Gujrat Division

This article is about the administrative division in Pakistan. For other uses, see Gujrat.

Gujrat Division (Urdu, Punjabi: گجرات ڈویژن; also called 10th Division or Division X) is an administrative division of the Punjab province of Pakistan,^[2] with it being headquartered in the Gujrat city. It came into being on 17 August 2022 after districts Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, and Hafizabad of the previously Gujranwala Division were grouped together in a separate division, increasing the number of divisions in the province to ten.^[3] The Wazirabad District (newly created) was later on 14 October 2022 added under Gujrat Division making it a total of four districts.^[4] The change was made official after a notification issued by the Board of Revenue under section 5 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967.^[5] Before this bifurcation, Gujranwala division was among the largest in the province, with a population of approximately 16 million. Ahmad Kamal Maan was notified as the first commissioner of the division ^[6] and Mohammad Akhtar Abbas will be the Regional police officer (RPO).^[7]

Gujrat Division گجرات ڈویژن
Division
Map of Gujrat Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Capital	Gujrat
Established	17 August 2022
Districts	4
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	Vacant
• Mayor	Vacant
• Regional police officer	Muhammad Akhtar Abbas
Area
• Division	9,438 km2 (3,644 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Division	7,362,182 (Including Wazirabad district)
• Urban	N/A
• Rural	N/A
Literacy (2023) [1]
• Literacy rate	Total: (76.41%) Male: (79.16%) Female: (73.61%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Meanwhile, on 15 February 2023 the Punjab caretaker government suspended the notifications of the newly established division of Gujrat, newly created district Wazirabad and three new tehsils in the division.

According to the new notification issued by the Board of Revenue, the notifications of creation of Gujrat Division, Wazirabad District, three new tehsils Jalalpur Jattan and Kunjah in Gujrat District and Alipur Chattha Tehsil in Wazirabad District (newly created) were suspended. According to the new notification, the suspension was valid till the general election in Punjab.

However, on 21 February 2023, Lahore High Court suspended caretaker government's order and revived Gujrat as division.^[8]

Location

Gujrat Division is located at about 32.5 degrees north latitude and 74.0 degrees longitude in north Pakistan in the Punjab region. It lies on the Pakistan national highway N-5 about halfway between Islamabad and Lahore. Gujrat division is bordered by five other divisions including Rawalpindi Division, Sargodha Division, Faisalabad Division, Lahore Division and Gujranwala Division.

Gujrat division has two rivers Chenab River and Jhelum River.

List of the Districts

#	District	Headquarter	Area (km²)[9]	Pop. (2023)[9]	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)[9]	Lit. rate (2023)[10]
1	Gujrat	Gujrat	3,192	3,219,375	1,007.0	81.37%
2	Mandi Bahauddin	Mandi Bahauddin	2,673	1,829,486	683.1	70.27%
3	Hafizabad	Hafizabad	2,367	1,319,909	557.0	65.77%
4	Wazirabad	Wazirabad	1,206	993,412	820	77.39%

List of the Tehsils

#	Tehsil	Area (km²)[9]	Pop. (2023)[9]	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)[9]	Lit. rate (2023)[10]	Districts
1	Gujrat	1,463	1,746,173	1,193.56	82.48%	Gujrat District
2	Kharian	1,154	1,174,935	1,018.14	79.69%
3	Sarai Alamgir	575	298,267	518.73	81.55
4	Jalalpur Jattan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	Kunjah	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
6	Pindi Bhattian	1,178	558,753	474.32	58.70%	Hafizabad District
7	Hafizabad	1,189	761,156	640.16	70.89%
8	Mandi Bahauddin	759	764,532	1,007.29	72.69%	Mandi Bahauddin District
9	Malakwal	759	429,303	565.62	66.28%
10	Phalia	1,155	635,651	550.35	70.11%
11	Wazirabad	1,196	993,412	830.61	77.39%	Wazirabad District
12	Ali Pur Chatta	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

List of the constituencies in National Assembly and Provincial Assembly

#	Provincial Assembly Constituency	National Assembly Constituency	District
1	PP-27 Gujrat-I	NA-62 Gujrat-I	Gujrat
2	PP-28 Gujrat-II
3	PP-29 Gujrat-III	NA-63 Gujrat-II
4	PP-30 Gujrat-IV
5	PP-31 Gujrat-V	NA-64 Gujrat-III
6	PP-32 Gujrat-VI
7	PP-33 Gujrat-VII	NA-65 Gujrat-IV
8	PP-34 Gujrat-VIII
9	PP-35 Wazirabad-I	NA-66 Wazirabad	Wazirabad
10	PP-36 Wazirabad-II
11	PP-37 Hafizabad-I	NA-67 Hafizabad	Hafizabad
12	PP-38 Hafizabad-II
13	PP-39 Hafizabad-III
14	PP-40 Mandi Bahauddin-I	NA-68 Mandi Bahauddin-I	Mandi Bahauddin
15	PP-41 Mandi Bahauddin-II
16	PP-42 Mandi Bahauddin-III	NA-69 Mandi Bahauddin-II
17	PP-43 Mandi Bahauddin-IV

See also

• Districts in Punjab
• Gujrat District
• Mandi Bahauddin District
• Hafizabad District
• District Wazirabad

References

1. "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
2. "Punjab govt upgrades Gujrat dist to division". The Nation. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
3. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (18 August 2022). "Gujrat notified as 10th division of Punjab". Dawn. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
4. "Punjab CM approves establishment of four new districts in province". Daily Times. 15 October 2022.
5. "Gujrat made Division in Punjab". Business Recorder. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
6. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (24 September 2022). "New Gujrat division gets commissioner". DAWN.COM.
7. Chaudhry, Asif (25 September 2022). "Gujrat gets first RPO". DAWN.COM.
8. Staff Report (22 February 2023). "LHC suspends government's notification to defer creation of Gujrat division, Wazirabad district". The Nation. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
9. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
10. "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).