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| native_name_lang = Divisions of Pakistan>Division| image_map = Sargodha division as 2023.jpg| pushpin_mapsize = 30032N30region:PK_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}| subdivision_type = CountryPakistan}}Provinces of Pakistan>ProvincePunjab, Pakistan}} Punjab| subdivision_type2 = Capital| subdivision_name2 = Sargodha| government_footnotes = | government_type = Divisional Administration| leader_title = Divisional Commissioner| leader_name = Dr Irshad Ahmed| leader_title1 = Regional Police Officer| leader_name1 = N/A| parts_type = Districts| area_total_km2 = 26,360| elevation_m = 155| elevation_m_min = | elevation_m_max = | population_as_of = 2017| population_note = Combined population of all Districts of Sargodha| population_total = 8,181,499PUBLISHER=WWW.PBSCENSUS.GOV.PKARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170829164748/HTTP://WWW.PBSCENSUS.GOV.PK/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.PDF, 2017-08-29, | population_density_km2 = auto| postal_code = 40100 (Sargodha)41000 (Khushab)Postal codes in Pakistan>Postal codeDialling codes in Pakistan>Dialling code| area_code = 048 (Sargodha)0454 (Khushab)Time in Pakistan>PST| utc_offset1 = +5| established_title = Established| established_date = 1960| official_name = | image_flag = | image_seal = | established_title1 = Re-established| map_caption = Sargodha Division in Punjab#Districts>2sargodhadivision.punjab.gov.pk}}}}Sargodha Division is an administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sargodha city is the capital of the division. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the total population of the division was 8.18 million.WEB,weblink DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017, www.pbscensus.gov.pk, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170829164748weblink">weblink 2017-08-29, Divisions are the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels.In 2000, local government reforms abolished administrative divisions and raised the districts to become the new third tier of government.WEB, 2009-09-07, Local government debate,weblink 2022-11-17, Dawn (newspaper), Dawn, en, But in 2008, the division system was restored again after the restoration of democratic government system.WEB, History {{!, Sargodha Division |url=https://sargodhadivision.punjab.gov.pk/history |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=sargodhadivision.punjab.gov.pk}}

Districts

It consists of the following districts:{| class="wikitable"! District! Area (km2)! Population (2017)Sargodha District>Sargodha| 5,854| 3,903,588Khushab District>Khushab| 6,511| 1,281,299| Total| 26,360| 5,184,887In 2023, Mianwali and Bhakkar District shifted to newly established Mianwali Division.

Demographics

According to 2017 census, Sargodha division had a population of 8,381,499, which included 4,120,223 males and 4,046,036 females. Sargodha division constitutes 70 Hindus, 8,074,474 Muslims, 84,447 Christians, 7,698 Ahmadis followed by 117 scheduled castes and 231 others.{{Pie chart|thumb = right|caption = Religions in Sargodha Division (2017)|value1 = 0.0001|color1 = Orange|label2 = Islam|value2 = 98.69|color2 = Green|label3 = Christianity|value3 = 1.03|color3 = DodgerBlue|label4 = Ahmadiyya |value4 = 0.09|color4 = Black|label5 = Scheduled Caste|value5 = 0.001|color5 = Yellow|label6 = Other|value6 = 0.001|color6 = cyan}}

Notable people

• Malik Shakir Bashir Awan - President Tanzeem ul Awan, Politician, Lawyer, Social Activist
• Mohammad Hafeez – former captain of Pakistan national cricket team and Lahore Qalandars player
• Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi – Pakistani award-winning musician from Isakhel, Mianwali.
• Suhail Warraich – journalist and television host from Jauharabad, Khushab.
• Imran Khan – former Prime Minister of Pakistan from Mianwali.
• Misbah-ul-Haq – former Test captain and head coach of the Pakistan cricket team.

See also

• Divisions of Pakistan
• Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan

References

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