# Sargodha Division

Sargodha Division is an administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sargodha city is the capital of the division. 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. But in 2008, the division system was restored again after the restoration of democratic government system.

## Districts

It consists of the following districts:
* Sargodha
* Khushab
In 2023, Mianwali and Bhakkar District shifted to newly established Mianwali Division.
| # | District | Headquarter | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) |
| 1 | Sargodha | Sargodha | 5,854 | 4,334,448 | 740.1 | 66.73% |
| 2 | Khushab | Jauharabad | 6,511 | 1,501,089 | 230.8 | 62.52% |

## List of the Tehsils

| # | Tehsil | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) | Districts |
| 1 | Khushab | 2,115 | 816,682 | 386.14 | 65.94% | Khushab District |
| 2 | Noorpur Thal | 2,500 | 264,597 | 105.84 | 55.58% | Khushab District |
| 3 | Quaidabad | 1,080 | 274,959 | 254.59 | 55.11% | Khushab District |
| 4 | Naushera (Wadi-e-Soon) | 816 | 144,851 | 177.51 | 70.43% | Khushab District |
| 5 | Bhalwal | 663 | 387,262 | 584.11 | 79.31% | Sargodha District |
| 6 | Bhera | 504 | 384,403 | 762.70 | 67.37% | Sargodha District |
| 7 | Kot Momin | 948 | 544,208 | 574.06 | 56.33% | Sargodha District |
| 8 | Sahiwal | 829 | 407,487 | 491.54 | 63.34% | Sargodha District |
| 9 | Sargodha | 1,536 | 1,800,455 | 1,172.17 | 71.82% | Sargodha District |
| 10 | Shahpur | 769 | 424,746 | 552.34 | 61.85% | Sargodha District |
| 11 | Sillanwali | 607 | 385,887 | 635.73 | 63.07% | Sargodha District |

## Constituencies

| Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
| PP-71 Sargodha-I | NA-82 Sargodha-I | Sargodha |
| PP-72 Sargodha-II | NA-82 Sargodha-I | Sargodha |
| PP-73 Sargodha-III | NA-83 Sargodha-II | Sargodha |
| PP-74 Sargodha-IV | NA-83 Sargodha-II | Sargodha |
| PP-75 Sargodha-V | NA-84 Sargodha-III | Sargodha |
| PP-76 Sargodha-VI | NA-84 Sargodha-III | Sargodha |
| PP-77 Sargodha-VII | NA-85 Sargodha-IV | Sargodha |
| PP-78 Sargodha-VIII | NA-85 Sargodha-IV | Sargodha |
| PP-79 Sargodha-IX | NA-86 Sargodha-V | Sargodha |
| PP-80 Sargodha-X | NA-86 Sargodha-V | Sargodha |
| PP-81 Khushab-I | NA-87 Khushab-I | Khushab |
| PP-82 Khushab-II | NA-87 Khushab-I | Khushab |
| PP-83 Khushab-III | NA-88 Khushab-II | Khushab |
| PP-84 Khushab-IV | NA-88 Khushab-II | Khushab |

## Demographics

According to 2023 census, Sargodha division had a population of 9,591,275.

## 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.