Bhakkar

Bhakkar district, Punjab — 1,957,470 people at the 2023 census.

Census, 1981 to 2023

Indicator	1981	1998	2017	2023
Population	665,884	1,051,456	1,647,852	1,957,470
Urban population		168,674	259,654	352,434
Yearly growth since the previous census		2.72%	2.39%	2.92%
Literacy rate (age 10+)		34.2%		55.7%
Female literacy rate		17.6%		43.9%
Average household size		6.60	6.12	6.20
Males per 100 females		107.5	104.8	108.0
Urban share		16.0%	15.8%	18.0%
People per km²		129	202	240
Area		8,153 km²	8,153 km²	8,153 km²

Schooling, connectivity and living conditions

Indicator	2014-15	2019-20	Punjab, 2019-20
Adult literacy (15+)	49.0%	49.0%	61.0%
Net primary enrolment	70.0%	72.0%	70.0%
Children out of school (5-16)		26.0%	24.0%
People using the internet		5.65%	19.7%
People owning a mobile phone		40.1%	45.0%
Households with a smartphone		12.1%	34.4%
Households with tap water	5.00%	1.48%	12.7%
Households with a flush toilet	47.0%	61.0%	89.0%
Households cooking with gas		4.94%	50.0%
Households lit by electricity		92.1%	95.7%
Children (12-23 months) vaccinated against measles		93.0%	91.0%
Households moderately or severely food-insecure		15.0%	15.7%

Businesses and farms

Business establishments (2023)	62,867
People working in them (2023)	149,172
Farms (2024)	165,761
Cultivated area (2024)	1,771,229 acres
Tractors (2024)	22,573
Tubewells and lift pumps (2024)	84,134
Cattle (2024)	1,276,225
Buffaloes (2024)	553,358
Goats (2024)	1,204,693

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. About the data · All districts