Sialkot Tehsil
{{short description|Tehsil in Sialkot, Pakistan}}
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| name = Sialkot Tehsil
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|تحصیل سیالکوٹ}}
| settlement_type = Tehsil
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Punjab, Pakistan}} Punjab
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Sialkot
| subdivision_type3 = Capital
| subdivision_name3 = Sialkot
| subdivision_type4 = Towns
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| subdivision_type5 = Union councils
| subdivision_name5 = 52
| government_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.tmasialkot.lgpunjab.org.pk/Administrative-Setup.html|title=TMA Sialkot: Administrative Setup|access-date=2018-04-27|publisher=Local Government Punjab}}
| government_type = Tehsil Municipal Administration
| leader_title = Administrator
| leader_name = Muhammad Umer Sher Chatta
| leader_title1 = Municipal Officer
| leader_name1 = Muhammad Zaffar Qureshi
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| area_total_km2 = 901
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| population_as_of = 2023
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_1_punjab_districts.pdf|title=DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB|date=2024-01-03|access-date=2024-04-27|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}
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| population_total = 2,088,201
| population_rural = 1,139,321 (54.56%)
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 948880 (45.44%)
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| timezone = PST
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| website = [http://www.tmasialkot.lgpunjab.org.pk/ TMA Sialkot]
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Sialkot ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|تحصیل سیالکوٹ}}}}), is a tehsil located in Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 52 Union Councils.[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=29&dn=Sialkot Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sialkot - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209042900/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=29&dn=Sialkot |date=2012-02-09 }}
History
According to the 1901 census, taken during British rule the tehsil of Sialkot contained 637 villages and a population of 312,688 an increase of almost 10,000 since the 1891 census (302,866). The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs.4,00,000.[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_340.gif Siālkot Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 328.]
Administration
The tehsil is subdivided into 52 union councils {{citationneeded|date=November 2024}}, these are:
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Demographics
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{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|...|1998|1,207,744|2017|1,796,151|2023|2,088,201|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/punjab_tehsil.pdf|publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}According to the 2023 census, Sialkot Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan, has a population of 2,088,201, with 1,139,321 residing in rural areas and 948,880 in urban areas. The tehsil encompasses 52 union councils and includes the city of Sialkot as its administrative center.The urban population of Sialkot city is 835,337, comprising 428,363 males and 406,499 females. Sialkot Tehsil covers an area of 901 square kilometers, resulting in a population density of approximately 2,314 people per square kilometer. The literacy rate in the district is 65%, indicating a significant emphasis on education.
See also
References
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