# Mandi Bahauddin District

Mandi Bahauddin (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع منڈی بہاء الدین) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Located in central Punjab, the district is bordered on the northwest by the Jhelum River, on the southeast by the Chenab River (which separates it from Gujranwala and Gujrat districts), and on the southwest by Sargodha District. The district has an area of 2,673 square kilometres (1,032 sq mi). Mandi district currently has a population of 1.5 million people. In 1998, it had a population of 1.16 million people.

## Administration

Mandi Bahauddin is subdivided into three tehsils and 80 Union Councils:
| # | District | Area (km$^2$) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km$^2$) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) | Union Councils |
| 1 | Mandi Bahauddin | 759 | 764,532 | 1,007.29 | 72.69% | 30 |
| 2 | Malakwal | 759 | 429,303 | 565.62 | 66.28% | 20 |
| 3 | Phalia | 1,155 | 635,651 | 550.35 | 70.11% | 30 |

## Geography

The district forms a central portion of the Chaj Doab lying between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. It lies from 30° 8' to 32° 40' N and 73° 36' to 73° 37' E. The tehsil headquarters towns of Phalia and Malikwal are 22.5 and 28.5 kilometres (14.0 and 17.7 mi) from Mandi Bahauddin, respectively. It is bounded in the north by the Jhelum river, which separates it from Jhelum district; on the west by Sargodha district, on the south by the river Chenab (which separates it from the Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts); and on the east by Gujrat district. The total area of the district is 2,673 square kilometres (1,032 sq mi). The district comprises the Mandi Bahauddin, Phalia, and Malakwal tehsils.

## Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Mandi Bahauddin district has 285,989 households and a population of 1,829,486. The district has a sex ratio of 100.54 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 70.27%: 74.89% for males and 65.70% for females. 457,547 (25.01% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 346,141 (18.92%) live in urban areas.
Religion in Mandi Bahauddin district (2023) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Islam | Islam | 99.40% | 99.40% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.08% | 0.08% |
Religion in Mandi Bahauddin District :
| Religious group | 1941 | 1941 | 2017 | 2017 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Religious group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Islam | 322,707 | 81.06% | 1,587,248 | 99.57% | 1,818,188 | 99.40% |
| Hinduism | 38,843 | 9.76% | 357 | 0.02% | 326 | 0.02% |
| Sikhism | 34,178 | 8.59% | — | — | 15 | ~0% |
| Christianity | 2,321 | 0.58% | 4,939 | 0.31% | 9,467 | 0.52% |
| Ahmadi | — | — | 1,438 | 0.09% | 1,123 | 0.06% |
| Others | 38 | 0.01% | 57 | 0.01% | 33 | ~0% |
| Total Population | 398,087 | 100% | 1,594,039 | 100% | 1,829,152 | 100% |
Languages of Mandi Bahauddin district (2023)
At the time of the 2023 census 93.2% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.57% Urdu and 1.77% Pashto as their first language. The dialect of Punjabi spoken here is Jatki (Shahpuri) with some minor influences from standard punjabi.
According to the 1998 Pakistan census, the population of the district was 1,160,552, 14.93% of whom lived in urban environments.

## Climate

This district has a moderate climate, hot in summer and cold in winter. During the peak of summer the temperature may rise to 48 °C (118 °F) during the day, but in the winter months the minimum temperature may fall below 3 °C (37 °F). The average rainfall in the district is 388 millimetres (15.3 in). This mainly resonates with weather from Islamabad.

## Notable people

* Hasan Ali cricketer,Pakistan National Cricket team
* Shaukat Ali folk singer
* Naved Arif, Pakistani cricketer
* Asif Bashir Bhagat, former MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab (PPP).
* Muhammad Khan Bhatti, former Provincial Secretary Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
* Imdad Ullah Bosal, Federal Secretary Finance of Pakistan, Gondal family of Tibba Manik Bosal
* Nasir Iqbal Bosal, MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan (PML-N, Ex PLM-Q),Gondal family of Tibba Manik Bosal
* Nadeem Afzal Chan, former MNA Member National Assembly of Pakistan (PPP, Ex PTI)
* Imtiaz Ahmed Chaudhary, MNA PTI
* Basma Riaz Choudhry, MPA Member Provincial Assembly of Punjab (PTI)(Ex-PML-Q)
* Nazar Muhammad Gondal, MNA former Federal Minister for Capital Administration & Development
* Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi, former Chief of Pakistan Air Force
* Khalid Mahmood Ranjha, MPA Parliamentary secretary for Law & Parliamentary Affairs (PMLN), Ranjha family of Kot Sher Muhammad
* Hasan Askari Rizvi, Chief Minister Punjab (Caretaker)
* Muhammad Binyamin Rizvi, former Minister of Punjab (PML-N)
* Muhammad Tariq Tarar, former M.N.A (PTI, Ex PPP)
* Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar, former MNA Federal Minister of Human Rights (PML-N, Ex PPP)
* Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Pakistani novelist, columnist, travel writer and TV host
* Hameeda Waheeduddin, MPA Minister of Women Development Punjab (PML-N, Ex PLM-Q)