Mianwali Division

Mianwali Division
میانوالی ڈویژن
Division
Location of Mianwali Division in Punjab
Location of Mianwali Division in Punjab
Coordinates: 32°10′N 72°30′E / 32.167°N 72.500°E / 32.167; 72.500
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
CapitalMianwali
Establishedproposed 14 January 2023; 22 months ago (14 January 2023)
Split fromSargodha Division
Rawalpindi Division
Districts3
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Population
 • Urban
N/A
 • Rural
N/A
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Dialling code0459 (Mianwalli), 0453 (Bhakkar), 04(Talagang)

Mianwali Division is a proposed administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. Mianwali city would be the capital of the division.[1] As of 2024, the division has not been established.[2]

On January 14, 2023, CM Pervaiz Elahi announced that Mianwali and Bhakkar districts upgraded to divisional status, carved from the Sargodha Division. Newly formed Talagang district from the northern Rawalpindi Division would also be part of the division.[3][4] However, the Election Commission of Pakistan barred the Punjab government from issuing the notification of granting the status of division to Mianwali, as it was conducting delimitation for by-polls in the province, the line of demarcation could not be drawn at the time.[3]

List of the Districts

# District Headquarter Area

(km²)[5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Mianwali Mianwali 5,840 1,798,268 307.4 62.87%
2 Bhakkar Bhakkar 8,153 1,957,470 240.5 55.68%
3 Talagang Talagang 2,932 602,246 205.06 N/A
Mianwali Division 16,925 4,357,984 257.36 N/A

List of the Tehsils

# Tehsil Area

(km²)[6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Bhakkar 2,427 809,789 333.66 58.56% Bhakkar District
2 Darya Khan 1,719 421,309 245.09 51.09%
3 Kaloorkot 2,239 415,708 185.67 55.43%
4 Mankera 1,768 310,664 175.71 54.83%
5 Isakhel 1,863 414,100 222.28 55.02% Mianwali District
6 Mianwali 2,689 908,405 337.82 66.09%
7 Piplan 1,288 475,763 369.38 63.46%
8 Talagang 2,022 457,635 226.33 75.63% Talagang District
9 Lawa 910 144,611 158.91 71.37%
10 Multan Khurd N/A N/A N/A N/A

References

  1. ^ Newspaper, From the (2023-06-15). "Southern Punjab and the issue of equality". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  2. ^ Punjab Portal: Division and Districts
  3. ^ a b Reporter, News (14 January 2023). "ECP bars Punjab gov from notifying Mianwali as division". Duniya News. p. 1. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ^ Malik, Mansoor (January 15, 2023). "Punjab cabinet approves upgrade of Mianwali as division". Dawn News. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  6. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).