Toba Tek Singh Tehsil

Toba Tek Singh Tehsil

تحصیل ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ
Tehsil
Country  Pakistan
Region Punjab, Pakistan Punjab
District Toba Tek Singh
Capital Toba Tek Singh
Towns 1
Union councils 29
Government[1]
  Type Tehsil Municipal Administration
  Administrator Ahmad Shahzad Khawar
  Municipal Officer Rana Ghulam Dastgir Khan
Population (2017)[2]
  Tehsil 739,826
  Urban 87,210
  Rural 652,616
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+6 (PDT)

Toba Tek Singh (Urdu: تحصیل ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ) is a subdivision (tehsil) of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 32 Union Councils, three of which form the tehsil capital Toba Tek Singh.[3]

The Tehsil is headed by Assistant Commissioner Mossawar Ahmad Khan Niazi from PMS.

History

The original Toba Tek Singh Tehsil was formed in 1900, then part of Jhang District, with Toba Tek Singh as its capital. In 1930 it became a district subdivision, in 1982 it became a district, the current Toba Tek Singh Tehsil is a subdivision of this district.[4]

References

  1. "Tehsil Municipal Administration Toba Tek Singh: Administrative Setup". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  3. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Toba Tek Singh – Government of Pakistan
  4. TMA Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

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