Multan Division is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. It was created during British colonial rule in South Asia in 19th century.
Multan Division | |
|---|---|
.svg) Map of Multan Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Capital | Multan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Ashfaq Ahmad Chaudhry[1] (PAS) |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Division | 17,935 km2 (6,925 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Division | 14,085,102 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,324,625 (30.70%) |
| • Rural | 9,760,477 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Website | multandivision |
History
editMultan Division was created during the British colonial rule in the South Asia. During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed districts of Multan Division up till 1982 when new Dera Ghazi Khan Division was formed.[3] Sahiwal region was part of the division till 2008 when separate Sahiwal division was created.[4][5]
The division laid between 28°25' and 33°13 N and 69°19' and 73°39 E, the Sutlej divided it from Bahawalpur on the south-east, while the Indus river flowed partly through the Division and partly along its border to the west. The headquarters of the Commissioner were at Multan (or in the hot season, at the hill station of Fort Munro). The Division was abolished in 1884, but reconstituted in 1901.
According to the 1881 census of India the population of the area now included was 2,036,956, in 1891 it had risen to 2,277,605, and in 1901 to 3,014,675 and the total area was 76,500 KM square.
Demographics
editDivision's recorded population is 14 million in 2023 census report.[6][7][8]
Districts
edit| # | District[9] | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[10] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khanewal | Khanewal | 4,349 | 3,364,077 | 774.3 | 60.97% |
| 2 | Vehari | Vehari | 4,364 | 3,430,421 | 787.7 | 59.10% |
| 3 | Multan | Multan | 3,720 | 5,362,305 | 1,441.1 | 61.41% |
| 4 | Lodhran | Lodhran | 2,778 | 1,928,299 | 693.5 | 51.68% |
Tehsils
edit| # | Tehsil | Area
(km²)[11] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahanian | 549 | 384,822 | 700.95 | 65.65% | Khanewal District |
| 2 | Kabirwala | 1,804 | 1,119,229 | 620.42 | 54.13% | |
| 3 | Khanewal | 784 | 987,445 | 1,259.50 | 63.60% | |
| 4 | Mian Channu | 1,212 | 872,581 | 719.95 | 64.39% | |
| 5 | Dunyapur | 889 | 571,333 | 642.67 | 55.66% | Lodhran District |
| 6 | Kahror Pacca | 778 | 547,761 | 704.06 | 49.81% | |
| 7 | Lodhran | 1,111 | 809,205 | 728.36 | 50.10% | |
| 8 | Jalalpur Pirwala | 978 | 608,488 | 622.18 | 38.50% | Multan District |
| 9 | Multan City | 304 | 2,555,486 | 8,406.20 | 73.65% | |
| 10 | Multan Saddar | 1,632 | 1,516,004 | 928.92 | 52.01% | |
| 11 | Shujabad | 806 | 682,327 | 846.56 | 53.87% | |
| 12 | Jallah jeem | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Vehari District |
| 13 | Burewala | 1,295 | 1,204,255 | 929.93 | 63.98% | |
| 14 | Mailsi | 1,639 | 1,120,407 | 683.59 | 54.63% | |
| 15 | Vehari | 1,430 | 1,105,759 | 773.26 | 58.21% |
Notable People
edit- Yousuf Raza Gilani (Ex-PM of Pakistan)
- Rafique Rajwana (Ex Governor Punjab)
- Shah Mehmood Qureshi (Foreign Minister of Pakistan)
- Javed Hashmi (Senior Politician)
- Inzamam ul Haq ( Crickter)
- Waqar Younis (Cricketer)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "First digital census to start on Feb 1: commissioner". Business Recorder (newspaper). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 11, page 248 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "District Website". sahiwal.dc.lhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ Government. "Divisional government".
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Home | Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department" (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.
- ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
30°00′N 71°40′E / 30.000°N 71.667°E
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