Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil
Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil
تحصِيل ڈيره غازى خان | |
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Tehsil | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Capital | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Towns | 1 |
| Union councils | 41 |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,457 km2 (563 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 1,443,409 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 526,005 (36.45%) |
| • Rural | 917,404 (63.55%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate (2023) | 47.25% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: تحصِيل ڈيره غازى خان), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The capital of the tehsil is Dera Ghazi Khan.
History
Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil was created as a subdivision of Dera Ghazi Khan District during British rule. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 193,744, compared with 177,062 in 1891.[2]
Administration
The tehsil of Dera Ghazi Khan is administratively subdivided into 41 Union Councils, seven of which form the capital - Dera Ghazi Khan, the remaining 34 Unions are:[3]
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Basti Ahmadani
Demography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | 237,786 | — |
| 1961 | 310,946 | +2.72% |
| 1972 | 464,679 | +3.72% |
| 1981 | 635,612 | +3.54% |
| 1998 | 1,151,236 | +3.56% |
| 2017 | 1,224,964 | +0.33% |
| 2023 | 1,443,409 | +2.77% |
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As of the 2023 census, Dera Ghazi Khan tehsil has population of 1,443,409. Out of which, Urban population is 526,005 which is nearly 36.45% and rural population is 917,404.
References
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Dera Ghāzi Khān Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 257.
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
