Zafarwal Tehsil
Zafarwal Tehsil
تحصیل ظفروال | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
  Zafarwal Tehsil | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′N 74°32′E / 32.21°N 74.54°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Gujranwala |
| District | Narowal |
| Capital | Zafarwal |
| Government | |
| • MPA PP46 Ministry of religion affairs | Peer Syed Saeed Ul Hassan Shah |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 437.0 km2 (168.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 501,213 |
| • Density | 1,146.94/km2 (2,970.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 52,639 (10.50%) |
| • Rural | 448,574 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 0542 |
Zafarwal Tehsil (Urdu: ظفروال تحصیل), headquartered at Zafarwal, is one of the three Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Narowal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[3] The city of Zafarwal is the capital of the Tehsil.
Geography
It is located at 32°21'0N 74°54'0E at an altitude of 268 metres (882 feet).[4] It is 7 km from Jammu District, in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 318,363 | — |
| 2017 | 439,006 | +1.71% |
| 2023 | 501,213 | +2.23% |
| Sources:[5] | ||
According to the 2023 Pakistan Census, the population of Tehsil Zafarwal was 501,213.
See also
References
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ Zafarwal to become tehsil on July 1
- ^ Location of Zafarwal - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.