Bahawalpur Police 5.14

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT

Brief history :
The present town of Bahawalpur was previously known as Bahamanabad. In 1729 Nawab Amir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi conquered it. His son Nawab Amir Bahawal Khan when came into power, established capital of his State at Bahamanabad and named it after his own name as Bahawalpur. Accordingly, the whole State owned by him was also named as Bahawalpur State. Being populated by Muslims in majority, the ruler of the State opted for Pakistan in the year 1947. The present Bahawalpur District was created on 14th October 1955.

It consists of following 6 sub-Divisions namely

City Bahawalpur.
Sadar Bahawalpur.
Ahmedpur East.
Hasilpur.
Kharipur Tamewali.
Yazman.
DISTRICT PROFILE

District Established in 1955 AD
Population 3.5 Million
Area 24830 Sq K.Ms
Density 141 Person/sq:Ms.Av
Villages 714
Union Councils 107
Literacy rate 40 %
Tehsils 6
Main Occupation Agriculture, Industry
Police Population Ratio 1: 1315
Crime Population Ratio 1: 276
Police Sub-divisions 06
Police Station 24
Police Posts 06
Road Network 2401 K.M