Tonsa Tehsil

Tonsa Tehsil
تحصيل تونسہ
Tehsil
Tonsa Tehsil is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Tonsa Tehsil
Tonsa Tehsil
Location in Pakistan
Tonsa Tehsil is located in Pakistan
Tonsa Tehsil
Tonsa Tehsil
Tonsa Tehsil (Pakistan)
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DistrictTonsa
Area
 • Tehsil
2,769 km2 (1,069 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Tehsil
796,777
 • Estimate 
(2023)
580,592 (Splitting Vehova Tehsil)
 • Density287.7/km2 (745.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
158,122 (19.85%)
 • Rural
638,655 (80.15%)
Literacy (2023)
 • Literacy rate57.96%
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Tonsa Tehsil (Urdu: تحصيل تونسہ) is a tehsil (subdivision) of Tonsa District in Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Tonsa city.

Administration

Tonsa Tehsil is administratively subdivided into 24 Union Councils. These are:

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951101,201—    
1961116,729+1.44%
1972162,082+3.03%
1981225,800+3.75%
1998365,684+2.88%
2017677,785+3.30%
2023796,777+2.73%
Sources:

As of the 2023 census, Tonsa 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.

As of the 2023 census, Tonsa Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 57.96%, with male literacy at 68.38% and female literacy at 46.94%.

References

  1. ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. 1 2 Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Lahore School.
  5. ↑ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  6. ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-05-04. Retrieved 2025-05-29.