Rojhan Tehsil

Rojhan (Urdu: تحصِيل روجهان) is a tehsil located in the Rajanpur District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils The headquarters of the tehsil is located in the town of Rojhan at the footholds of the Suleiman Range and on the western bank of Indus River. It is situated in the tri border area of Punjab, Pakistan. Rojhan tehsil borders Balochistan to its south west, Sindh to its south and Rahim Yar Khan District to its west.Rojhan tehsil in the stronghold of Mazari tribe.

Rojhan Tehsil تحصيل روجهان تحصیل روجھاݨ مزاری
Tehsil
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
Division	Dera Ghazi Khan
District	Rajanpur
Area
• Tehsil	2,905 km2 (1,122 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Tehsil	419,011
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
• Urban	15,871 (3.35%)
• Rural	403,140 (96.65%)
Literacy (2023)
• Literacy rate	Total: (20.98%) Male: (28.18%) Female: (13.04%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	46,500	—
1961	63,188	+3.11%
1972	93,801	+3.66%
1981	126,654	+3.39%
1998	208,563	+2.98%
2017	405,689	+3.56%
2023	474,077	+2.63%
Sources: [2][3]

As of the 2023 census, Rojhan tehsil has population of 474,077. Out of which, Urban population is 15,871 which is nearly 3.35% and rural population is 403,140.^[4]

Literacy

As of the 2023 census, Rojhan Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 20.98%, with male literacy at 28.18% and female literacy at 13.04%.^[5]

Languages

The largest languages in the tehsil are Balochi (53.37%) and Saraiki (44.97%) as of 2023.^[1]