# Dera Ghazi Khan Division

Dera Ghazi Khan Division is an administrative division of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. The division was established in 1982.

## History

During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed a district of Multan Division. Dera Ghazi Khan was made into a separate division in 1982 and took more than 60% land area of Multan division. The division system was abolished in 2000 but restored in 2008 after the restoration of democracy in the country.

## List of the Districts

| District | Capital | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) |
| Taunsa | Taunsa | 8,108 | ... | 240 | ... |
| Kot Addu | Kot Addu | 3,471 | ... | 390 | ... |
| Layyah | Layyah | 6,289 | 2,102,386 | 334.5 | 61.83% |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | Dera Ghazi Khan | 3,814 | 3,393,705 | 285.8 | 46.78% |
| Muzaffargarh | Muzaffargarh | 4,778 | 5,015,325 | 607.5 | 47.99% |
| Rajanpur | Rajanpur | 12,319 | 2,381,049 | 193.3 | 36.09% |

## List of the Tehsils

| Tehsil | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) | Districts |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | 2,012 | 1,443,409 | 717.40 | 47.25% | Dera Ghazi Khan District |
| De-Excluded Area D.G. Khan | ... | ... | ... | ... | Dera Ghazi Khan District |
| Kot Chutta | 1,802 | 904,836 | 502.13 | 38.61% | Dera Ghazi Khan District |
| Muhammadpur | ... | ... | ... | ... | Jampur District |
| Jampur | 2,322 | 1,012,039 | 435.85 | 38.07% | Jampur District |
| Dajal | ... | ... | ... | ... | Jampur District |
| Tribal Area | ... | ... | ... | ... | Jampur District |
| Chowk Sarwar Shaheed | 1,785 | 414,578 | 232.26 | 55.50% | Kot Addu District |
| Kot Addu | 1,686 | 1,072,180 | 635.93 | 58.19% | Kot Addu District |
| Karor Lal Esan | 1,823 | 684,729 | 375.61 | 62.43% | Layyah District |
| Chaubara | 2,754 | 299,082 | 108.60 | 58.42% | Layyah District |
| Layyah | 1,712 | 1,118,575 | 653.37 | 62.34% | Layyah District |
| Jatoi | 1,010 | 862,046 | 853.51 | 40.67% | Muzaffargarh District |
| Alipur | 1,391 | 760,526 | 546.75 | 39.15% | Muzaffargarh District |
| Muzaffargarh | 2,377 | 1,905,995 | 801.85 | 46.84% | Muzaffargarh District |
| Rojhan | 2,905 | 474,077 | 163.19 | ... | Rajanpur District |
| Rajanpur | 2,078 | 853,192 | 410.58 | 36.09% | Rajanpur District |
| De-Excluded Area Rajanpur | 5,013 | 41,741 | 113.13 | 8.60% | Rajanpur District |
| Koh-e-Suleman | 5,339 | 248,683 | 46.58 | 36.04% | Taunsa District |
| Taunsa | 2,769 | 796,777 | 287.75 | 57.96% | Taunsa District |
| Vehova | ... | ... | ... | ... | Taunsa District |

## Demographics
### Population

The division's population was 12.89 million in 2023 census.

## Constituencies

| Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
| PP-268 Muzaffargarh-I | NA-175 Muzaffargarh-I | Muzaffargarh |
| PP-269 Muzaffargarh-II | NA-175 Muzaffargarh-I | Muzaffargarh |
| PP-270 Muzaffargarh-III | NA-176 Muzaffargarh-II | Muzaffargarh |
| PP-271 Muzaffargarh-IV | NA-176 Muzaffargarh-II | Muzaffargarh |
| PP-272 Muzaffargarh-V | NA-177 Muzaffargarh-III | Muzaffargarh |
| PP-273 Muzaffargarh-VI | NA-177 Muzaffargarh-III | Muzaffargarh |
| PP-274 Muzaffargarh-VII | NA-178 Muzaffargarh-IV | Muzaffargarh |
| PP-275 Muzaffargarh-VIII | NA-178 Muzaffargarh-IV | Muzaffargarh |
| PP-276 Kot Addu-I | NA-179 Kot Addu-I | Kot Addu |
| PP-278 Kot Addu-III | NA-179 Kot Addu-I | Kot Addu |
| PP-277 Kot Addu-II | NA-180 Kot Addu-II | Kot Addu |
| PP-279 Layyah-I | NA-181 Layyah-I | Layyah |
| PP-280 Layyah-II | NA-181 Layyah-I | Layyah |
| PP-281 Layyah-III | NA-181 Layyah-I | Layyah |
| PP-282 Layyah-IV | NA-182 Layyah-II | Layyah |
| PP-283 Layyah-V | NA-182 Layyah-II | Layyah |
| PP-284 Taunsa-I | NA-183 Taunsa | Taunsa |
| PP-285 Taunsa-II | NA-183 Taunsa | Taunsa |
| PP-286 Dera Ghazi Khan-I | NA-184 Dera Ghazi Khan-I | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| PP-287 Dera Ghazi Khan-II | NA-184 Dera Ghazi Khan-I | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan-III | NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| PP-289 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV | NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| PP-290 Dera Ghazi Khan-V | NA-186 Dera Ghazi Khan-III | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| PP-291 Dera Ghazi Khan-VI | NA-186 Dera Ghazi Khan-III | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| PP-292 Rajanpur-I | NA-187 Rajanpur-I | Rajanpur |
| PP-293 Rajanpur-II | NA-187 Rajanpur-I | Rajanpur |
| PP-294 Rajanpur-III | NA-188 Rajanpur-II | Rajanpur |
| PP-295 Rajanpur-IV | NA-188 Rajanpur-II | Rajanpur |
| PP-296 Rajanpur-V | NA-189 Rajanpur-III | Rajanpur |
| PP-297 Rajanpur-VI | NA-189 Rajanpur-III | Rajanpur |