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Bhakkar بهكّر | |
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 Jamia Masjid,Mankera | |
 Location of Bhakkar District within Punjab. | |
| Coordinates:31°37′23″N71°03′45″E / 31.6230°N 71.0626°E /31.6230; 71.0626 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Mianwali |
| Established | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Bhakkar |
| Tehsils (4) | |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Ashraf |
| Area [1]: 1 | |
| 8,153 km2 (3,148 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| 1,957,470 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 352,434 |
| • Rural | 1,605,036 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Area code | 0453 |
| Languages | Saraiki,PunjabiUrdu |
| Website | bhakkar |
Bhakkar District (Urdu:ضِلع بهكّر), is adistrict in the province ofPunjab, Pakistan. The district was created out of parts ofMianwali in 1982,[4] and has the city ofBhakkar as its headquarters. Part of its area consists of a riverine tract along theIndus, called Kaccha, while most of the district area lies in the desolate plain of theThal Desert.[5]
Located in the west of the Punjab province, Bhakkar district is bordered byLayyah to the south,Jhang to the southeast,Dera Ismail Khan to the west,Khushab to the northeast, andMianwali to the north.
The district is administratively divided into fourTehsils and 64Union Councils. The Tehsils are:[6]
| Tehsil[7] | Area (km²)[8] | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate (2023)[9] | Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhakkar[6] | 2,427 | 809,789 | 333.66 | 58.56% | ... |
| Darya Khan[6] | 1,719 | 421,309 | 245.09 | 51.09% | ... |
| Kaloorkot[6] | 2,239 | 415,708 | 185.67 | 55.43% | ... |
| Mankera[6] | 1,768 | 310,664 | 175.71 | 54.83% | ... |
Khansar Union Council is one of the major Union Councils in Bhakkar.Mari Shah Sakhira Union Council is very close to Bhakkar District boundary.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 233,733 | — |
| 1961 | 332,882 | +3.60% |
| 1972 | 500,498 | +3.78% |
| 1981 | 665,884 | +3.22% |
| 1998 | 1,051,456 | +2.72% |
| 2017 | 1,647,852 | +2.39% |
| 2023 | 1,957,470 | +2.91% |
| Sources:[10] | ||
As of the2023 census, Bhakkar district has 313,311 households and a population of 1,957,470. The district has a sex ratio of 108.00 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 55.68%: 66.81% for males and 43.87% for females.[11][12] 593,924 (30.35% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[13] 352,434 (18.00%) live in urban areas.[11]
| Religion | 1941[14]: 62–63 [a] | 2017[15] | 2023[16] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 169,276 | 82.16% | 1,646,014 | 99.89% | 1,950,820 | 99.69% |
Hinduism [b] | 32,740 | 15.89% | 13 | 0% | 17 | ~0% |
Sikhism | 3,996 | 1.94% | — | — | 30 | ~0% |
Christianity | 23 | 0.01% | 1,661 | 0.1% | 5,913 | 0.3% |
| Ahmadi | — | — | 112 | 0.01% | 124 | 0.01% |
| Others[c] | 0 | 0% | 52 | 0% | 59 | ~0% |
| Total Population | 206,035 | 100% | 1,647,852 | 100% | 1,956,971 | 100% |
At the time of the 2023 census, 79.42% of the population spokeSaraiki, 9.73%Punjabi, 7.5%Urdu and 2.41%Pashto as their first language.[18]
According to the 2017 census, the literacy rate of Bhakkar is about 55%. There are 19 colleges, and 1300 primary, elementary, secondary, and higher secondary schools.
Places adjacent to Bhakkar District | |
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Provincial capital:Lahore | ||
| Bahawalpur |  | |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | ||
| Faisalabad | ||
| Gujranwala | ||
| Gujrat | ||
| Lahore | ||
| Mianwali | ||
| Multan | ||
| Rawalpindi | ||
| Sahiwal | ||
| Sargodha | ||
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