Tank Tehsil

Tank (Urdu: تحصِيل ټک) is a tehsil located in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Tank Tehsil تحصیل ٹانک ټانک تحصیل‎
Tehsil
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Coordinates: 32°13′N 70°23′E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Tank District
Area
• Tehsil	1,679 km2 (648 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Tehsil	425,499
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
• Urban	49,172 (11.56%)
• Rural	376,327 (88.44%)
Literacy (2023)
• Literacy rate	41.43%
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)

Geography

Tank Tehsil has an area of 1,679 km².^[2]

Adjacent tehsils

• Frontier Region Tank, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (north)
• Lakki Marwat Tehsil, Lakki Marwat District (northeast)
• Kulachi Tehsil, Dera Ismail Khan District (south)
• Wana Tehsil, South Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (southwest)
• Sararogha Tehsil, South Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (northwest)

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	53,076	—
1961	80,359	+4.24%
1972	93,389	+1.38%
1981	141,062	+4.69%
1998	238,216	+3.13%
2017	391,885	+2.65%
2023	425,499	+1.38%
Source: [2][1]

Tank Tehsil has a population of 391,885 and has 43,071 households according to the 2017 census.^[1] The population recorded in the 1998 census was 238,216.^[2] According to 2023 census, the population was 425,499.^[3]

See also

• Tehsils of Pakistan
  • List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa