Chakwal Tehsil
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chakwal Tehsil
{{Nastaliq|تحصِيل چکوال}}
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Tehsil
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Chakwalتحصیل .png
| image_size = 275px
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Pakistan
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Pakistan
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Punjab
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Chakwal District
| subdivision_type3 = Capital
| subdivision_name3 = Chakwal
| subdivision_type4 = Towns
| subdivision_name4 = 1
| subdivision_type5 = District Council
| subdivision_name5 = Chakwal
| subdivision_type6 = No. of Union Councils
| subdivision_name6 = 30
(5 urban+
25 rural)
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| leader_title = Nazim
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Naib nazim
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3120
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf|title=DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB|date=2024-10-05|access-date=2024-10-05|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}
| population_total = 768,622
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 244042 (31.75%)
| population_rural = 524,580 (68.25%)
| timezone = PST
| utc_offset = +5
| timezone_DST = PDT
| utc_offset_DST = +5
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| website = {{URL|tmachakwal.lgpunjab.org.pk|TMA Chakwal}}
}}
Chakwal Tehsil ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|تحصِيل چکوال}}}}), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 30 Union Councils - five of which form the capital Chakwal.[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=6&dn=Chakwal Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124031142/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=6&dn=Chakwal |date=January 24, 2008 }} During British rule the tehsil was part of Jhelum District, according to the 1901 census the population was 160,316 compared to 164,912 in 1891. At the time the tehsil contained 248 villages.[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_132.gif Chakwāl Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 126.]
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|colspan=12 bgcolor="#E0E0E0"|Name Of Union Council & Its Population (1998) | |
Union Council | Population ( Thousand Persons) |
---|---|
Chakwal City-1
| 15475 | |
Chakwal City-2
| 16172 | |
Chakwal City-3
| 14909 | |
Chakwal City-4
| 17302 | |
Chakwal City-5
| 16650 | |
Mureed
| 15971 | |
Odherwal
| 18973 | |
Karyala
| 16212 | |
Dab
| 21397 | |
Balkassar
| 20408 | |
Dhudial
| 13682 | |
Saral
| 15253 | |
Mangwal
| 17245 | |
Chak Umra
| 17288 | |
Padshahan
| 15760 | |
Chak Malook
| 19888 | |
Bheen
| 10050 | |
Balkassar
| 19866 | |
Warwal
| 14097 | |
Dullah
| 14859 | |
Begal
| 15149 | |
Kot Chaudhrian
| 15429 | |
Karsal
| 11991 | |
Jand
| 16413 | |
Mulhal Mughlan
| 19390 | |
Jandkhan Zada
| 11366 | |
Dumman
| 9842 | |
Khotian (Sehgalabad)
| 18755 | |
Choa Ganj Ali Shah
| 12225 | |
Jaswal
| 14186 |
References
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