Sahiwal Tehsil, Sargodha

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Sahiwal
Tehsil
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab
District Sargodha District
Capital Sahiwal
Union Councils 14
Sahiwal 1540 - 1545 (Date Provided by Faseeh Haider)
Government
  Nazim Sardar Ghulam Ali Asghar Khan Lahri
  MNA Shafqat Khan
Population (1998)
  Total 132,600
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC+6)
Area code(s) 048

Sahiwal Tehsil (Punjabi,Urdu: تحصِيل ساہِيوال), is a subdivision (Tehsil) of Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is approx. 38 km from Sargodha at main Sargodha-Multan highway. It is administratively subdivided into 14 Union Councils, two of which form the Tehsil capital Sahiwal.[1] The population is 236,000 (2012 estimate) most being Muslim and speak the Punjabi language.

Administration

The Tehsil of Sahiwal is administratively subdivided into 14 Union Councils, these are:[2]

  • Azmatwala
  • Dera Jara
  • Farooqa (Urban)
  • Jahanian Shah
  • Kudlathi Ara
  • Lakhiwal
  • Majoka
  • Radhan
  • Sahiwal-i
  • Sahiwal-ii
  • Sajoka
  • Sial Sharif
  • Thatti Jalal at
  • Vijh

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