According to notification No.SOR (LG)44-13/2015 dated 16 February 2017 of the Government of Punjab Local Govt. & community development department, Bahawalpur District has been divided into 109 union councils, of which 21 are urban union councils, while 88 are rural union councils.
Bahawalpur Union Councils List (Urban):
Here is the list of Urban union councils of Bahawalpur:

| Union Council No. | Union Council Name |
| 1 | Bahawalpur City |
| 2 | Bahawalpur City |
| 3 | Bahawalpur City |
| 4 | Bahawalpur City |
| 5 | Bahawalpur City |
| 6 | Mari Qasim Shah |
| 7 | Bahawalpur City |
| 8 | Bahawalpur City |
| 9 | Bahawalpur City |
| 10 | Bahawalpur City |
| 11 | Bahawalpur City |
| 12 | Bahawalpur City |
| 13 | Bahawalpur City |
| 14 | Bahawalpur City |
| 15 | Bahawalpur City |
| 16 | Bahawalpur City |
| 17 | Bahawalpur City |
| 18 | Bahawalpur City |
| 19 | Bahawalpur City |
| 20 | Khanuwali |
| 21 | Raman |
Rural Union Councils of Bahawalpur
Here is the list of Rural union councils of Bahawalpur:
| Union Council No. | Union Council Name |
| 1 | Sanjar |
| 2 | Abbas Nagar |
| 3 | Chak No.38/BC |
| 4 | Chak No.4/BC |
| 5 | Chak No.12/BC |
| 6 | Chak No.24/BC |
| 7 | Marri Sheikh Shajra |
| 8 | Khanqah Sharif |
| 9 | Tibba Miani |
| 10 | Rukani |
| 11 | Jalalabad |
| 12 | Miani |
| 13 | Jamrani Kohna |
| 14 | Jamal Channar |
| 15 | Jindoo Missan |
| 16 | Goth Mehrab |
| 17 | Wahi Hussain |
| 18 | Jamal Pur |
| 19 | Shahpur |
| 20 | Qaimpur |
| 21 | Khairu Ghazi Khanana |
| 22 | Pallah |
| 23 | Hasipur Old |
| 24 | Chak No.71/Fateh |
| 25 | Chak No.79/Fateh |
| 26 | Chak No.58/Fateh |
| 27 | Chak No.89/Fateh |
| 28 | Chak No.188/M |
| 29 | Chak No.163/M |
| 30 | Chak No.192/M |
| 31 | Guddan |
| 32 | Israni |
| 33 | Behli |
| 34 | Kotla Qaim Khan |
| 35 | Syed Imam Shah |
| 36 | Sheikh Wahan |
| 37 | Karampur |
| 38 | Inayati |
| 39 | Nuashera Jadeed |
| 40 | Janu Wala |
| 41 | Mubarak Pur |
| 42 | Ali Kharak |
| 43 | Mud Peer Wah |
| 44 | Tibbi Izzat |
| 45 | Mehrab Wala |
| 46 | Sukhail |
| 47 | Sheikh Roshan |
| 48 | Khuda Bukhsh Mahar |
| 49 | Mandhal |
| 50 | Ghalwan |
| 51 | Hathaiji |
| 52 | Khairpur Daha |
| 53 | Dhoor Kot |
| 54 | Wahi Bhalwal Shah |
| 55 | Noonari |
| 56 | Kotla Moosa Khan |
| 57 | Ghous Pur |
| 58 | Uch Bukhari |
| 59 | Uch Jillani |
| 60 | Khurrampur |
| 61 | Kulab |
| 62 | Channi Goth |
| 63 | Rajar Hoo |
| 64 | Mahand |
| 65 | Kot Khalifa |
| 66 | Bun Wala |
| 67 | Sadiq Abad |
| 68 | Bakhtiari |
| 69 | Chanab Rasoorpur |
| 70 | Chak No.68/DB |
| 71 | Chak No.44/DB |
| 72 | Chak No.50/DB |
| 73 | Chak No.88/DB |
| 74 | Chak No.106/DB |
| 75 | Chak No.108/DB |
| 76 | Chak No.117/DB |
| 77 | Chak No.67/DB |
| 78 | Chak No.6/DNB |
| 79 | Chak No.17/DNB |
| 80 | Chak No.35/DNB |
| 81 | Chak No.36/DNB |
| 82 | Chak No.22/DNB |
| 83 | Chak No.47/DNB |
| 84 | Chak No.98/DNB |
| 85 | Channan Pir |
| 86 | Derawar |
| 87 | Merana |
| 88 | Chak No.75/DB |