Sargodha Tehsil

Sargodha Tehsil (Urdu: تحصِيل سرگودها), is an administrative subdivision of the Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 62 Union Councils - 22 of which form the city of Sargodha.^[3]

Sargodha Tehsil تحصِيل سرگودها
Tehsil
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Sargodha District
Capital	Sargodha
Union councils	62
Government
• Type	Tehsil Administration
• Assistant Commissioner	Amina Ehsan (PAS)
Area [1]
• Tehsil	1,455 km2 (562 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Tehsil	1,537,866
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
• Urban	659,862
• Rural	878,004
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	40100
Area code	048[2]

Location

Sargodha Tehsil is situated in Pakistani province of Punjab. It is located 172 kilometres (107 mi) northwest of Lahore, in Sargodha District. It lies about 48 kilometres (30 miles) from the M-2 motorway, which connects Lahore and Islamabad. It is connected to the M-2 by several interchanges at different locations. Sargodha is roughly 94 km (58 mi) from Faisalabad, due southeast. Directly east connected by the M-2 motorway are Lahore and the route to Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Education

Main Gate to University of Sargodha

PAF Public School

Notable educational institutes

Main article: List of educational institutes in Sargodha

University/College	Type	Location	Established	Website
University of Sargodha	Public	University Road	2002	[4]
University College of Agriculture	Public	Sargodha Bypass near Jhal Chakian	2002
University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus	Private	Lahore Road	2002	[5]
University of Central Punjab, Sargodha Campus	Private	Lahore Road	2002	[6]
Sargodha Medical College	Public	Faisalabad Road	2006	[7]
Army Public College	Army	Mianwali Road	1975
PAF College	Air force	PAF Base Mushaf	1953	[8]
Cornelius Law College	Private	Fatima Jinnah Road	2015	[9]
Quaid-e-Azam Law College	Private	Lahore Road	1998	[10]
Punjab College of Science	Private	Khayaban-e-Sadiq (Main Campus)	1985	[11]
The Superior College	Private	Satellite Town A-Block	2000	[12]
Dar-e-Arqam College	Private	Satellite Town A-Block	2002	[13]
Sargodha Institute of Technology		University Road	1927
American Lycetuff School	Private	Queens Road	1996
Root Millennium School	Private	Queens Road	1988	[14]
Beaconhouse School System	Private	University Road	1975	[15]
The City School	Private	Queens Road	1978	[16]
Lahore Grammar School	Private	Mushaf Ali Mir Road	1979
Army Public School	Army	Mianwali Road	1975
Fauji Foundation School	Army	Civil Lines	1954	[17]
Allied School	Private	Main Garden Town Road	1985	[18]

Sargodha Water Supply will be constructed in 1925. This water supply system has been supplying clean drinking water to the residents of Sargodha city since 1925. At present the population of Sargodha city is more than seven lakhs, this water supply supplies water to this population for two hours in the morning and evening.

Demographics

According to the census of 1998, the population of tehsil was recorded as 1,081,000.