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Multan Division

Coordinates: 30°00′N 71°40′E / 30.000°N 71.667°E / 30.000; 71.667
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Multan Division
Division
Clockwise from Top : Ghausia Mosque, Qasim Gate, Mounds of Tulamba, Vans Agnew monument
Clockwise from Top : Ghausia Mosque, Qasim Gate, Mounds of Tulamba, Vans Agnew monument
Map of Multan Division
Map of Multan Division
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
CapitalMultan
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerAshfaq Ahmad Chaudhry[1] (PAS)
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division17,935 km2 (6,925 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Division14,085,102
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,324,625 (30.70%)
 • Rural
9,760,477
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (59.43%)
  • Male:
    (66.65%)
  • Female:
    (51.87%)
Websitemultandivision.punjab.gov.pk

Multan Division is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. It was created during British colonial rule in South Asia in 19th century.

Districts

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It consists of the following districts:[3]

List of the Tehsils

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# Tehsil Area

(km²)[4]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Jahanian 549 384,822 700.95 Khanewal District
2 Kabirwala 1,804 1,119,229 620.42
3 Khanewal 784 987,445 1,259.50
4 Mian Channu 1,212 872,581 719.95
5 Dunyapur 889 571,333 642.67 Lodhran District
6 Kahror Pacca 778 547,761 704.06
7 Lodhran 1,111 809,205 728.36
8 Jalalpur Pirwala 978 608,488 622.18 Multan District
9 Multan City 304 2,555,486 8,406.20
10 Multan Saddar 1,632 1,516,004 928.92
11 Shujabad 806 682,327 846.56
12 Jallah jeem Vehari District
13 Burewala 1,295 1,204,255 929.93
14 Mailsi 1,639 1,120,407 683.59
15 Vehari 1,430 1,105,759 773.26

History

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Multan Division was created during the British colonial rule in the South Asia. During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed districts of Multan Division up till 1982 when new Dera Ghazi Khan Division was formed.[5] Sahiwal region was part of the division till 2008 when separate Sahiwal division was created.[6][7]

The division laid between 28°25' and 33°13 N and 69°19' and 73°39 E, the Sutlej divided it from Bahawalpur on the south-east, while the Indus river flowed partly through the Division and partly along its border to the west. The headquarters of the Commissioner were at Multan (or in the hot season, at the hill station of Fort Munro). The Division was abolished in 1884, but reconstituted in 1901.

According to the 1881 census of India the population of the area now included was 2,036,956, in 1891 it had risen to 2,277,605, and in 1901 to 3,014,675 and the total area was 76,500 KM square.

Demographics

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Division's recorded population is 14 million in 2023 census report.[8][9][10]

Notable People

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "First digital census to start on Feb 1: commissioner". Business Recorder (newspaper). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  4. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 11, page 248 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  6. ^ "District Website". sahiwal.dc.lhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  7. ^ Government. "Divisional government".
  8. ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ "Home | Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department" (PDF). health.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-16.
  10. ^ "Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03.


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