Sadiqabad Tehsil
| Sadiqabad Tehsil تحصیل صادق آباد | ||
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| Tehsil | ||
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| Country |
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| Province |
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| District | Rahim Yar Khan | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Tehsil Municipal Administration | |
| • Administrator | Shakil Ahmad Bhatti | |
| • Municipal Officer | Zargham Mehdi | |
| Area | ||
| • Tehsil | 2,548 km2 (984 sq mi) | |
| Population (2017)[2] | ||
| • Tehsil | 1,264,752 | |
| • Urban | 263,176 | |
| • Rural | 1,001,576 | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) | |
| Website | TMA Sadiqabad | |
Sadiqabad (Urdu: تحصیل صادق آباد) is a tehsil located in Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab province of Pakistan situated at the border of Sindh and Punjab. It is located on the east bank of the Indus River. Sadiqabad is an agricultural as well as a semi-industrialized city. The city is named after Amīr Sadeq Mohammad Khan V of Bahawalpur State. The new city was inaugurated in 1948. Sadiqabad is the Tehsil headquarters; located on the main railway line road KLP road. It is the last city of Punjab province while traveling from Lahore to Karachi by rail or road. This Tehsil stands as transitional area between the two provinces where Sindi and Punjabi cultures survive together, along with the tamest of Sindhi culture on its western boundary Ghotki District of Sindh and on its northern side Rajanpur District of Punjab. The Indian border is about 25 km on the southern side of Sadiqabad.
References
- ↑ "TMA Sadiqabad: Administrative Setup". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-24.