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Bahawalpur City Tehsil
Bahawalpur City Tehsil in Bahawalpur has 815,202 people and covers 1,490 sq km.
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815,202
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 6 tehsils in Bahawalpur. 19.0% of Bahawalpur
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 815,202 |
| 2017 | 682,116 |
Key numbers
- 1,490 sq kmArea6.0% of Bahawalpur
- 547.1People per sq kmAbove the Bahawalpur figure of 172.6
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Bahawalpur figure of 37.8%
- 6.1People per householdBelow the Bahawalpur figure of 6.3
- 103.66Men per 100 womenAbove the Bahawalpur figure of 103.10
- 3.02%Population growth a yearAbove the Bahawalpur figure of 2.63%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 414,878 | 50.9% |
| Women | 400,222 | 49.1% |
| Transgender people | 102 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 815,202 | 100.0% |
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 | 71.7% |
| Men | 75.5% |
| Women | 67.6% |
| Urban | 71.7% |
48,983 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCity infrastructure mapped in OpenStreetMap
- Schools23
- Universities16
- Hospitals12
- Industrial areas23
Common questions about Bahawalpur City
- What is the population of Bahawalpur City Tehsil?
- Bahawalpur City Tehsil had 815,202 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 6 tehsils in Bahawalpur, and 19.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 682,116, so there are 133,086 more people now.
- How fast is Bahawalpur City growing?
- The population of Bahawalpur City grew 3.02% 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 Bahawalpur City?
- Bahawalpur City covers 1,490 square kilometres. That works out at 547.1 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.1 people on average.
- How many people in Bahawalpur City live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Bahawalpur City lives in a town or city, all 815,202 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 37.8% for Bahawalpur.
- How many men and women live in Bahawalpur City?
- The census counted 414,878 men and 400,222 women in Bahawalpur City. It also counted 102 transgender people. That is 103.66 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Bahawalpur City?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Bahawalpur City was 71.7%. It was 75.5% for men and 67.6% for women, a gap of 7.9 percentage points.
- Where does Bahawalpur City rank by population?
- Bahawalpur City ranks 78th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.
- How many schools are mapped in Bahawalpur?
- The stored rectangular extent around Bahawalpur contained 23 OpenStreetMap features tagged as schools on 2026-07-27. This is a count of mapped features, not an estimate of every operating school.