The
Bahawalnagar district covers an area of 8,878 square Kilometers.
Its population is 2,061,447 as per District Census Report (DCR)
1998. It comprises five tehsils/MCs.
1.
Bahawalnagar
2.
Chishtian
3.
Fortabbas
4.
Haroonabad
5.
Minchinabad
The
demographic details of the district:
Tehsil |
Area (Sq. km) |
STATISTICS AS PER LAST DISTRICT CENSUS REPORT |
Sex ratio |
Population density/ Sq.km |
Urban Population |
Avg. HH Size |
Population 1981 |
Avg. annual growth rate (%) |
Bahawalnagar |
1,729 |
109.4 |
313.2 |
24.7 |
6.6 |
367,367 |
2.31 |
Chishtian |
1,500 |
105.8 |
332.2 |
20.5 |
6.7 |
326,790 |
2.51 |
Fortabbass |
2,536 |
106.6 |
112.6 |
12.1 |
6.9 |
195,476 |
2.25 |
Haroonabad |
1,295 |
105.7 |
294.8 |
22.1 |
7.1 |
258,276 |
2.32 |
Minchinabad |
1,818 |
109.0 |
194.9 |
10.6 |
6.2 |
225,838 |
2.68 |
Total |
8,878 |
107.4 |
232.2 |
19.1 |
6.7 |
1,373,747 |
2.41 |
Source:
District Census report 1998, Population Census Organization and
Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan.
Tehsil Chishtian spreads over an area of 1,500
square kilometers with population of 498,270
as
per DCR 1998.
The
details of CO units:
CO units |
STATISTICS AS
PER LAST DISTRICT CENSUS REPORT |
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
Population 1981 |
Avg. annual
growth rate (%) |
Avg. HH Size |
Chishtian |
102,287 |
52,427 |
49,860 |
61,959 |
2.99 |
6.9 |
Source:
District Census report 1998, Population Census Organization and
Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan.
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