Taunsa Tehsil

Taunsa Tehsil (Urdu: تحصِيل تونسہ) is a tehsil (subdivision) of Dera Ghazi Khan District in Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Taunsa city.^[2]

Taunsa Tehsil تحصِيل تونسہ
Tehsil
Taunsa Tehsil Location in Pakistan Show map of Punjab, Pakistan Taunsa Tehsil Taunsa Tehsil (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 30.7077294°N 70.6516594°E / 30.7077294; 70.6516594
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Taunsa
Area
• Tehsil	2,769 km2 (1,069 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Tehsil	796,777
• Estimate  (2023)	580,592 (Splitting Vehova Tehsil)
• Density	287.7/km2 (745.3/sq mi)
• Urban	158,122 (19.85%)
• Rural	638,655 (80.15%)
Literacy (2023)
• Literacy rate	57.96%
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Administration

Taunsa Tehsil is administratively subdivided into 24 Union Councils. These are:^[2]

Nutkani Mithay Wali Basti Buzdar Fateh Khan Malkani Hairo Jhoke Bodo Kot Qaisrani Kot Mohi Litra Shumali Makwal Kalan Mangrotha Mor Jhangi Narri Shumali Buzdar Shumali Sokar Tibbi Qaisrani Vehoa Shumali Vehova Janubi Kot Quaisrani Dauna\ downa Sanjar Saidan Jalu Wali Lakhani Faiz abad

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	101,201	—
1961	116,729	+1.44%
1972	162,082	+3.03%
1981	225,800	+3.75%
1998	365,684	+2.88%
2017	677,785	+3.30%
2023	796,777	+2.73%
Sources: [3][4]

As of the 2023 census, Taunsa Tehsil has population of 796,777. Out of which, Urban population is 158,122 which is nearly 19.85% and rural population is 638,655.^[5]

As of the 2023 census, Taunsa Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 57.96%, with male literacy at 68.38% and female literacy at 46.94%.^[6]