Pakistan (PK) Punjab Province Sargodha Statistical Division

Sargodha Statistical Division

Image: The Khushab nuclear reactor (believed to be activated in 1998), 31 km south of Jauharabad in Khushab tehsil of Khushab district, produces plutonium for Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.

Summary

The major city of Sargodha (550 000) and the major towns of Mianwali (90 000), Bhakkar (75 000), and Khushab (50 000) are district capitals in the area. The major towns of Darya Khan (40 000), Kallur Kot (22 000), and Nawan Jandanwala (20 000) in Bhakkar District, Jauharabad (20 000) in Khushab District, and Piplan (30 000), Kundian (22 000), and Isa Khel (20 000) in Mianwali District, and Bhalwal (70 000) in Sargodha District are also in the area.

Detailed Analysis

Sargodha statistical division contains the districts of Bhakkar, Khushab, Mianwali, and Sargodha. Its area is 26 358 km² and its population is 5 679 766.

Bhakkar District (بھکر Bhakkar) 8 153 km², population 1 051 456. four tehsils (Bhakkar 2 427 km², population 424 488, Darya Khan 1 719 km², population 233 410, Kalur Kot 2 239 km², population 223 676, Mankera 1 768 km², population 169 882). Bhakkar (68 896) has an area of 6.4 km² and an estimated population of 75 000. Darya Khan (41 875) has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 40 000. Nawan Jandanwala (14 155) in Kallur Kot tehsil has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 20 000. Kallur Kot (21 770) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 22 000. Mankera (9 218) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 15 000. Dullewala (12 850) in Darya Khan tehsil has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 12 000. Maihbal in Kallur Kot tehsil has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 12 000. Kotla Jam in Bhakkar tehsil has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.

Khushab District (خوشاب Xushaab) 6 511 km², population 905 711. two tehsils (Khushab 4 011 km², population 731 028, Noorpur 2 500 km², population 174 683). Khushab (87 859) has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 50 000. Jauharabad (40 175) in Khushab tehsil has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 20 000. Qaidabad (قائدآباد
Qaydaabaad) in Khushab tehsil has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 14 000. Hadali (40 867) in Khushab tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000. Ainu in Khushab tehsil has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.

Mianwali District (میانوالی Miyaãwaali) 5 840 km², population 1 056 620. three tehsils (Isakhel 1 863 km², population 256 497, Mianwali 2 689 km², population 532 156, Piplan 1 288 km², population 267 967). Mianwali (80 171) has an area of 7.0 km² and an estimated population of 90 000. Chashma (چشمہ Chashma) in Piplan tehsil has an area of 3.0 km² and an estimated population of 15 000. Piplan has an area of 3.0 km² and an estimated population of 30 000. Kundian (34 162) in Piplan tehsil has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 22 000. Isa Khel (15 621) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 20 000. Daud Khel (22 550) in Mianwali tehsil has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 18 000. Harnoli (13 635) in Piplan tehsil has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 16 000. Musa Khel in Mianwali tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Sargodha District (سرگودھا Sargodha), 5 854 km², population 2 665 979. five tehsils (Bhalwal 2 115 km², population 819 887, Sahiwal 829 km², population 236 223, Sargodha 1 536 km², population 1 081 459, Shahpur 767 km², population 274 129, Sillanwali 607 km², population 254 281). Sargodha (370 826 plus 87 614 in Sargodha Cantonment) has an area of 32 km² and an estimated population of 550 000. Bhalwal (بہلوال Bhalwaal, 61 523) has an area of 4.7 km² and an estimated population of 70 000. Sahiwal (32 019) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 18 000. Dhrema in Sargodha tehsil has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 14 000. Bhera (31 618) in Bhalwal tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 15 000. Kot Umrana in Bhalwal tehsil has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 15 000. Sillanwali (23 076) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.