Sargodha Division

Not to be confused with Sargodha District.

Sargodha Division سرگودھا ڈویژن
Division
Sargodha Division in Punjab
Coordinates: 32°10′N72°30′E / 32.167°N 72.500°E / 32.167; 72.500
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Capital	Sargodha
Established	1960
Districts	4
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Divisional Commissioner	Dr Irshad Ahmed
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Area
•  Division	26,360 km2 (10,180 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Population  (2023)
•  Division	9,591,275
• Density	363.86/km2 (942.4/sq mi)
•  Urban	2,744,219 (28.61%)
•  Rural	6,847,056
Literacy [1]
• Literacy rate	Total: (63.19%) Male: (73.36%) Female: (52.65%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	40100 (Sargodha) 41000 (Khushab) 41000 (Mianwali) 41000 (Bhakkar)
Dialling code	048 (Sargodha) 0454 (Khushab)
Website	sargodhadivision.punjab.gov.pk

Sargodha Division is an administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sargodha city is the capital of the division. 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 after the restoration of democratic government system. ^[3]

Districts

It consists of the following districts:

• Sargodha
• Khushab

In 2023, Mianwali and Bhakkar District shifted to newly established Mianwali Division.

#	District	Headquarter	Area (km²) [4]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)
1	Sargodha	Sargodha	5,854	4,334,448	740.1	66.73%
2	Khushab	Jauharabad	6,511	1,501,089	230.8	62.52%

List of the Tehsils

#	Tehsil	Area (km²) [4]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)	Districts
1	Khushab	2,115	816,682	386.14	65.94%	Khushab District
2	Noorpur Thal	2,500	264,597	105.84	55.58%
3	Quaidabad	1,080	274,959	254.59	55.11%
4	Naushera (Wadi-e-Soon)	816	144,851	177.51	70.43%
5	Bhalwal	663	387,262	584.11	79.31%	Sargodha District
6	Bhera	504	384,403	762.70	67.37%
7	Kot Momin	948	544,208	574.06	56.33%
8	Sahiwal	829	407,487	491.54	63.34%
9	Sargodha	1,536	1,800,455	1,172.17	71.82%
10	Shahpur	769	424,746	552.34	61.85%
11	Sillanwali	607	385,887	635.73	63.07%

Demographics

According to 2023 census, Sargodha division had a population of 9,591,275. ^[5]

Notable people

• Malik Shakir Bashir Awan - President Tanzeem ul Awan, Politician, Lawyer, Social Activist
• Mohammad Hafeez – former captain of Pakistan national cricket team and Lahore Qalandars player
• Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi – Pakistani award-winning musician from Isakhel, Mianwali.
• Suhail Warraich – journalist and television host from Jauharabad, Khushab.
• Imran Khan – former Prime Minister of Pakistan from Mianwali.
• Misbah-ul-Haq – former Test captain and head coach of the Pakistan cricket team.

See also

• Divisions of Pakistan
• Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan

References

1. "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
2. "Local government debate". Dawn . 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
3. "History | Sargodha Division". sargodhadivision.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
4. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
5. "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-24.