Bahawalnagar District
Bahawalnagar District in Punjab has 3,550,342 people and covers 8,878 sq km.
District map
Map of Bahawalnagar
3,550,342
People counted in the 2023 census
13th of 36 districts in Punjab. 2.8% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,550,342 |
| 2017 | 2,975,656 |
Key numbers
- 8,878 sq kmArea4.3% of Punjab
- 399.9People per sq kmBelow the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 27.4%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.3People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 108.27Men per 100 womenAbove the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 3.00%Population growth a yearAbove the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,845,493 | 52.0% |
| Women | 1,704,479 | 48.0% |
| Transgender people | 370 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 2,576,224 | 72.6% |
| People in towns and cities | 974,118 | 27.4% |
Literacy and school attendance
PBS defines this literacy rate for people aged 10 and older. Rural and urban values are shown only where the census reports them.
| Group | Literacy rate |
|---|---|
| Overall | 57.0% |
| Men | 63.5% |
| Women | 49.9% |
| Rural | 51.5% |
| Urban | 70.8% |
344,881 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
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The PakBus GTFS feed listed 3 routes in 1 service for Bahawalnagar on : Green Electric Bus. These are route records, not a count of journeys or a live service status. City names follow PakBus and do not define census boundaries.
Inside Bahawalnagar
| Tehsil | People | Area (sq km) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahawalnagar | 976,049 | 1,729 sq km | 27.5% |
| Chishtian | 845,439 | 1,500 sq km | 23.8% |
| Haroonabad | 615,476 | 1,295 sq km | 17.3% |
| Minchinabad | 603,125 | 1,818 sq km | 17.0% |
| Fort Abbas | 510,253 | 2,536 sq km | 14.4% |
Common questions about Bahawalnagar
- What is the population of Bahawalnagar District?
- Bahawalnagar District had 3,550,342 people in the 2023 census. That is the 13th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 2.8% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 2,975,656, so there are 574,686 more people now.
- How fast is Bahawalnagar growing?
- The population of Bahawalnagar grew 3.00% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is faster than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Bahawalnagar?
- Bahawalnagar covers 8,878 square kilometres. That works out at 399.9 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.3 people on average.
- How many people in Bahawalnagar live in towns and cities?
- 974,118 people in Bahawalnagar live in towns and cities and 2,576,224 live in villages. That makes it 27.4% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Bahawalnagar?
- The census counted 1,845,493 men and 1,704,479 women in Bahawalnagar. It also counted 370 transgender people. That is 108.27 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Bahawalnagar?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Bahawalnagar was 57.0%. It was 63.5% for men and 49.9% for women, a gap of 13.6 percentage points.
- Where does Bahawalnagar rank by population?
- Bahawalnagar ranks 16th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.