Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil

Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: تحصِيل ڈيره غازى خان), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The capital of the tehsil is Dera Ghazi Khan.

Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil تحصِيل ڈيره غازى خان
Tehsil
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Dera Ghazi Khan
Capital	Dera Ghazi Khan
Towns	1
Union councils	41
Area
• Tehsil	1,457 km2 (563 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Tehsil	1,443,409
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
• Urban	526,005 (36.45%)
• Rural	917,404 (63.55%)
Literacy
• Literacy rate (2023)	47.25%
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)

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.^[2]

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:^[3]

Aaliwala Bahadur Garh Basti Fauja Basti Malana Bela union council 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

Basti Ahmadani

Demography

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	...	—
1998	…	—
2017	1,224,964	—
2023	1,443,409	+2.77%
Sources:[4]

As of the 2023 census, Dera Ghazi Khan tehsil has population of 1,443,409. Out of which, Urban population is 526,005 which is nearly 36.45% and rural population is 917,404.