Tehsil Bhakkar is one of the four tehsils of district Bhakkar. It spreads over an area of 2,427 square kilometres with a population of 424,488 (as per DCR 1998).

It is bounded on north by Mianwali district, on the east by Khushab and Jhang districts. On the south lies district Layyah and on the west is Dera Ismail Khan district with river Indus in between these two districts.

Bhakkar was raised to the level of Municipal Committee in 1971-72. After the implementation of Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001, it was given the status of TMA.