diff --git a/docs/PopulationPyramid/PopulationPyramid.md b/docs/PopulationPyramid/PopulationPyramid.md
index c272b45c..ba95d4f2 100644
--- a/docs/PopulationPyramid/PopulationPyramid.md
+++ b/docs/PopulationPyramid/PopulationPyramid.md
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@
 | barBorderRadius              | number                     | boder radius of the bars                                                                                         | 0                        |
 | leftBarBorderRadius          | number                     | boder width of the bars displayed in the left half of the pyramid                                                | 0                        |
 | rightBarBorderRadius         | number                     | boder width of the bars displayed in the right half of the pyramid                                               | 0                        |
+| onLeftPress                  | (item, index) => void      | Callback function called when a left bar is pressed. Takes 2 params- item and index.                             | \_                       |
+| onRightPress                 | (item, index) => void      | Callback function called when a right bar is pressed. Takes 2 params- item and index.                            | \_                       |
 | allCornersRounded            | boolean                    | when set to true, border radius will apply to all the four corners of the bars, else applied only on outer edges | false                    |
 | showSurplus                  | boolean                    | shows surplus values on the edges in highlighted colors (extra width of the bigger bar is highlighted )          | false                    |
 | showSurplusLeft              | boolean                    | shows surplus values on the left edges in highlighted colors (extra width of the bigger bar is highlighted )     | \_                       |
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36bf4012..040df6a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-gifted-charts",
-  "version": "1.4.42",
+  "version": "1.4.43",
   "description": "The most complete library for Bar, Line, Area, Pie, Donut, Stacked Bar and Population Pyramid charts in React Native. Allows 2D, 3D, gradient, animations and live data updates.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "files": [
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "gifted-charts-core": "0.1.42"
+    "gifted-charts-core": "0.1.43"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.24.8",
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
     "typescript": "^5.5.4"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "expo-linear-gradient": "*",
     "react": "*",
     "react-native": "*",
     "react-native-linear-gradient": "*",
-    "expo-linear-gradient": "*",
     "react-native-svg": "*"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
diff --git a/release-notes/release-notes.md b/release-notes/release-notes.md
index 2141f4ed..095aa335 100644
--- a/release-notes/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## 🎉 1.4.43
+
+1. Added `onLeftPress` and `onRightPress` props to Population charts. See https://github.com/Abhinandan-Kushwaha/react-native-gifted-charts/discussions/855
+2. Fix BarChart crash when maxValue is 0. Thanks to [sakisdog](https://github.com/sakisdog) for the PR- https://github.com/Abhinandan-Kushwaha/gifted-charts-core/pull/55
+
+---
+
+---
+
+---
+
 # 🎉 1.4.42
 
 ## ✨ Features added-
diff --git a/src/PopulationPyramid/index.tsx b/src/PopulationPyramid/index.tsx
index 500cfea1..d2229678 100644
--- a/src/PopulationPyramid/index.tsx
+++ b/src/PopulationPyramid/index.tsx
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ export const PopulationPyramid = (props: PopulationPyramidPropsType) => {
                 fill={item.leftBarColor ?? leftBarColor}
                 stroke={item.leftBarBorderColor ?? leftBarBorderColor}
                 strokeWidth={leftBorderWidth}
+                onPress={() => props.onLeftPress?.(item, index)}
               />
               <ClipPath id={'cp-left' + index}>
                 <Rect {...leftBarCommonProps} />
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ export const PopulationPyramid = (props: PopulationPyramidPropsType) => {
                 fill={item.rightBarColor ?? rightBarColor}
                 stroke={item.rightBarBorderColor ?? rightBarBorderColor}
                 strokeWidth={rightBorderWidth}
+                onPress={() => props.onRightPress?.(item, index)}
               />
               <ClipPath id={'cp-right' + index}>
                 <Rect {...rightBarCommonProps} />