Sargodha Division

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Sargodha Division
سرگودھا ڈویژن
Pakistan - Punjab - Sargodha (division).svg
Sargodha Division in Punjab
Coordinates: 32°10′N72°30′E / 32.167°N 72.500°E / 32.167; 72.500
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Province Flag of Punjab.svg   Punjab
Capital Sargodha
Established1960
Districts 4
Government
  TypeDivisional Administration
  Divisional CommissionerDr Irshad Ahmed
  Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
   Division
26,360 km2 (10,180 sq mi)
Elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Population
 (2023)
   Division
9,591,275
  Density363.86/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.

Contents

In 2000, local government reforms abolished administrative divisions and raised the districts to the new third tier of government. [2] But in 2008, the division system was revived after the restoration of democratic government system. [3]

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19511,835,178    
19612,587,061+3.49%
19723,218,873+2.01%
19813,934,861+2.26%
19986,101,052+2.61%
20179,783,183+2.52%
202311,416,686+2.61%
Sources: [4]

According to 2023 census, Sargodha division had a population of 9,591,275, [5] roughly equal to the population of Sweden [6] or the US state of Michigan. [7] The literacy rate across the division stands at 63.19%, with males at 73.36% and females at 52.65%.

Geography

Sargodha division shares borders with Gujrat, Mianwali, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad divisions.

List of the Districts

#DistrictHeadquarterArea

(km²) [8]

Pop.

(2023) [8]

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023) [8]

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Sargodha Sargodha 5,8544,334,448740.166.73%
2 Khushab Jauharabad 6,5111,501,089230.862.52%
3 Mianwali Mianwali 5,8401,798,268307.462.87%
4 Bhakkar Bhakkar 8,1531,957,470240.555.68%

List of the Tehsils

TehsilArea

(km²) [8]

Pop.

(2023) [8]

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023) [8]

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
Khushab 2,115816,682386.1465.94% Khushab District
Noorpur Thal 2,500264,597105.8455.58%
Quaidabad 1,080274,959254.5955.11%
Naushera (Wadi-e-Soon)816144,851177.5170.43%
Bhalwal 663387,262584.1179.31% Sargodha District
Bhera 504384,403762.7067.37%
Kot Momin 948544,208574.0656.33%
Sahiwal 829407,487491.5463.34%
Sargodha 1,5361,800,4551,172.1771.82%
Shahpur 769424,746552.3461.85%
Sillanwali 607385,887635.7363.07%
Bhakkar 2,427809,789333.6658.56% Bhakkar District
Darya Khan 1,719421,309245.0951.09%
Kaloorkot 2,239415,708185.6755.43%
Mankera 1,768310,664175.7154.83%
Isakhel 1,863414,100222.2855.02% Mianwali District
Mianwali 2,689908,405337.8266.09%
Piplan 1,288475,763369.3863.46%

Constituencies

Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrict
PP-71 Sargodha-I NA-82 Sargodha-I Sargodha
PP-72 Sargodha-II
PP-73 Sargodha-III NA-83 Sargodha-II
PP-74 Sargodha-IV
PP-75 Sargodha-V NA-84 Sargodha-III
PP-76 Sargodha-VI
PP-77 Sargodha-VII NA-85 Sargodha-IV
PP-78 Sargodha-VIII
PP-79 Sargodha-IX NA-86 Sargodha-V
PP-80 Sargodha-X
PP-81 Khushab-I NA-87 Khushab-I Khushab
PP-82 Khushab-II
PP-83 Khushab-III NA-88 Khushab-II
PP-84 Khushab-IV
PP-85 Mianwali-I NA-89 Mianwali-I Mianwali
PP-86 Mianwali-II
PP-87 Mianwali-III NA-90 Mianwali-II
PP-88 Mianwali-IV
PP-89 Bhakkar-I NA-91 Bhakkar-I Bhakkar
PP-90 Bhakkar-II
PP-91 Bhakkar-III NA-92 Bhakkar-II
PP-92 Bhakkar-IV
PP-93 Bhakkar-V

Notable people

See also

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. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  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.
  6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
  7. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).