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Khairpur Tamiwali Tehsil

Coordinates: 29°34′48″N 72°13′58″E / 29.5800°N 72.2328°E / 29.5800; 72.2328
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Khairpur Tamiwali Tehsil
تحصیل خیر پور ٹامیوالی
Tehsil
Location of Khairpur Tamiwali Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
Location of Khairpur Tamiwali Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DistrictBahawalpur
CapitalKhairpur Tamewali
Government
 • MNAMian Riaz Husain Pirzada
 • MPAMian Kazim Ali Pirzada
 • Editor of PageMuhammad Imran Haidery
Area
 • Tehsil
993 km2 (383 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Tehsil
290,582
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
 • Urban
47,284 (16.27%)
 • Rural
243,298 (83.73%)
Literacy (2023)
 • Literacy rate45.82%
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Khairpur Tamewali Tehsil (Urdu, Punjabi: تحصیل خیر پور ٹامیوالی) is an administrative tehsil (subdivision) of Bahawalpur District in the southern part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Khairpur Tamewali is the tehsil headquarters which is administratively subdivided into eight union councils.[2]

Organisation and demographics

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Khairpur Tamewali Tehsil's municipal administration is headed by the Tehsil Municipal Administrator while TMOs are also available to monitor developmental, sanitary, and infra-structure projects.

The main administrative districts are Khairpur Tamewali, Behli, Guddan, Inaiti, Israni, Jhandani, Kotla Qaim Khan and Syed Imam Shah.

Khairpur Tamewali is used for military training purposes due to its geographical area. Most of the desert area is under the control of the Pakistan Army. There is also a military airbase which is used to train multiple air forces including those of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, China, Oman and Pakistan.

Languages include Saraiki, Punjabi, and Urdu.

Shrine of famous Sufi saint Peer Syed Ghulam Mohyudin Gillani (Peer Syed Chup Shah Sarkar) is located near Khairpur Tamiwali Police Station, he is one of the descendants of Ghaus Pak Abdul Qadir Gillani and also from the family of Muhammad. His son Chan Peer is also interred with him.

Another ancient 200+ years old Shrine of Syed Badar Shah Gillani is present nearby.

Hazrat Khawaja Khuda Bux shrine is also famous for its annual event gatherings for Mela (Urs Khwaja Khuda Bux).

Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
195151,820—    
196160,824+1.61%
197291,412+3.77%
1981117,133+2.79%
1998184,914+2.72%
2017262,923+1.87%
2023290,582+1.68%
Source: [3][4]

As of the 2023 census, Khairpur Tamiwali Tehsil has population of 290,582.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bahawalpur
  3. ^ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference pmsip was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).

Languages

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Saraiki is the base language of Khairpur Tamewali To communicate Mostly spoken languages are Saraiki, Urdu, Punjabi

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