Dera Ghazi Khan Division
Division in Punjab, Pakistan
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Dera Ghazi Khan Division is an administrative division of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. The division was established in 1982.
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Dera Ghazi Khan Division
ڈیرہ غازی خان ڈویژن | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Capital | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Established | 1st July 1982 |
| Area | |
| 38,778 km2 (14,972 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| 12,892,465 | |
| • Density | 332.47/km2 (861.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,771,711 (21.50%) |
| • Rural | 10,120,754 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Website | dgkhandivision |
History
During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed a district of Multan Division.[3] Dera Ghazi Khan was made into a separate division in 1982. The division system was abolished in 2000 but restored in 2008 after the restoration of democracy in the country.[4]
List of the Districts
| District | Capital | Area
(km²)[5] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunsa | Taunsa | 8,108 | 1,045,460 | 240 | ... |
| Kot Addu | Kot Addu | 3,471 | 1,486,758 | 390 | ... |
| Layyah | Layyah | 6,289 | 2,102,386 | 334.5 | 61.83% |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | Dera Ghazi Khan | 3,814 | 3,393,705 | 285.8 | 46.78% |
| Muzaffargarh | Muzaffargarh | 4,778 | 5,015,325 | 607.5 | 47.99% |
| Rajanpur | Rajanpur | 12,319 | 2,381,049 | 193.3 | 36.09% |
List of the Tehsils
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[5] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023)[6] |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dera Ghazi Khan | 2,012 | 1,443,409 | 717.40 | 47.25% | Dera Ghazi Khan District |
| Kot Chutta | 1,802 | 904,836 | 502.13 | 38.61% | |
| Muhammadpur | ... | ... | ... | ... | Jampur District |
| Jampur | 2,322 | 1,012,039 | 435.85 | 38.07% | |
| Dajal | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Jampur Tribal Area | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chowk Sarwar Shaheed | 1,785 | 414,578 | 232.26 | 55.50% | Kot Addu District |
| Kot Addu | 1,686 | 1,072,180 | 635.93 | 58.19% | |
| Karor Lal Esan | 1,823 | 684,729 | 375.61 | 62.43% | Layyah District |
| Chaubara | 2,754 | 299,082 | 108.60 | 58.42% | |
| Layyah | 1,712 | 1,118,575 | 653.37 | 62.34% | |
| Jatoi | 1,010 | 862,046 | 853.51 | 40.67% | Muzaffargarh District |
| Alipur | 1,391 | 760,526 | 546.75 | 39.15% | |
| Muzaffargarh | 2,377 | 1,905,995 | 801.85 | 46.84% | |
| Rojhan | 2,905 | 474,077 | 163.19 | 20.98% | Rajanpur District |
| Rajanpur | 2,078 | 853,192 | 410.58 | 41.38% | |
| De-Excluded Area Rajanpur | 5,013 | 41,741 | 113.13 | 8.6% | |
| Koh-e-Suleman | 5,339 | 248,683 | 46.58 | 36.04% | Taunsa District |
| Taunsa | 2,769 | 796,777 | 287.75 | 57.96% | |
| Vehowa | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N/A | — |
| 1961 | N/A | — |
| 1972 | N/A | — |
| 1981 | N/A | — |
| 1998 | 6,503,590 | — |
| 2017 | 11,014,398 | +2.81% |
| 2023 | 12,892,465 | +2.66% |
| Sources:[7] | ||
Population
The population of Dera Ghazi Khan division was 12,892,465 in 2023 census[8] which was roughly equal to the country of Bolivia[9] or the US state of Illinois.[10]
Constituencies
See also
- Dera Ghazi Khan
- Louis Dane - In 1876 he was posted to the Punjab as assistant commissioner in Dera Ghazi Khan
- Mustafa Zaidi - served as assistant commissioner of Dera Ghazi Khan
- Andrew Jukes (missionary) He was sent to Baloch mission at Dera Ghazi Khan, where he stayed until 1906
- Robert Groves Sandeman - in 1866 he was appointed district officer of Dera Ghazi Khan
