Sialkot Tehsil
Sialkot Tehsil
تحصیل سیالکوٹ | |
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Tehsil | |
 Tehsil Municipal Administration logo | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Punjab |
| District | Sialkot |
| Capital | Sialkot |
| Union councils | 52 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Municipal Administration |
| • Administrator | Muhammad Umer Sher Chatta |
| • Municipal Officer | Muhammad Zaffar Qureshi |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 901 km2 (348 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 2,088,201 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 948,880 (45.44%) |
| • Rural | 1,139,321 (54.56%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Website | TMA Sialkot |
Sialkot (Urdu: تحصیل سیالکوٹ), is a tehsil located in Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 52 Union Councils.[3]
History
[edit]According to the 1901 census, taken during British rule the tehsil of Sialkot contained 637 villages and a population of 312,688 an increase of almost 10,000 since the 1891 census (302,866). The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs.4,00,000.[4]
Administration
[edit]The tehsil is subdivided into 52 union councils [citation needed], these are:
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Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 1,207,744 | — |
| 2017 | 1,796,151 | +2.11% |
| 2023 | 2,088,201 | +2.54% |
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According to the 2023 census, Sialkot Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan, has a population of 2,088,201, with 1,139,321 residing in rural areas and 948,880 in urban areas. The tehsil encompasses 52 union councils and includes the city of Sialkot as its administrative center.The urban population of Sialkot city is 835,337, comprising 428,363 males and 406,499 females. Sialkot Tehsil covers an area of 901 square kilometers, resulting in a population density of approximately 2,314 people per square kilometer. The literacy rate in the district is 65%, indicating a significant emphasis on education.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "TMA Sialkot: Administrative Setup". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sialkot - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Siālkot Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 328.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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