Rahim Yar Khan

For the district, see Rahim Yar Khan District. For the tehsil, see Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil.

Rahim Yar Khan رحیم یار خاں
City
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Rahim Yar Khan Location of Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 28°25′12″N 70°18′0″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Rahim Yar Khan
Government
• Mayor	Mehtab Waseem Azhar
Area
• City	4,141 km2 (1,599 sq mi)
• Urban	2,342 km2 (904 sq mi)
• Metro	7,739 km2 (2,988 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population  (2017)
• City	477,100
• Rank	16th, Pakistan
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	068
Number of tehsils	4
Number of Union councils	139
Website	rahimyarkhan.net

Rahim Yar Khan (رحیم یار خاں) is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 17th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is the capital of Rahim Yar Khan District and Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into nine Union Councils. In 1881, Nawab of Bahawalpur gave this city its current name by naming it after his first-born son and crown prince Rahim Yar Khan.

Demographics

The population of city in 1998 was 233,537, but according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population rose to 420,419 with a growth of about 80.02% in 19 years.

Population

Rahim Yar Khan Tehsils Population

Cities & Town Name	1999	2017	2021
Sadiqabad	133,986	239,677	278,935
Rahim Yar Khan	280,263	419,419	477,983
Khanpur	120,382	184,793	233,232
Liaqatpur	20,342	43,454	53,454
Bhong	2,637	5,552	5,638
Zain City Housing Scheme	No-Data	No-Data	400
Fazeelat Town	234	3,432	4,545
Jawad City	No-Data	No-Data	5,565

Education

Litercy Rate of Rahim Yar Khan

The literacy rate for persons 15 years or older in the city is 78.6%.

Universities and colleges

• Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology
• Shaikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital
• Islamia University of Bahawalpur, RYK campus
• Punjab Group of Colleges
• Army Public School and College
• National College of Business Administration and Economics
• www.nicedegreecollege.com*
• NIMS School System

Schools

• Beaconhouse School System
• Lahore Grammar School
• Oxbridge Secondary School
• Oxbridge College
• Sheikh Zaid Public School
• The City School
• IIUI Schools RYK Campus
• Star Schools of Sciences
• MTB Schools and Colleges
• National Garrission Cadet School
• Holy Cross Catholic High School
• Al-Muslim Schools and Girls College
• Al Shoaib Grammar School
• Al Meezan Schools
• Punjab Daanish School (Boys/Girls) Rahim Yar Khan
• NIMS School System

Pre-schools

• Oxbridge Pre Schools
• EDUCATE Pre School
• New Day School

Madrassas

• Madrassa Al Khair, First Class Madrassa

Academies

• Scholars Academy, First Class Academy
• KIPS Academy, First Class Academy
• Star Academy
• A-One Academy
• The Standard Academy of Science
• Inspire Academy
• M Academy
• Punjab Academy
• KIPS College RYK

Transport

Canal Road in Rahim Yar Khan

Flyover in Rahim Yar Khan

Air

Shaikh Zayed International Airport is located in Rahim Yar Khan. It serves the people of city with domestic and international flights. There are daily flight from this airport to Karachi, twice in a week to/from Lahore, and once a week to Islamabad.

Rail

Rahim Yar Khan railway station

Rahim Yar Khan is connected with rest of the country through rail. The Rahim Yar Khan railway station is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on the Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line.

Notable people

• Aima Baig, singer
• Shafqat Mahmood, politicion
• Muniba Mazari, activist