Layyah Tehsil

Layyah (Urdu: تحصِيل ليّہ) is a tehsil located in Layyah District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 23 Union Councils, three of which form the tehsil and district capital Layyah.^[2]

Layyah Tehsil تحصِيل ليّہ
Tehsil
Tehsil Municipal Administration logo
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Layyah
Capital	Layyah
Towns	1
Union councils	23
Area
• Tehsil	1,712 km2 (661 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Tehsil	1,118,575
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Urban	238,650 (21.34%)
• Rural	879,925 (78.66%)
Literacy (2023)
• Literacy rate	62.34%
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)

History

The tehsil was created during British rule in India. At the 1891 census, the population was 113,451. This had risen to 122,578 in 1901, when the tehsil was part of Mianwali District. At the 1901 census, it contained 2 towns - the capital Layyah (population 7,546) and Karor Lal Esan (population 3,243) as well as 118 villages. The land revenue and cess in 1903-4 amounted to 1.6 lakh rupees. The tehsil was divided into the Thal and the Kacchi, the former a high sandy tract to the east and the latter a low-lying strip of country along the Indus.^[3] The tehsil was subsequently divided and Karor Tehsil now exists as a separate tehsil.^[4]

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	96,228	—
1961	145,144	+4.20%
1972	256,448	+5.31%
1981	345,634	+3.37%
1998	591,042	+3.21%
2017	977,088	+2.68%
2023	1,118,575	+2.28%
Source: [5][6]

As of the 2023 census, Layyah Tehsil has population of 1,118,575.^[7]

Languages of Layyah Tehsil (2023)^[8]

1. Saraiki (73.07%)
2. Punjabi (20.57%)
3. Urdu (4.2%)
4. Pashto (1.78%)
5. Others (0.38%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.07% of the population spoke Saraiki, 20.57% Punjabi, 4.20% Urdu and 1.78% Pashto as their first language.^[8]