Fort Abbas Tehsil
Fort Abbas Tehsil
تحصِيل فورٹ عباس | |
|---|---|
Location of Fort Abbas Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Bahawalnagar |
| Headquarters | Fort Abbas |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 2,536 km2 (979 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 510,253 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 134,065 (26.27%) |
| • Rural | 376,188 (73.73%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Fort Abbas (Urdu: تحصِيل فورٹ عباس) is a tehsil located in Bahawalnagar District, Punjab, Pakistan.
History
The area currently encompassed by Fort Abbas Tehsil was a thriving center of ancient Hakra civilization. A survey of the Cholistan region from 1947 to 1977 dated Hakra ceramics to 5000 BCE.[2]
Geography
Fort Abbas Tehsil has an area of 2,536 km2.[3]
Adjacent tehsils
- Haroonabad Tehsil (northeast)
- Anupgarh Tehsil, Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan, India (northeast)
- Gharsana Tehsil, Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan, India (southeast)
- Khajuwala Tehsil, Bikaner District, Rajasthan, India (southwest)
- Yazman Tehsil, Bahawalpur District (west)
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 64,749 | — |
| 1961 | 102,362 | +4.69% |
| 1972 | 136,060 | +2.62% |
| 1981 | 195,476 | +4.11% |
| 1998 | 285,596 | +2.26% |
| 2017 | 422,768 | +2.09% |
| 2023 | 510,253 | +3.18% |
| Sources:[4] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Fort Abbas Tehsil had a population of 510,253. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan there were 422,768 people living in Fort Abbas Tehsil in 67,121 households. Its population in 1998 was 285,596.[5]
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.
- ^ Khan, Sohail (2016-06-17). "Ancient Hakra forts victim of officials neglect". The Nation. Nawa-i-Waqt. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "PLANNING REPORT BAHAWALNAGAR 2008" (PDF). Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company: Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP). 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "PROVINCE WISE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CENSUS - 2017" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-05-02.