 312739,2442,369.3781.98%
19 Daultala N/AN/AN/AN/A
20 Kotli Sattian 304120,421396.1288.20% Murree District
21 Murree 434252,526581.8684.79%

History

British rule

Following the British conquest of the region in 1849, the area around Rawalpindi became a division of the Punjab province of British India, primarily because of the strategic location of the city of Rawalpindi.

The Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the division as follows:

"North-western Division of the Punjab, lying between 31°35' and 34° 1' N. and 70° 37' and 74°29' E. The Commissioner's headquarters are at Rawalpindi and Murree. The total population of the Division increased from 2,520,508 in 1881 to 2,750,713 in 1891, and to 2,799,360 in 1901. Its total area was 25,000 Km Square (15,736) square miles, and the density of the population is 178 persons per square mile, compared with 209 for the Province as a whole" [6]

The division was composed of four districts:

DistrictArea (sq mi)Population (1901)
Shahpur 4,840524,259
Jhelum 2,813501,424
Rawalpindi 2,010558,699
Attock 4,022464,430
Total136852,048812

After independence

On independence in 1947, the division was one of four divisions of the province of West Punjab but from 1955 to 1970, the divisions was one of twelve (later thirteen) divisions of West Pakistan province under the One Unit policy. On the dissolution of West Pakistan, the division was restored to the new Punjab province, but parts of the division were transferred with parts of Lahore Division to form the new Gujranwala Division.

Demographics

According to 2023 census, Rawalpindi division had a population of 11,406,496. [7]

See also

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  2. 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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This article incorporates text from the Imperial Gazetteer of India , a publication now in the public domain.