Bhakkar District

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District in Punjab, Pakistan
























Bhakkar


بهكّر

District

Location of Bhakkar District (highlighted in orange) within Punjab.
Location of Bhakkar District
(highlighted in orange) within Punjab.

Coordinates: 31°37′23″N 71°03′45″E / 31.6230°N 71.0626°E / 31.6230; 71.0626Coordinates: 31°37′23″N 71°03′45″E / 31.6230°N 71.0626°E / 31.6230; 71.0626
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
HeadquarterBhakkar

Tehsils (4)

List

  • Bhakkar

  • Darya Khan

  • Kaloorkot

  • Mankera

Government

 • Members of National Assembly

Abdul Majeed Khan (NA-97)
Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla (NA-98)
Area

[1]:1

 • Total8,153 km2 (3,148 sq mi)
Population
(2017)[2]

 • Total1,650,518
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+5 (PKT)
Languages
Saraiki, Punjabi
Websitewww.bhakkar.com.pk

Bhakkar District (Urdu: ضِلع بهكّر‎), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The district was created out of parts of Mianwali in 1982[3] with Bhakkar city as the headquarter and main city. Its area consists of a riverine tract along the Indus, called Kaccha, and most of the district area lies in the desolate plain of the Thal desert.[4]


It is located in the west of the Punjab province, Bhakkar district is bordered by Layyah to its south, Jhang to its south east, Dera Ismail Khan to its west, Khushab to its north east, and Mianwali to its north.According to the census held in 2017.




Contents





  • 1 Administration


  • 2 Demography


  • 3 Education


  • 4 See also


  • 5 Notable people


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Administration


The district is administratively divided into four Tehsils and 64 Union Councils:[5]


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



Demography


In 2017 the total population of the district was 1,650,000. According to the 1998 census, the major first languages[6] are Saraiki (73%), Punjabi (18%) and Urdu (7%).[1]:19










Gender (C 2017)
Males
844,247
Females
806,235
Transgender
36


Education


According to the census held in 2017; The literacy rate of District Bhakkar is about 55%**. There are 19 different colleges for both men and women,also about 1300 Primary, Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools available throughout the district with more work to do for the new government in the upcoming years.



See also



  • Bhakkar

  • Sargodha Division

  • Bhakkar railway station

  • North Western State Railway

  • Districts of Pakistan

  • Punjab, Pakistan

  • Kotri–Attock Line







Notable people



  • Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (politician)


  • Muhammad Sana Ullah Khan Masti Khel (politician)


  • Inamullah Niazi (politician)


References




  1. ^ ab 1998 District Census report of Bhakkar. Census publication. 74. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-03.


  3. ^ "Bhakkar – Punjab Portal". Retrieved 15 December 2016.


  4. ^ Bhakkar Tahsil - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 8, p. 43


  5. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bhakkar - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine


  6. ^ "Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children and recorded of each individual.



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