Bahawalpur Division

Division in Punjab, Pakistan

Bahawalpur Division بہاولپور ڈویژن بہاول پور ڈویژن
Division
Map of Bahawalpur Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Headquarters	Bahawalpur
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	N/A
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	45,588 km² (17,602 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[1]
• Total	13,400,009
Website	bahawalpurdivision.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.^[2]^[3]

Districts

It contains the following districts:^[4]

Bahawalnagar District
Bahawalpur District
Rahim Yar Khan District

Demographics

According to the 2023 census, Bahawalpur division has a population of 13,400,009.^[5]

*Religion in Bahawalpur Division^[a]*
Religion	Population (1941)^[6]^: 42	Percentage (1941)
Islam	1,098,814	81.93%
Hinduism ^[b]	174,408	13%
Sikhism	46,945	1.84%
Christianity	3,048	0.23%
Jainism	351	0.03%
Others ^[c]	17,643	1.32%
Total Population	1,341,209	100%

References

^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
^ "Division and district-wise facilities" (PDF). health.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-16.
^ "Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03.
^ "Bahawalpur Division | Local Government and Community Development". lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/pcr/table_1.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 19 August 2022.

^ 1941 figures are for the princely state, as the contemporary division borders roughly mirror the historic colonial-era state borders.
^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
^ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated