Mandi Bahauddin District

District in Punjab, Pakistan

District of Punjab in Pakistan

Mandi Bahauddin District

ضلع منڈی بہاء الدین

District of Punjab

Mandi Bahauddin City

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
Division| Gujrat
Established| 1 July 1993; 31 years ago (1 July 1993)
Headquarters| Mandi Bahauddin
Government

• Type| District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner| Shahid Imran Marth
• District Police Officer| Lt ®️ 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
• Density| 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban

| 346,141 (18.92%)
• Rural

| 1,483,345 (81.08%)
Literacy

[1]

• Literacy rate|

* Total:
(70.27%)
* Male:
(74.89%)
* Female:
(65.70%)

Time zone| UTC+5 (PST)
Area code| 0546
Number of Tehsils| 3
Website| mandibahauddin.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 populationYear| Pop.| ±% 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]

1. Punjabi (93.2%)
2. Urdu (4.57%)
3. Pashto (1.77%)
4. 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 Jatki 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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* Hasan Ali cricketer, Pakistan National Cricket team
* Shaukat Ali folk singer
* Naved Arif, Pakistani cricketer
* Asif Bashir Bhagat, former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab (PPP).
* Muhammad Khan Bhatti, former Provincial Secretary Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
* Imdad Ullah Bosal, Federal Secretary Finance of Pakistan, Gondal family of Tibba Manik Bosal
* Nasir Iqbal Bosal, MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan (PML-N, Ex PLM-Q), Gondal family of Tibba Manik Bosal
* Nadeem Afzal Chan, former MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan (PPP, Ex PTI)
* Imtiaz Ahmed Chaudhary, MNA PTI
* Basma Riaz Choudhry, MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab (PTI)(Ex-PML-Q)
* Nazar Muhammad Gondal, MNA former Federal Minister for Capital Administration & Development
* Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi, former Chief of Pakistan Air Force
* Khalid Mahmood Ranjha, MPA Parliamentary secretary for Law & Parliamentary Affairs (PMLN), Ranjha family of Kot Sher Muhammad
* Hasan Askari Rizvi, Chief Minister Punjab (Caretaker)
* Muhammad Binyamin Rizvi, former Minister of Punjab (PML-N)
* Muhammad Tariq Tarar, former M.N.A (PTI, Ex PPP)
* Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar, former MNA Federal Minister of Human Rights (PML-N, Ex PPP)
* Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Pakistani novelist, columnist, travel writer and TV host
* Hameeda Waheeduddin, MPA Minister of Women Development Punjab (PML-N, Ex PLM-Q)

## See also

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* Divisions of Pakistan
* Tehsils of Pakistan
* Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
* Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
* Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan
* Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan
* Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
* Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan
* District
* Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
* Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
* Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
* Districts of Sindh, Pakistan
* Districts of Azad Kashmir
* Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan

## 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

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Mandi Bahauddin District

Cities and
towns|

* Malakwal
* Mandi Bahauddin (capital)
* Phalia
* Sohawa Bolani

Union councils
and villages|

| Malakwal Tehsil|

* Ajjowal
* Badshahpur
* Bar Musa
* Bukkan
* Busal
* Chak No. 22
* Chak Raib
* Daffar
* Ghar Qaim
* Gohar
* Gojra
* Haria
* Kattowal
* Kirtowal
* Kotehra
* Lolianwali
* Malakwal-1
* Malakwal-2
* Miana Gondal
* Mona Syedan
* Pind Makko
* Pind Rawan
* Rukkan
* Wara Alam Shah
* Waryat

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Mandi Bahauddin
Tehsil|

* Ahla
* Baddo
* Bhikhi
* Chak No. 1
* Chak No. 3
* Chak No. 40
* Chakbasawa
* Chhimmon
* Chillianwala
* Dhapai
* Dhok Kasib
* Dhok Nawan Lok
* Dilawar
* Jaisak
* Jayya
* Jholana
* Kadhar
* Kandhanwala
* Kakowal
* Kot Baloch
* Kuthiala Sheikhan
* Lakhnewala
* Mandi Bahauddin 1
* Mandi Bahauddin 2
* Mandi Bahauddin 3
* Mandi Bahauddin 4
* Mandi Bahauddin 5
* Mangat
* Mianwal Ranjha
* Mojianwala
* Mong
* Murala
* Nain Ranjha
* Pindi Bahauddin
* Rasul
* Rattowal
* Sahna
* Samunpur
* Shaheedanwali
* Sohawa Bulani
* Sohawa Dillowana
* Wasu

Phalia Tehsil|

* Bhekho
* Bherowal
* Bhindar Kalan
* Bhoa Hassan
* Chahrkey
* Chak Jano Kalan
* Chak Mitha
* Dhaerkhan Kalan
* Dhaul
* Dholla Kalan
* Dhunni Kalan
* Duggal
* Ghagoki
* Ghaniaan
* Haslanwal
* Helan
* Jokalian
* Kot Hast Khan
* Kotli Khurd
* Madhray
* Nārang Mandi
* Pahrianwali
* Phalia
* Pindi Kalu
* Qadirabad
* Raike
* Rerka Bala
* Saida

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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

Authority control databases

International|

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