Bahawalpur District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan, with capital the city of Bahawalpur. According to the 1998 Census it had a population of 2,433,091, of which 27.01% were urban. Bahawalpur district covers 24,830 km². Approximately two-thirds of the district is covered by the Cholistan Desert, which extends into the Thar Desert of India. The di…Bahawalpur District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan, with capital the city of Bahawalpur. According to the 1998 Census it had a population of 2,433,091, of which 27.01% were urban. Bahawalpur district covers 24,830 km². Approximately two-thirds of the district is covered by the Cholistan Desert, which extends into the Thar Desert of India. The district is a major producer of cotton.