Minchinabad
Place in Punjab, Pakistan
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Minchinabad (Urdu: مِنچِن آباد), is a city of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Minchinabad Tehsil.[1] It underwent rapid development in the late 1860s and 1870s.[2] The city is named after Colonel Charles Cherry Minchin (1829-1899), the British Political Agent overseeing the Bahawalpur Princely State from 1866 to 1876[3]
Demographics
The population of city in 1972 was 7,112 but according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 67,164.[4]
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 7,112 |
| 1981 | 14,550 |
| 1998 | 25,480 |
| 2017 | 56,563 |
| 2023 | 67,164 |
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