Bahawalpur Division

Bahawalpur Division
بہاولپور ڈویژن
بہاول پور ڈویژن
Division
Map of Bahawalpur Division
Map of Bahawalpur Division
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
HeadquartersBahawalpur
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division45,588 km2 (17,602 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Division13,400,009
 • Density293.94/km2 (761.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,935,691 (29.37%)
 • Rural
9,464,318
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (52.13%)
  • Male:
    (58.78%)
  • Female:
    (45.04%)
Websitebahawalpurdivision.punjab.gov.pk

Bahawalpur Division (Punjabi: بہاولپور ڈویژن; Urdu: بہاول پور ڈویژن) is an administrative division of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. The reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government but division system was restored again in 2008.[3][4]

  1. ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Division and district-wise facilities" (PDF). health.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-16.
  4. ^ "Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03.