Fort Abbas Tehsil
Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
Fort Abbas Tehsil تحصِيل فورٹ عباس | |
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Tehsil | |
 Location of Fort Abbas Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Punjab |
| District | Bahawalnagar |
| Headquarters | Fort Abbas |
| Area | |
| • Tehsil | 2,536 km2 (979 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Tehsil | 423,529 |
| • Urban | 61,665 |
| • Rural | 361,864 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Fort Abbas (Urdu: تحصِيل فورٹ عباس) is a tehsil located in Bahawalnagar District, Punjab, Pakistan.
History
The area currently encompassed by Fort Abbas Tehsil was a thriving center of ancient Hakra civilization. A survey of the Cholistan region from 1947 to 1977 dated Hakra ceramics to 5000 BCE.[2]
Geography
Fort Abbas Tehsil has an area of 2,536 km2.[3]
Adjacent tehsils
- Haroonabad Tehsil (northeast)
- Anupgarh Tehsil, Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan, India (northeast)
- Gharsana Tehsil, Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan, India (southeast)
- Khajuwala Tehsil, Bikaner District, Rajasthan, India (southwest)
- Yazman Tehsil, Bahawalpur District (west)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | 64,749 | — |
| 1961 | 102,362 | +4.69% |
| 1972 | 136,060 | +2.62% |
| 1981 | 195,476 | +4.11% |
| 1998 | 285,596 | +2.26% |
| 2017 | 423,529 | +2.10% |
| Source: [4][3] | ||
According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan there were 423,529 people living in Fort Abbas Tehsil and 67,121 households. Its population in 1998 was 285,596.[5]
References
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Khan, Sohail (2016-06-17). "Ancient Hakra forts victim of officials neglect". The Nation. Nawa-i-Waqt. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ a b "PLANNING REPORT BAHAWALNAGAR 2008" (PDF). Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company: Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP). 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "PROVINCE WISE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CENSUS - 2017" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
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Neighbourhoods of Bahawalnagar
Administrations: Bahawalpur Division and Bahawalnagar District
- Bahawalnagar Tehsil
- Chishtian Tehsil
- Fort Abbas Tehsil
- Haroonabad Tehsil
- Minchinabad Tehsil
- Daulat Pur
- Laleka
- Bachyan Wali
- Fidai Shah
- Syed Ali
- Chak 47 Fateh
- Chak 48 Fateh
- Chak 49 Fateh
- Chak 50 Fateh
- Chak 51 Fateh
- Chak 52 Fateh
- Chak 53 Fateh
- Chak 54 Fateh
- Chak 55 Fateh
- Chak 56 Fateh
- Chak 93 Fateh
- Chak 94 Fateh
- Chak 95 Fateh
- Chak 96 Fateh
- Chak 97 Fateh
- Chak 210 Fateh
- Chak 211 Fateh
- Chak 212 Fateh
- Chak 213 Fateh
- Chak 6 Ford Wah
- Chak 7 Ford Wah
- Chak 8 Ford Wah
- Chak 9 Ford Wah
- Chak 10 Ford Wah
- Chak 11 Ford Wah
- Chak 14 Ford Wah
- Chak 135 Murad
- Chak 136 Murad
- Chak 137 Murad
- Chak 138 Murad
- Chak 139 Murad
- Chak 140 Murad
- Chak 141 Murad
- Chak 166 Murad
- Chak 167 Murad
- Chak 168 Murad
- Chak 169 Murad
- Chak 170 Murad
Website: District Bahawalnagar at NRB
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