Chakwal Tehsil

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Chakwal Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 38 Union Councils - five of which form the capital Chakwal.[1] During British rule the tehsil was part of Jhelum District, according to the 1901 census the population was 160,316 compared to 164,912 in 1891. At the time time the tehsil contained 248 villages.[2]

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  1. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal - Government of Pakistan
  2. ^ Chakwāl Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 126.
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