Nawabshah Tehsil

Nawabshah is a tehsil of Shaheed Benazir Abad District (Nawabshah), Sindh, Pakistan.^[3][4][5] Nawabshah Tehsil (known as Nasrat Tehsil from 1903 to 1907) was established in 1903 by the British government. The tehsil was a part of Hyderabad district (1903 - 1912). On 1 November 1912, Nawabshah was upgraded to a district status of Sind Division.

Nawabshah Taluka تعلقہ نوابشاھ نواب شاھ تعلقو‎
Taluka (Tehsil)
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Coordinates (26.458333°N 68.319167°E / 26.458333; 68.319167): 26°14′39″N 68°24′36″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Shaheed Benazir Abad
District	Nawabshah District
Taluka Status	1903
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Abdul Rasheed Bhatti
• Deputy Mayor	Ahmed Arain
Area
• Tehsil	435 km2 (168 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Tehsil	481,978
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
• Urban	363,138 (75.34%)
• Rural	118,840 (24.66%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)

In 1909, Syed Nawab Ali Shah donated 200 acres of land to British government for construction of a town railway station and 60 acres of land for construction of buildings of district and taluka offices free of cost. To commemorate this, the British government then changed the name of Nasrat town to Nawabshah town.

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	118,906	—
1961	175,054	+3.94%
1972	302,824	+5.11%
1981	383,060	+2.65%
1998	576,653	+2.44%
2017	413,402	−1.74%
2023	481,978	+2.59%
Sources:[6]

According to 2023 census, Nawabshah Tehsil had a population of 481,978.

History

Nawabshah Taluka^[7] was known as Nasrat Taluka of Hyderabad District before 1909 name is deprived from Nasrat Canal that is flow in taluka but in 1909, The Taluka was renamed to Syed Nawab shah ^{(now Nawabshah)}.^[8]