Pasrur Tehsil
Pasrur Tehsil
تحصیل پسرور | |
|---|---|
  Pasrur Tehsil  Pasrur Tehsil | |
| Coordinates: 32°15′45″N 74°39′27″E / 32.2625°N 74.6576°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Sialkot |
| Capital | Pasrur |
| Towns | 3 |
| Union councils | 28 |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,016 km2 (392 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 970,366 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 131,857 (13.6%) |
| • Rural | 838,509 (86.4%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 052 |
Pasrur (Urdu: تحصیل پسرور) is a tehsil of the Sialkot District in Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Pasrur serves as its capital and namesake.[2]
The tehsil, an administrative unit, was created during British rule in India, with its administrative centre located in the city of Pasrur. The tehsil covers a total area of 1,020 km2 (394 sq mi), and its oldest village is Sabo Bhadiar, located near Qila Kallar Wala.[3] Village Maanga is also located in Tehsil Pasrur.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 611,871 | — |
| 2017 | 840,847 | +1.69% |
| 2023 | 970,366 | +2.42% |
| Sources:[4] | ||
According to the 2023 census, Pasrur Tehsil in Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan, has a population of 970,366. The urban population of Pasrur Municipal Committee is 102,717, comprising 52,364 males and 50,286 females. Pasrur Tehsil covers an area of 975 square kilometers, resulting in a population density of approximately 995.25 people per square kilometer. The literacy rate in Pasrur Tehsil is 74.52%. For context, Sialkot District, which includes Pasrur Tehsil, has a total population of 4,499,394 as of 2023.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sialkot - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 20, page 23 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
