Attock Tehsil | |
Type: | Tehsil |
Mapsize: | 100px |
Coordinates: | 33.7667°N 72.3667°W |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Attock |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Population Total: | 434,705 |
Population As Of: | 2017 Census of Pakistan |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Attock Tehsil (in Punjabi and Urdu: تحصیل اٹک) is one of the six tehsils of Attock District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.[1]
The Indus River bounds it on the north-west, dividing it from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the Haro River flows through from east to west.[2]
The north-west corner is occupied by the fertile Chach Valley. South of this lies a dry sandy plain, beyond which rises the Kala Chitta Range. The eastern half consists of the tract known as the Nala, which includes, along with a number of low hills and much broken country, a considerable area of fairly good level land, portions of which are irrigated from wells and by cuts from the Haro and other smaller streams.[3]
The major language spoken in the tehsil is Hindko followed by Pashto.
The district according to the Imperial Gazetteer of India: