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Mandi Bahauddin District

Mandi Bahauddin District
ضلع منڈی بہاء الدین
District of Punjab
Mandi Bahauddin City
Map of Punjab with Mandi-Bahauddin District highlighted
Map of Punjab with Mandi-Bahauddin District highlighted
Coordinates: 32°35′N 73°30′E / 32.583°N 73.500°E / 32.583; 73.500
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionGujrat
Established1 July 1993; 31 years ago (1 July 1993)
HeadquartersMandi Bahauddin
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerShahid Imran Marth
 • District Police OfficerLt ®️ Ahmad Mohiyyuddin (PSP)
 • Addl. Deputy Commissioner (Rev)Zulfiqar Ahmad
Area
 • District of Punjab
2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • District of Punjab
1,829,486
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
346,141
 • Rural
1,483,345
Literacy
[1]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (70.27%)
  • Male:
    (74.89%)
  • Female:
    (65.70%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code0546
Number of Tehsils3
Websitemandibahauddin.punjab.gov.pk

Mandi Bahauddin (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع منڈی بہاء الدین) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Located in central Punjab, the district is bordered on the northwest by the Jhelum River, on the southeast by the Chenab River (which separates it from Gujranwala and Gujrat districts), and on the southwest by Sargodha District. The district has an area of 2,673 square kilometres (1,032 sq mi). Mandi district currently has a population of 1.5 million people. In 1998, it had a population of 1.16 million people.[2]

Administration

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Mandi Bahauddin is subdivided into three tehsils and 80 Union Councils:[3]

# District Area

(km2)[4]

Pop.

(2023)[4]

Density

(ppl/km2)

(2023)[4]

Lit. rate

(2023)[5]

Union Councils
1 Mandi Bahauddin 759 764,532 1,007.29 72.69% 30
2 Malakwal 759 429,303 565.62 66.28% 20
3 Phalia 1,155 635,651 550.35 70.11% 30

Geography

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The district forms a central portion of the Chaj Doab lying between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. It lies from 30° 8' to 32° 40' N and 73° 36' to 73° 37' E. The tehsil headquarters towns of Phalia and Malikwal are 22.5 and 28.5 kilometres (14.0 and 17.7 mi) from Mandi Bahauddin, respectively. It is bounded in the north by the Jhelum river, which separates it from Jhelum district; on the west by Sargodha district, on the south by the river Chenab (which separates it from the Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts); and on the east by Gujrat district. The total area of the district is 2,673 square kilometres (1,032 sq mi). The district comprises the Mandi Bahauddin, Phalia, and Malakwal tehsils.[6]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 414,850—    
1961 490,967+1.70%
1972 721,833+3.57%
1981 846,114+1.78%
1998 1,160,552+1.88%
2017 1,594,039+1.68%
2023 1,829,486+2.32%
Sources:[7]

As of the 2023 census, Mandi Bahauddin district has 285,989 households and a population of 1,829,486. The district has a sex ratio of 100.54 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 70.27%: 74.89% for males and 65.70% for females.[8][9] 457,547 (25.01% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[10] 346,141 (18.92%) live in urban areas.[8]

Religion in Mandi Bahauddin district (2023)[11]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.40%
Christianity
 
 0.52%
Other or not stated
 
 0.08%
Religion in Mandi Bahauddin District
Religious
group 		1941[12][a] 2017[13] 2023[14]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 322,707 81.06% 1,587,248 99.57% 1,818,188 99.40%
Hinduism 38,843 9.76% 357 0.02% 326 0.02%
Sikhism 34,178 8.59% — — 15 ~0%
Christianity 2,321 0.58% 4,939 0.31% 9,467 0.52%
Ahmadi — — 1,438 0.09% 1,123 0.06%
Others 38 0.01% 57 0.01% 33 ~0%
Total Population 398,087 100% 1,594,039 100% 1,829,152 100%

Languages of Mandi Bahauddin district (2023)[15]

  Punjabi (93.2%)
  Urdu (4.57%)
  Pashto (1.77%)
  Others (0.46%)

At the time of the 2023 census 93.2% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.57% Urdu and 1.77% Pashto as their first language. The dialect of Punjabi spoken here is Majhi which is close to the standard language.[16]

According to the 1998 Pakistan census, the population of the district was 1,160,552, 14.93% of whom lived in urban environments.[2]

Climate

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This district has a moderate climate, hot in summer and cold in winter. During the peak of summer the temperature may rise to 48 °C (118 °F) during the day, but in the winter months the minimum temperature may fall below 3 °C (37 °F). The average rainfall in the district is 388 millimetres (15.3 in).[17] This mainly resonates with weather from Islamabad.[18]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "Mandi Bahauddin District at a Glance". Census, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mandi Bahauddin". MandiBahauddin.net website. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  5. ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  6. ^ History and District Overview on District Police Office, Mandi Bahauddin website Retrieved 21 January 2023
  7. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  13. ^ "District And Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023 Table 9: Punjab" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  15. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  16. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  17. ^ "Average rainfall & Temperature in mandi bahauddin". World Weather website. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  18. ^ Mandi Bahauddin weather on Fallingrain.com website Retrieved 21 January 2023
  1. ^ Phalia tehsil of erstwhile Gujrat district. District borders may have shifted slightly over time.

32°35′0″N 73°30′0″E / 32.58333°N 73.50000°E / 32.58333; 73.50000