Bhakkar District Explained

Bhakkar
Settlement Type:District of Punjab
Coordinates:31.623°N 71.0626°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Mianwali
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1981
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Bhakkar
Parts Type:Tehsils (4)
Parts Style:list
P1:Bhakkar
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:Syed Musa Raza
Leader Title1:District Police Officer
Leader Name1:N/A
Leader Title2:District Health Officer
Leader Name2:N/A
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8153
Population Total:1957470
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PKT
Utc Offset1:+5
Blank Name Sec1:Languages
Blank Info Sec1:Saraiki, Punjabi
P2:Darya Khan
P3:Kaloorkot
P4:Mankera

Bhakkar District (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ضِلع بهكّر), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The district was created out of parts of Mianwali in 1982,[2] and has the city of Bhakkar as its headquarters. Part of its area consists of a riverine tract along the Indus, called Kaccha, while most of the district area lies in the desolate plain of the Thal Desert.[3]

Located in the west of the Punjab province, Bhakkar district is bordered by Layyah to the south, Jhang to the southeast, Dera Ismail Khan to the west, Khushab to the northeast, and Mianwali to the north.

Administration

The district is administratively divided into four Tehsils and 64 Union Councils. The Tehsils are:[4]

Khansar Union Council is one of the major Union Councils in Bhakkar. Mari Shah Sakhira Union Council is very close to Bhakkar District boundary.

Demographics

In 2023, the district had 313,559 households and a population of 1,957,470.[5]

Religion

Religion in Bhakkar District
ReligionPopulation (1941)[6] Percentage (1941)Population (2017)[7] Percentage (2017)Population (2023)Percentage (2023)
169,2761,646,0141,950,82099.69%
32,7401317~0%
3,99630~0%
231,6615,9130.3%
Ahmadi1121240.01%
Others 05259~0%
Total Population206,0351,647,8521,956,971100%

Languages

At the time of the 2023 census, 79.42% of the population spoke Saraiki, 9.73% Punjabi, 7.5% Urdu and 2.41% Pashto as their first language.[8]

Education

According to the census held in 2017, the literacy rate of Bhakkar is about 55%. There are 19 colleges, and 1300 primary, elementary, secondary, and higher secondary schools.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1998 District Census report of Bhakkar. Islamabad. Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. Census publication . 74. 2000.
  2. Web site: Bhakkar. Punjab Portal, Government of Punjab websitel. 30 November 2022. 6 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220806185056/https://www.punjab.gov.pk/bhakkar. dead.
  3. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_049.gif Bhakkar Tahsil - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 8, p. 43
  4. Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bhakkar. Government of Pakistan website . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209041150/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=4&dn=Bhakkar . 9 February 2012. 9 February 2012. 30 November 2022.
  5. Web site: 2023 . TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE. 21 July 2022.
  7. Web site: District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .