Mandi Bahauddin (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع منڈی بہاء الدین) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Mandi Bahauddin District
ضلع منڈی بہاء الدین | |
|---|---|
 Mandi Bahauddin City | |
 Map of Punjab with Mandi-Bahauddin District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 32°35′N 73°30′E / 32.583°N 73.500°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Gujrat |
| Established | 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 | |
| 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 1,829,486 | |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 346,141 |
| • Rural | 1,483,345 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Time zone | UTC 5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0546 |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Website | mandibahauddin |
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
editMandi 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
editThe 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
edit| Year | 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 | 1,863,039 | 1.68% |
| 2023 | 1,829,486 | 2.32% |
| Sources:[7] | ||
At the time of the 2017 census, Mandi Bahauddin district had 252,007 households and a population of 1,863,039. Mandi Bahauddin had a sex ratio of 1054 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 68.63% - 74.61% for males and 63.14% for females. 20.47% (326,358) of the population lived in urban areas. 24.88% (396,535) of the population were under 10 years of age. The overwhelming majority of the population, 99.40% is Muslim while 0.6% (10,964) of the population were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[8] In 2023, the district had 286,168 households and a population of 1,829,486.[9]
| Religious group |
1941[10][a] | 2017[11] | 2023[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 1,863,039 | 100% | 1,829,152 | 100% |
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 close to the standard language.[14]
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
editThis 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).[15] This mainly resonates with weather from Islamabad.[16]
Notable people
edit- 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)
References
edit- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mandi Bahauddin". MandiBahauddin.net website. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ History and District Overview on District Police Office, Mandi Bahauddin website Retrieved 21 January 2023
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023 Table 9: Punjab" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Average rainfall & Temperature in mandi bahauddin". World Weather website. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Mandi Bahauddin weather on Fallingrain.com website Retrieved 21 January 2023
- ^ Phalia tehsil of erstwhile Gujrat district. District borders may have shifted slightly over time.