Fazilpur, Pakistan
Municipal Committee in Punjab, Pakistan
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Fazilpur is a city located in Rajanpur Tehsil of Rajanpur District in the division of Dera Ghazi Khan Division of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is said that, a person named Fazil Gujjar camped on the bank of Fazil Canal in Fazilpur. Fazilpur city and Fazil Wah (Canal) were named after him. Fazilpur Dhandi railway station is also located here where the Khushal Khan Khattak Express train runs from Peshawar to Karachi through Fazilpur daily.
Fazilpur | |
|---|---|
Municipal Committee | |
  Fazilpur  Fazilpur | |
| Coordinates: 29.293113°N 70.452167°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| District | Rajanpur |
| Established | 1873 |
| Municipal Committee Status | 2012 |
| Government | |
| • Constituensy | NA-188 Rajanpur-II |
| • Party | PML-N |
| • National Assembly Member | Hafeez-ur-Rehman Dreshak |
| • Deputy Commissioner Rajanpur | Shafqat Ullah Mushtaq |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 98,627 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 604 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-PB |
Demographics
Population of Fazilpur city.[2]
| Census Year | Population |
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| 1998 | 24,016 |
| 2017 | 76,809 |
| 2023 | 98,627 |
