Sialkot Tehsil

Sialkot (Urdu: تحصیل سیالکوٹ), is a tehsil located in Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 52 Union Councils.^[3]

Sialkot Tehsil تحصیل سیالکوٹ
Tehsil
Tehsil Municipal Administration logo
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Sialkot
Capital	Sialkot
Union councils	52
Government [1]
• Type	Tehsil Municipal Administration
• Administrator	Muhammad Umer Sher Chatta
• Municipal Officer	Muhammad Zaffar Qureshi
Area
• Tehsil	901 km2 (348 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Tehsil	2,088,201
• Density	2,320/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
• Urban	948,880 (45.44%)
• Rural	1,139,321 (54.56%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)
Website	TMA Sialkot

History

According to the 1901 census, taken during British rule, Sialkot tehsil contained 637 villages and a population of 312,688, an increase of almost 10,000 since the 1891 census (302,866). The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 400,000.^[4]

Administration

The tehsil is subdivided into 52 union councils ^{[citation needed]}, these are:

Adalatgarh Ahmadpura Ballanwala Baonkan Bhagowal Bhagwal Awanan Bherath (Shahid Mehmood Sahi) Chaprar Charind Dalowali Doburji Araian Fathgarh Gohad Pur (Gohdpur) Gondal Gurhi Habibpura Hajipura Head Marala

Hundal Imam Sahib Jurian Kalan Kachimand Kallowal Kammanwala Karimpura Kapurowali Kharota Sydan Kotli Behram Kotli Loharan Langreali (Muhammad Umar Langreall) Mianapura Miani (Buttar) Model Town Moh. Shah Syedan Momman Kalan Moonger

Muhammad Pura Muzafferpur Naikapura Paragpur Phukalian Pindi Araian Pindi Khokhar Ploura Kalan Pura Heeran Rangpura Rasoolpur Roras Sheehani (Shadiwal) Shahabpura Syedanwali Talwara Mughlan Ugoki Vario Dera Sandha Water Works

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	...	—
1998	1,207,744	—
2017	1,796,151	+2.11%
2023	2,088,201	+2.54%
Sources:[5]

According to the 2023 census, Sialkot Tehsil has a population of 2,088,201, with 1,139,321 residing in rural areas and 948,880 in urban areas. The tehsil encompasses 52 union councils and includes the city of Sialkot as its administrative center.The urban population of Sialkot city is 835,337, comprising 428,363 males and 406,499 females. Sialkot Tehsil covers an area of 901 square kilometers, resulting in a population density of approximately 2,314 people per square kilometer. The literacy rate in the district is 65%, indicating a significant emphasis on education.

See also

• Tehsils of Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Balochistan
  • Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Tehsils of Sindh
  • Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
  • Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan