Muzaffargarh Tehsil

Muzaffargarh Tehsil (Urdu: تحصِيل مظفرگڑھ), is a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Muzaffargarh District that falls in Dera Ghazi Khan Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Muzaffargarh Tehsil تحصِيل مظفرگڑھ
Tehsil
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab, Pakistan
District	Muzaffargarh
Capital	Muzaffargarh
Towns	1
Union councils	35
Area
• Tehsil	2,377 km2 (918 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Tehsil	1,905,995
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
• Urban	267,702 (14.05%)
• Rural	1,638,293 (85.95%)
Literacy (2023)
• Literacy rate	Total: (46.84%) Male: (54.07%) Female: (39.23%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)
Area code	066

Administration

The tehsil of Alipur is administratively subdivided into 35 Union Councils.^[8] These are Ahmed Mohana, Aludaywall, Baseera (Muzaffargarh), Basti Karak, Brahimwall, Chak Ferazi, Darain, Ganga, Garey Wahin, Ghazanfargarh, Gul Wala, Jaggatpur, Karamdad Qureshi, Khangarh, Khanpur Shumali, Lutkaran, M.Garh City No.1, M.Garh City No.2, M.Garh City No.3, Manika Bhutta, Mehra Sherqi, Mgarh City No.4, Minkpur, Muradabad, Nohanwali, Rangpur, Rohillanwali, Shah Jamal, Sharif Chajrah, Taleeri, Thatha Qureshi, Umer pur Janubi, Usman Koria, Uttra Sindeela and Wah Pitafi.

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	234,856	—
1961	290,986	+2.17%
1972	420,514	+3.40%
1981	574,892	+3.54%
1998	982,866	+3.20%
2017	1,625,487	+2.68%
2023	1,905,995	+2.69%
Sources: [9][10]

As of the 2023 census, Muzaffargarh tehsil has population of 1,905,995. Out of which, Urban population is 267,702 which is nearly 14.05% and rural population is 1,638,293.^[11]

As of the 2023 census, Muzaffargarh Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 46.84%, with male literacy at 54.07% and female literacy at 39.23%.^[12]