Rahim Yar Khan District

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Rahim Yar Khan District (Urdu: ضلع رحیم یار خان, Punjabi: ضلع ریم یار خان) is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Its headquarters is the city of Rahim Yar Khan.

Administrative

The district of Rahim Yar Khan is subdivided into four tehsils:

Tehsil[1] Area

(km2)[2]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km2)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[3]

Union Councils
Khanpur[4] 3,190 1,169,138 366.50 50.08% 29
Liaqatpur[4] 3,262 1,235,264 378.68 38.35% 37
Rahim Yar Khan 2,464 1,978,542 721.81 69.66% 49
Sadiqabad[4] 2,964 1,381,759 466.18 47.04% 34

History

The entire district was a part of the Bahawalpur State before partition. Rahim Yar Khan has had the status of a separate district since 1943. The district derives its name from its headquarters, the city of Rahim Yar Khan, which was known as "Naushehra" until 1881. To avoid confusion with the similarly named city of Nowshera, the ruler of Bahawalpur, Nawab Sadiq Khan IV, renamed it after his first son, Rahim Yar Khan.

Geography

The district lies between 27°40'-29°16' north latitudes and 60°45'-70°01' east longitudes. The riverain area of the district lies close to eastern bank of the river Indus and Panjnad. Rahim Yar Khan District is bounded on the north by Muzaffargarh District, on the east by Bahawalpur District, on the south by Jaisalmer district (India) and Ghotki District of Sindh province, and on the west by Rajanpur District. It also has two enclaves within Sindh, bordered by Ghotki District and Kashmore District.

This district is divided into three main physical features: (a) Riverside area, b) canal-irrigated area, and (c) desert area which is called Cholistan. The Riverside area of the district lies close on the southern side of the Indus river mainly falling in the river bed. The canal-irrigated area lies on the south and is separated by main Minchan Bund. The approximate height of the irrigated area is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. The third part of the area, called Cholistan, lies in the south of the irrigated tract up to the Indo-Pak border. The surface of the desert consists of a succession of sand dunes rising at places to a height of Script error: No such module "convert". and is covered with the vegetation peculiar to sandy tracts.

Demographics

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As of the 2023 census, Rahim Yar Khan district has 826,942 households and a population of 5,564,703.[5] The district has a sex ratio of 108.60 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 47.94%: 55.14% for males and 40.15% for females.[6][7] 1,684,241 (30.28% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[8] 1,342,252 (24.12%) live in urban areas.[6]

Religion

Religion in Rahim Yar Khan district (2023) [9]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.27%
Hinduism
 
 3.17%
Christianity
 
 0.49%
Other or not stated
 
 0.07%

Muslims were the predominant religious community with 96.11% of the population while Hindus (including Scheduled Castes) were 3.17% of the population.[9] The Bhagwan Shri Krishna Mandir in Sadiqabad is one of the main Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan district.[10] Other minorities like Christians, Ahmadi etc. are very small in number. The proportion of population of Muslims is higher in urban than rural areas.

Religion in Rahim Yar Khan District
Religion 2017[11] 2023[9]
Pop. % Pop. %
Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg 4,639,554 96.50% 5,354,426 96.27%
Hinduism File:Om.svg 150,093 3.12% 176,416 3.17%
Christianity File:Christian cross.svg 14,205 0.30% 27,057 0.49%
Ahmadi 998 0.02% 779 0.01%
OthersTemplate:Efn 2,912 0.06% 3,042 0.06%
Total Population 4,807,762 100% 5,561,720 100%

Languages

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At the time of the 2023 census, 64.92% of the population spoke Saraiki, 23.92% Punjabi, 2.93% Urdu, 2.54% Sindhi, 1.63% Balochi, and 1.38% Hindko as their first language. 1.72% of the population recorded their language under 'Others'.[12]

The local dialect (see Riasti) belongs to the southern dialect group of Punjabi.[13] Other languages spoken are Bagri/Cholistani and Haryanvi.

Education

The literacy rate in the district is 98% total for the 1st grade level school, locally known as 'graduating the MA full Examination'.[14] Regarding medical education, there is Sheikh Zaid medical college affiliated with Sheikh Zaid hospital. The top ranked universities in Punjab, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology and Islamia University of Bahawalpur Rahim Yar Khan Government Pilot School Khawaja Fareed Government College Campus are also located in Rahim Yar Khan District.

Health

Following hospitals are operating in Rahim Yar Khan District:

Name Type Established Beds
DHQ Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan Public
Shaikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan Public 2003

Sugarcane

Rahim Yar Khan District has recently embraced growing sugarcane. The area under cultivation of sugarcane increased to 430,000 acres in 2020 from 310,000 acres in 2014–15. Six sugar mills are located in the district.[15]

Notable people

Neighbourhoods

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See also

Notes

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References

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  14. ↑ Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (2014-2015) Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website, Published March 2016, Retrieved 15 May 2023
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