Sargodha District

District in Punjab, Pakistan

District of Punjab in Pakistan

Sargodha District

ضلع سرگودھا

District of Punjab

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Location of Sargodha District in Punjab

Country|  Pakistan
Province|  Punjab
Division| Sargodha
Established| 1893 as Shahpur District
Headquarters relocation| 1914
Current name| 1960
Founded by| British Colonial Government
Headquarters| Sargodha
Tehsils| 7
Government

• Type| District Administration
• Body| District Council
• Nazim| Vacant
• Deputy Commissioner| Capt (Retd) Shoaib Ali (PAS)
Area

• Total| 5,854 km2 (2,260 sq mi)
• Rank| 14th in Punjab
Population

(2023)[1]

• Total| 4,334,448
• Rank| 9th in Punjab
• Density| 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
• Rank| 19th in Punjab
Time zone| UTC+5 (PST)
Postal Code|

40100

Constituencies| NA-82, NA-83, NA-84, NA-85, NA-86
National Assembly Seats (2024)| Total (5)

* Sunni Ittehad Council (3)
* PML(N) (2)

Punjab Assembly Seats (2024)| Total (10)

* PML(N) (7)
* Sunni Ittehad Council (3)

Website| sargodha.punjab.gov.pk

Sargodha District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع سرگودھا), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district with wheat, rice, sugarcane and Kinno being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region is also famous for citrus fruit including Kinnow, orange and lemon. The district has an area of 5,864 km2.[2]

Sargodha District is among the world's best Citrus-producing regions. Sargodha District is well known for its kinnow, a citrus variety.[3]

## Etymology[edit]

It is believed that there was an old pond in the middle of the town where an old Hindu monk or sadhu (godha) used to live. The Sanskrit word for pond is "ser".[4] Since the town had a modest population, people would refer the place as 'ser godha', the place where that famous Sadhu resided next to the pond.[5] The Shahpur district was renamed when its headquarters were shifted to Sargodha in 1960.

## Administration and tehsils[edit]

Sargodha city is the administrative headquarter of Sargodha Division and handles the population of about 8.1 million.[6] Sargodha District is administratively divided into Seven Tehsils, which contain a total of 161 Union Councils.[7] Following are the seven tehsils of Sargodha district:

* Sargodha[7]
* Kot Momin
* Bhalwal[7]
* Shahpur
* Sillanwali[7]
* Sahiwal[7]
* Bhera

## Demographics[edit]

### Population[edit]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1951 | 893,269| —
1961 | 1,107,226| +2.17%
1972 | 1,557,641| +3.15%
1981 | 1,911,849| +2.30%
1998 | 2,665,979| +1.98%
2017 | 3,696,212| +1.73%
2023 | 4,334,448| +2.69%
Sources:[8]

At the time of the 2017 census, Sargodha district had 592,044 households and a population of 3,696,212. Sargodha had a sex ratio of 979 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 65.54% - 74.12% for males and 56.88% for females. 30.97% (1,144,535) lived in urban areas. 25.11% (928,166) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 684,799 households and a population of 4,334,448.[1]

The list below shows the population of each of the seven tehsils of Sargodha district according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan along with area:

Tehsil  | Population[9]
(2017 Census)  | Area
km2 (sqmi)

|
|

Sargodha[9] | 1,535,152  | 1,455 (561.8)
Kot Momin Tehsil[9] | 451,978  | 891 (344.0)
Bhalwal Tehsil[9] | 456,206  | 557 (215.1)
Shahpur[9] | 353,325  | 787 (303.9)
Silanwali[9] | 344,487  | 610 (235.5)
Sahiwal[9] | 340,695  | 759 (293.1)
Bhera Tehsil[9] | 314,369  | 722 (278.8)

### Religion[edit]

Religion in Sargodha district (2017)[9]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 98.08%
Christianity |

| 1.76%
Other or not stated |

| 0.16%

As per the 2017 census Muslims were the predominant religious community with 98.08% of the population while Christians were 1.76% of the population.[9]

Religious groups in Sargodha District  Religious
group  | 1941[10]: 42 | 2017

|
|

Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 624,353  | 81.71%  | 3,625,339  | 98.08%
Hinduism [a] | 84,697  | 11.09%  | 141  | 0%
Sikhism | 42,237  | 5.53%  | —  | —
Christianity | 12,682  | 1.66%  | 65,231  | 1.76%
Ahmadi | —  | —  | 5,427  | 0.15%
Others  | 93  | 0.01%  | 74  | 0%
Total Population  | 764,062  | 100%  | 3,696,212  | 100%
Note: 1941 figures are for Shahpur, Bhalwal and Sargodha tehsils of the former Shahpur District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Sargodha district.
Religious groups in Sargodha District (British Punjab province era)  Religious
group  | 1901[11] | 1911[12][13] | 1921[14] | 1931[15] | 1941[16]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 442,921  | 84.49%  | 572,565  | 83.3%  | 596,100  | 82.8%  | 679,546  | 82.72%  | 835,918  | 83.68%
Hinduism [a] | 68,489  | 13.06%  | 72,695  | 10.58%  | 82,182  | 11.42%  | 90,561  | 11.02%  | 102,172  | 10.23%
Sikhism | 12,756  | 2.43%  | 33,456  | 4.87%  | 30,361  | 4.22%  | 40,074  | 4.88%  | 48,046  | 4.81%
Christianity | 91  | 0.02%  | 8,616  | 1.25%  | 11,270  | 1.57%  | 11,294  | 1.37%  | 12,770  | 1.28%
Jainism | 2  | 0%  | 5  | 0%  | 3  | 0%  | 14  | 0%  | 13  | 0%
Buddhism | 0  | 0%  | 28  | 0%  | 2  | 0%  | 1  | 0%  | 2  | 0%
Zoroastrianism | 0  | 0%  | 1  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Judaism | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Others  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Total population  | 524,259  | 100%  | 687,366  | 100%  | 719,918  | 100%  | 821,490  | 100%  | 998,921  | 100%
Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: Formerly known as Shahpur District, prior to district headquarters relocating to Sargodha in 1960.

### Language[edit]

Languages of Sargodha district (2017)[9]

Punjabi (94.07%)

Urdu (4.31%)

Pashto (1.23%)

Others (0.39%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 94.07% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.31% Urdu and 1.23% Pashto as their first language.[9]

## Villages[edit]

* Behak Maken
* Chak 104 SB
* Hathi Wind
* Ludewala
* Muzamabad Shareef
* Jalip
* Al Syed Farms, Dera Syed Sibt ul Hassan Shah

Mari

## See also[edit]

* Sargodha City
* Sargodha Division
* Sargodha Cantonment
* Sargodha Tehsil
* Sargodha District

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
2. ^ "District Overview – Sargodha". Punjab Police, Government of the Punjab website. 4 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
3. ^ Mahmood, Amjad (21 December 2020). "Sarghoda's citrus claim to fame". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
4. ^ Portrait of Pakistan. Ferozsons. 1994. ISBN 9789690101051. Retrieved 31 December 2007. "The district derives its name for the headquarters town of Sargodha, which is a combination of "Sar" and "Godha". "Sar" is a Hindi word which denotes a water..."
5. ^ Pakistan tourism directory. Holiday Weekly. 1997. Retrieved 31 December 2007. "Sargodha is a colony town established in 1903, but its origins are older. Sargodha is a combination of the words "Sar" meaning a pond and "Godha"..."
6. ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
7. ^ a b c d e "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sargodha". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
8. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
10. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
11. ^ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
12. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
13. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
14. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
15. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
16. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42\. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

1. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

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Neighbourhoods of Sargodha

Administrations: Sargodha Division and Sargodha District

Tehsils|

* Bhera
* Bhalwal
* Kot Momin
* Sahiwal
* Sargodha
* Shahpur
* Silanwali

Cities|

* Bhera
* Bhalwal
* Kot Momin
* Sahiwal
* Sargodha (capital)
* Sargodha Cantt.
* Shahpur
* Silanwali

Towns & councils|

* Bakhar Bar
* Behak Maken
* Chak 104 NB
* Chak 21 SB
* Chawa
* Purana Bhalwal
* Jalpana
* Khan Muhammad Wala
* Lakhiwal Sharif
* Phularwan
* Sardar Pur Noon
* Shah Nikdur
* Takht Hazara

Localities|

* Ahli Kamboh
* Alipur Noon
* Aminabad Noon
* Bhikhi Khurd
* Chak 36 NB
* Chak 124 NB
* Chak 128 NB
* Chak 147/148 NB
* Chak 130
* Chak 132 SB
* Chak Mangla
* Chak 169 NB
* Chak 129
* Chak 71 NB
* Chak 2 NB
* Davis Pur (tibi wala)
* Hadda
* Hathiwind
* Haveli Majoka
* Islam Pur Lokari
* Jahanawala
* Jalalabad
* Jhawarian
* Kohlian
* Korey Koot
* Kot Kamboh
* Langar Makhdoom
* Miani
* Mona Punjab
* Nurpur Noon
* Pind Rahim Shah
* Pind Ranjha
* Sial Sharif
* Tangowali
* Sumlanwala
* Zaffer Abad Noon

Website: Sargodha District at NRB

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Districts of Punjab, Pakistan

Provincial capital: Lahore

Bahawalpur|

* Bahawalnagar
* Bahawalpur
* Rahim Yar Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan|

* Dera Ghazi Khan
* Jampur
* Kot Addu
* Layyah
* Muzaffargarh
* Rajanpur
* Taunsa

Faisalabad|

* Chiniot
* Faisalabad
* Jhang
* Toba Tek Singh

Gujranwala|

* Gujranwala
* Narowal
* Sialkot

Gujrat|

* Gujrat
* Hafizabad
* Mandi Bahauddin
* Wazirabad

Lahore|

* Kasur
* Lahore
* Nankana Sahib
* Sheikhupura

Mianwali|

* Bhakkar
* Mianwali
* Talagang

Multan|

* Khanewal
* Lodhran
* Multan
* Vehari

Rawalpindi|

* Attock
* Chakwal
* Jhelum
* Murree
* Rawalpindi

Sahiwal|

* Okara
* Pakpattan
* Sahiwal

Sargodha|

* Khushab
* Sargodha

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