Sargodha Division

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Sargodha Division
سرگودھا ڈویژن
Division
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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 2
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)
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 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:

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

#DistrictHeadquarterArea

(km²) [4]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Sargodha Sargodha 5,8544,334,448740.166.73%
2 Khushab Jauharabad 6,5111,501,089230.862.52%

List of the Tehsils

#TehsilArea

(km²) [5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Khushab 2,115816,682386.1465.94% Khushab District
2 Noorpur Thal 2,500264,597105.8455.58%
3 Quaidabad 1,080274,959254.5955.11%
4 Naushera (Wadi-e-Soon)816144,851177.5170.43%
5 Bhalwal 663387,262584.1179.31% Sargodha District
6 Bhera 504384,403762.7067.37%
7 Kot Momin 948544,208574.0656.33%
8 Sahiwal 829407,487491.5463.34%
9 Sargodha 1,5361,800,4551,172.1771.82%
10 Shahpur 769424,746552.3461.85%
11 Sillanwali 607385,887635.7363.07%

Demographics

According to 2023 census, Sargodha division had a population of 9,591,275. [6]

Notable people

See also

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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. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  6. ↑ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/pcr/table_1.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]


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