Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil

Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil
—  Tehsil  —
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Dera Ghazi Khan District
Capital	Dera Ghazi Khan
Towns	1
Union councils	41
Government
– Nazim	Sardar Maqsood Ahmed Leghari
– Naib nazim
Area
– Total	1,457 km2 (562.6 sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC+6)

Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

History

Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil was created as a subdivision of Dera Ghazi Khan District during British rule. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 193,744, compared with 177,062 in 1891.^[1]

Administration

The tehsil of Dera Ghazi Khan is administratively subdivided into 41 Union Councils, seven of which form the capital - Dera Ghazi Khan, the remaining 34 Unions are:^[2]

Aaliwala Bahadur Garh Basti Fauja Basti Malana Chhabri Choti Zareen Chotibala Churatta Darkhast Jamal Khan Drahma Gadai Ghaus Abad

Haji Ghazi Jakhar Imam Shah Jhoke Uttra Kala Khakhi Kot Chutta Kot Haibat Kot Mubarak Mamoori Mana Ahmadani Mutafariq Chahan Nawan

Notak Paigah Pir Adil Ramin Sakhi Sarwar Samina Shadan Lund Shah Sadar Din Wadore Yaroo

References

1. ^ Dera Ghāzi Khān Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 257.
2. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan