# Basirpur

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{{Short description|Pakistani town}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = {{Nastaliq|[بصیر پور](/source/%3Aur%3ABasir_pur)}}
| official_name                   = Basirpur
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| settlement_type                 = City
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| subdivision_type                = [Country](/source/Country)
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1               = [Province](/source/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan)
| subdivision_name1               = [Punjab](/source/Punjab_(Pakistan))
| leader_title                    = Chairman
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| population_total                = 65,541
| population_as_of                = 2023 census
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| timezone1                       = [PKT](/source/Pakistan_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1                     = +5
| area_code                       = 044
| area_code_type                  = [Calling code](/source/List_of_dialling_codes_of_Pakistan)
| blank_name_sec1                 = Number of [town](/source/town)s
| blank_info_sec1                 = 1
| blank_name_sec2                 = Number of [Union councils](/source/Union_councils_of_Pakistan)
| blank_info_sec2                 = 06
| postal_code                     = 56010
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'''Basirpur'''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Google Maps|url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bas%C4%ABrpur,+Okara,+Punjab,+Pakistan/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x3917f533050f2d17:0x53427eb5f4810c79?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJy56y3sfkAhUStlkKHXtRDF8Q8gEwFnoECAwQBA|website = Google Maps|accessdate = 2015-09-05}}</ref> ([Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language),{{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|بصيرپور}}}}) is a town in [Depalpur Tehsil](/source/Depalpur_Tehsil) of [Okara District](/source/Okara_District) in the [Punjab](/source/Punjab_(Pakistan)) province of [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). It is located around 151&nbsp;km (94 miles) south west of [Lahore](/source/Lahore).

Basirpur is part of [Depalpur Tehsil](/source/Depalpur_Tehsil) and is administratively subdivided into three [Union councils](/source/Union_Councils_of_Pakistan).<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=24&dn=Okara Tehsils & Unions in the District of Okara - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043337/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=24&dn=Okara |date=2012-02-09 }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
The population of the city in 1972 was 15,872. According to the [2023 Census of Pakistan](/source/2023_Pakistani_census), the population has risen to 65,541.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Basīrpur (Okara, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/punjab/okara/7240302__bas%C4%ABrpur/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Census
!Population
|-
|1972
| style="text-align:right" |15,872
|-
|1981
| style="text-align:right" |24,032
|-
|1998
| style="text-align:right" |36,628
|-
|2017
| style="text-align:right" |48,307
|-
|2023
| style="text-align:right" |65,541
|}

==References==
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{{Okara District|state=Punjab}}
Category:Cities and towns in Okara District
{{Okara-geo-stub}}

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