Darya Khan
title: "Darya Khan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-bhakkar-district"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-bhakkar-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darya_Khan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Darya Khan |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | City |
| imagesize | 240px |
| mapsize | 150 px |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Pakistan#Pakistan Punjab |
| subdivision_type | Pakistan |
| subdivision_name | Pakistan |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Punjab |
| population_total | 68,622 |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| elevation_m | 1487 |
| blank_name_sec2 | Number of Union councils |
| blank_info_sec2 | 2 |
| area_code | 30100 |
| area_code_type | 30110 |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
| website | https://bhakkar.punjab.gov.pk/ |
| :: |
| name = Darya Khan | native_name = | settlement_type = City | imagesize = 240px | mapsize = 150 px | coordinates = | pushpin_map = Pakistan#Pakistan Punjab | subdivision_type = Pakistan | subdivision_name = Pakistan | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Punjab | population_total = 68,622 | population_as_of = 2023 | elevation_m = 1487 | blank_name_sec2 = Number of Union councils | blank_info_sec2 = 2 | area_code = 30100 | area_code_type = 30110 | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | website = https://bhakkar.punjab.gov.pk/
Darya Khan () is a town in Bhakkar District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Darya Khan Tehsil. The town of Darya Khan is itself subdivided into two union councils. During British rule the railway station at Darya Khan was built as part of the North-Western Railway route. Darya Khan has a boys' secondary school built in 1928 by the Englishmen and a college in the middle of the town. Darya Khan is situated to the west of the Indus River.
Demographics
In 1972, the population of the town was 16,726; according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 68,622. ::data[format=table]
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 16,726 |
| 1981 | 25,877 |
| 1998 | 41,785 |
| 2017 | 60,856 |
| 2023 | 68,622 |
| :: |
References
References
- link. (February 9, 2012)
- [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_272.gif Dera Ismail Khān District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 266.]
- "Daryā Khān (Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
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