Sargodha Division

Not to be confused with Sargodha District.

Sargodha Division is an administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sargodha city is the capital of the division. Divisions are the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels.

Sargodha Division سرگودھا ڈویژن
Division
Sargodha Division in Punjab
Coordinates: 32°10′N 72°30′E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Capital	Sargodha
Established	1960
Districts	4
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Divisional Commissioner	Dr Irshad Ahmed
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Area
• Division	26,360 km2 (10,180 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Division	9,591,275
• Density	363.86/km2 (942.4/sq mi)
• Urban	2,744,219 (28.61%)
• Rural	6,847,056
Literacy [1]
• Literacy rate	Total: (63.19%) Male: (73.36%) Female: (52.65%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	40100 (Sargodha) 41000 (Khushab) 41000 (Mianwali) 41000 (Bhakkar)
Dialling code	048 (Sargodha) 0454 (Khushab)
Website	sargodhadivision.punjab.gov.pk

In 2000, local government reforms abolished administrative divisions and raised the districts to become the new third tier of government.^[2] But in 2008, the division system was restored again after the restoration of democratic government system.^[3]

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	1,835,178	—
1961	2,587,061	+3.49%
1972	3,218,873	+2.01%
1981	3,934,861	+2.26%
1998	6,101,052	+2.61%
2017	9,783,183	+2.52%
2023	11,416,686	+2.61%
Sources:[4]

According to 2023 census, Sargodha division had a population of 9,591,275,^[5] roughly equal to the population of Sweden^[6] or the US state of Michigan.^[7] The literacy rate across the division stands at 63.19%, with males at 73.36% and females at 52.65%.

Geography

Sargodha division shares borders with Gujrat, Mianwali, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad divisions.

Districts

It consists of the following districts:

• Sargodha
• Khushab

In 2023, Mianwali and Bhakkar District shifted to newly established Mianwali Division.

#	District	Headquarter	Area (km²)[8]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)
1	Sargodha	Sargodha	5,854	4,334,448	740.1	66.73%
2	Khushab	Jauharabad	6,511	1,501,089	230.8	62.52%

List of the Tehsils

#	Tehsil	Area (km²)[8]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)	Districts
1	Khushab	2,115	816,682	386.14	65.94%	Khushab District
2	Noorpur Thal	2,500	264,597	105.84	55.58%
3	Quaidabad	1,080	274,959	254.59	55.11%
4	Naushera (Wadi-e-Soon)	816	144,851	177.51	70.43%
5	Bhalwal	663	387,262	584.11	79.31%	Sargodha District
6	Bhera	504	384,403	762.70	67.37%
7	Kot Momin	948	544,208	574.06	56.33%
8	Sahiwal	829	407,487	491.54	63.34%
9	Sargodha	1,536	1,800,455	1,172.17	71.82%
10	Shahpur	769	424,746	552.34	61.85%
11	Sillanwali	607	385,887	635.73	63.07%

Constituencies

Provincial Assembly Constituency	National Assembly Constituency	District
PP-71 Sargodha-I	NA-82 Sargodha-I	Sargodha
PP-72 Sargodha-II
PP-73 Sargodha-III	NA-83 Sargodha-II
PP-74 Sargodha-IV
PP-75 Sargodha-V	NA-84 Sargodha-III
PP-76 Sargodha-VI
PP-77 Sargodha-VII	NA-85 Sargodha-IV
PP-78 Sargodha-VIII
PP-79 Sargodha-IX	NA-86 Sargodha-V
PP-80 Sargodha-X
PP-81 Khushab-I	NA-87 Khushab-I	Khushab
PP-82 Khushab-II
PP-83 Khushab-III	NA-88 Khushab-II
PP-84 Khushab-IV

Notable people

• Malik Shakir Bashir Awan - President Tanzeem ul Awan, Politician, Lawyer, Social Activist
• Mohammad Hafeez – former captain of Pakistan national cricket team and Lahore Qalandars player
• Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi – Pakistani award-winning musician from Isakhel, Mianwali.
• Suhail Warraich – journalist and television host from Jauharabad, Khushab.
• Imran Khan – former Prime Minister of Pakistan from Mianwali.
• Misbah-ul-Haq – former Test captain and head coach of the Pakistan cricket team.

See also

• Divisions of Pakistan
  • Divisions of Balochistan
  • Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Divisions of Punjab
  • Divisions of Sindh
  • Divisions of Azad Kashmir
  • Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan