Taunsa Tehsil
Taunsa Tehsil
تحصِيل تونسہ | |
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  Taunsa Tehsil Location in Pakistan  Taunsa Tehsil Taunsa Tehsil (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′28″N 70°39′06″E / 30.7077294°N 70.6516594°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Taunsa |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 2,769 km2 (1,069 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 796,777 |
• Estimate (2023) | 580,592 (Splitting Vehova Tehsil) |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 158,122 (19.85%) |
| • Rural | 638,655 (80.15%) |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate | 57.96% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Taunsa (Urdu: تحصِيل تونسہ) is a Tehsil (subdivision) of Taunsa District, Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is Taunsa city.[2]
Administration
[edit]Taunsa tehsil is administratively subdivided into 24 Union Councils. These are:[2]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 101,201 | — |
| 1961 | 116,729 | +1.44% |
| 1972 | 162,082 | +3.03% |
| 1981 | 225,800 | +3.75% |
| 1998 | 365,684 | +2.88% |
| 2017 | 677,785 | +3.30% |
| 2023 | 796,777 | +2.73% |
| Sources: [3][4] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Taunsa tehsil has population of 796,777. Out of which, Urban population is 158,122 which is nearly 19.85% and rural population is 638,655.[5]
As of the 2023 census, Taunsa Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 57.96%, with male literacy at 68.38% and female literacy at 46.94%.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
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