Muzaffargarh Tehsil
Muzaffargarh Tehsil
تحصِيل مظفرگڑھ | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab, Pakistan |
| District | Muzaffargarh |
| Capital | Muzaffargarh |
| Towns | 1 |
| Union councils | 35 |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 2,377 km2 (918 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 1,905,995 |
| • Density | 801.8/km2 (2,077/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 267,702 (14.05%) |
| • Rural | 1,638,293 (85.95%) |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Postal code | 34200 |
| Area code | 066 |
Muzaffargarh Tehsil (Urdu: تحصِيل مظفرگڑھ), is a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Muzaffargarh District that falls in Dera Ghazi Khan Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Administration
The tehsil of Muzaffargarh is administratively subdivided into 35 Union Councils.[8] These are:
- Ahmed Mohana
- Aludaywall
- Baseera (Muzaffargarh)
- Basti Karak
- Brahimwall, Chak Ferazi
- Darain, Ganga
- Garey Wahin
- Ghazanfargarh
- Gul Wala
- Jaggatpur
- Karamdad Qureshi
- Khangarh
- Khanpur Shumali
- Lutkaran
- M.Garh City No.1
- M.Garh City No.2
- M.Garh City No.3
- Manika Bhutta
- Mehra Sherqi
- Mgarh City No.4
- Minkpur
- Muradabad
- Nohanwali
- Rangpur
- Rohillanwali
- Shah Jamal
- Sharif Chajrah
- Taleeri
- Thatha Qureshi
- Umer pur Janubi
- Usman Koria
- Uttra Sindeela
- Wah Pitafi
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 234,856 | — |
| 1961 | 290,986 | +2.17% |
| 1972 | 420,514 | +3.40% |
| 1981 | 574,892 | +3.54% |
| 1998 | 982,866 | +3.20% |
| 2017 | 1,625,487 | +2.68% |
| 2023 | 1,905,995 | +2.69% |
| Sources: [9][10] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Muzaffargarh tehsil has population of 1,905,995. Out of which, Urban population is 267,702 which is nearly 14.05% and rural population is 1,638,293.[11]
As of the 2023 census, Muzaffargarh Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 46.84%, with male literacy at 54.07% and female literacy at 39.23%.[12]
References
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "District Website". muzaffargarh.dc.lhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "District Profile | Muzaffargarh". muzaffargarh.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "NDMA Monsoon 2022 Daily Situation Report No 042 (1300 hrs 25 July 2022 – 1300 hrs 26 July 2022) - Pakistan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "2800 bags of wheat seed, fertilizer distributed among 350 farmers". The Nation. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Flood updates: Death toll soars to 359". The Express Tribune. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Report, Dawn (30 July 2022). "Villagers asked to evacuate to safety from flood". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "NRB: Local Government Elections". 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Lahore School.
- ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2025.
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2025.