Pasrur Tehsil

Pasrur Tehsil
تحصیل پسرور
Pasrur Tehsil is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Pasrur Tehsil
Pasrur Tehsil
Pasrur Tehsil is located in Pakistan
Pasrur Tehsil
Pasrur Tehsil
Coordinates: 32°15′45″N 74°39′27″E / 32.2625°N 74.6576°E / 32.2625; 74.6576
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DistrictSialkot
CapitalPasrur
Towns3
Union councils28
Area
 • Tehsil
1,016 km2 (392 sq mi)
Population
 • Tehsil
970,366
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
131,857 (13.6%)
 • Rural
838,509 (86.4%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code052

Pasrur (Urdu: تحصیل پسرور) is a tehsil of the Sialkot District in Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Pasrur serves as its capital and namesake.[2]

The tehsil, an administrative unit, was created during British rule in India, with its administrative centre located in the city of Pasrur. The tehsil covers a total area of 1,020 km2 (394 sq mi), and its oldest village is Sabo Bhadiar, located near Qila Kallar Wala.[3] Village Maanga is also located in Tehsil Pasrur.

Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
1981...—    
1998611,871—    
2017840,847+1.69%
2023970,366+2.42%
Sources:[4]

According to the 2023 census, Pasrur Tehsil in Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan, has a population of 970,366. The urban population of Pasrur Municipal Committee is 102,717, comprising 52,364 males and 50,286 females. Pasrur Tehsil covers an area of 975 square kilometers, resulting in a population density of approximately 995.25 people per square kilometer. The literacy rate in Pasrur Tehsil is 74.52%. For context, Sialkot District, which includes Pasrur Tehsil, has a total population of 4,499,394 as of 2023.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sialkot - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 20, page 23 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.