Demographics of Bahawalpur

 

According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the city’s population was recorded to have risen to 762,111 from 408,395 in 1998. The Bakhri are a clan found in the Shabr Farid ilaqa of Bahawalpur claiming Rajput origin. They were previously converted to Islam but fearing to return to their Hindu roots they settled down in Multan as weavers.