Toba Tek Singh Tehsil

Toba Tek Singh (Urdu: تحصیل ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ‎) is a subdivision (tehsil) of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 32 Union Councils, three of which form the tehsil capital Toba Tek Singh.[3]

Toba Tek Singh Tehsil تحصیل ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ
Tehsil
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Toba Tek Singh
Capital	Toba Tek Singh
Towns	1
Union councils	29
Government [1]
• Type	Tehsil Municipal Administration
• Administrator	Ahmad Shahzad Khawar
• Municipal Officer	Rana Ghulam Dastgir Khan
Population  (2017)[2]
• Tehsil	739,826
• Urban	87,210
• Rural	652,616
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)

The Tehsil is headed by Assistant Commissioner Mossawar Ahmad Khan Niazi from PMS.

History

The original Toba Tek Singh Tehsil was formed in 1900, then part of Jhang District, with Toba Tek Singh as its capital. In 1930 it became a district subdivision, in 1982 it became a district, the current Toba Tek Singh Tehsil is a subdivision of this district.[4]

References

1. "Tehsil Municipal Administration Toba Tek Singh: Administrative Setup". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
2. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
3. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Toba Tek Singh – Government of Pakistan
4. TMA Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine