Rahim Yar Khan

Rahim Yar Khan ( رحیم یار خان) is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 17th largest city of Pakistan by population.[3] It is the capital of Rahim Yar Khan District and Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into nine Union Councils. In 1881, Nawab of Bahawalpur gave this city its current name by naming it after his first-born son and crown prince Rahim Yar Khan.[4][5]

For the district, see Rahim Yar Khan District. For the tehsil, see Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil.

Rahim Yar Khan


رحیم یار خان
City
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Rahim Yar Khan
Location of Rahim Yar Khan
Rahim Yar Khan
Rahim Yar Khan (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 28°25′12″N 70°18′0″E
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DistrictRahim Yar Khan
Government
 • Deputy Commissioner Rahim Yar KhanAli Shehzad[1]
Area
 • Total45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 • Total420,419
 • Rank17th, Pakistan
 • Density9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code068
Number of tehsils4
Number of Union councils139

Demographics

The population of city in 1998 was 233,537, but according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population rose to 420,419 with a growth of about 80.02% in 19 years.[6]

Education

The literacy rate in the district is 38% total for the 10th grade level school, locally known as 'graduating the Matric Examination'.[7]

Educational institutes

There are several notable educational institutes in the city, some of them are as follow:

Transport
Road in Rahim Yar Khan
Flyover in Rahim Yar Khan

Air

Shaikh Zayed International Airport is located in Rahim Yar Khan. It serves the people of city with domestic and international flights.[8] There are daily flight from this airport to Karachi, twice in a week to/from Lahore, and once a week to Islamabad.

Rail
Rahim Yar Khan railway station

Rahim Yar Khan is connected with rest of the country through rail. The Rahim Yar Khan railway station is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on the Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line.

References
  1. https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=30_11_2019_002_005
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-100T.html
  3. "Pakistan City & Town Population List". Tageo.com website. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. Profile of the city of Rahim Yar Khan on world66.com website Retrieved 11 March 2018
  5. Rahim Yar Khan to become municipal corporation Samaa TV News website, Published 13 December 2017, Retrieved 11 March 2018
  6. http://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-100T.html
  7. Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (2014-2015) Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website, Published March 2016, Retrieved 12 March 2018
  8. https://www.world-airport-codes.com/pakistan/sheikh-zayed-international-6188.html
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