Bhakkar District


Bhakkar District , is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The district was created out of parts of Mianwali in 1982, and has the city of Bhakkar as its headquarters. Its area consists of a riverine tract along the Indus, called Kaccha, and most of the district area lies in the desolate plain of the Thal desert.
It is located in the west of the Punjab province, Bhakkar district is bordered by Layyah to its south, Jhang to its south east, Dera Ismail Khan to its west, Khushab to its north east, and Mianwali to its north. According to the census held in 2017.

Administration

The district is administratively divided into four Tehsils and 64 Union Councils:
Khansar Union Council is one of the major Union Councils in Bhakkar.
Mari Shah Sakhira Union Council is very close to Bhakkar District boundary.

Demography

In 2017 the total population of the district was. According to the 1998 census, the major first languages are Saraiki, Punjabi and Urdu.

Education

According to the census held in 2017, the literacy rate of Bhakkar is about 55%. There are 19 different colleges for both men and women, also about 1300 primary, elementary, secondary and higher secondary schools available throughout the district with more work to do for the new government in the upcoming years.

Notable people