Mandi Bahauddin District


Mandi Bahauddin is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Located in central Punjab, the district is bordered on the northwest by the Jhelum River, on the southeast by the Chenab River, and on the southwest by Sargodha District. The district has an area of. Mandi district currently has a population of 1.5 million people, according to the 2023 census. In 1998, it had a population of 1.16 million people.

Administration

Mandi Bahauddin is subdivided into three tehsils and 80 union councils:
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Pop.
Density
Lit. rate
Union Councils
1Mandi Bahauddin759764,5321,007.2972.69%30
2Malakwal759429,303565.6266.28%20
3Phalia1,155635,651550.3570.11%30

Geography

The district forms a central portion of the Chaj Doab lying between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. It lies from 30° 8' to 32° 40' N and 73° 36' to 73° 37' E. The tehsil headquarters towns of Phalia and Malikwal are from Mandi Bahauddin, respectively. It is bounded in the north by the Jhelum river, which separates it from Jhelum district; on the west by Sargodha district, on the south by the river Chenab ; and on the east by Gujrat district. The total area of the district is. The district comprises the Mandi Bahauddin, Phalia, and Malakwal tehsils.

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Mandi Bahauddin district has 285,989 households and a population of 1,829,486. The district has a sex ratio of 100.54 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 70.27%: 74.89% for males and 65.70% for females. 457,547 are under 10 years of age. 346,141 live in urban areas.
At the time of the 2023 census 93.2% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.57% Urdu and 1.77% Pashto as their first language. The dialect of Punjabi spoken here is Jatki which is close to the standard language.
According to the 1998 Pakistan census, the population of the district was 1,160,552, 14.93% of whom lived in urban environments.

Climate

This district has a moderate climate, hot in summer and cold in winter. During the peak of summer the temperature may rise to during the day, but in the winter months the minimum temperature may fall below. The average rainfall in the district is. This mainly resonates with weather from Islamabad.

Notable people