| Gujar Khan Tehsil | |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rawalpindi District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gujar Khan |
| Subdivision Type4: | Towns |
| Subdivision Type5: | Union councils |
| Subdivision Name5: | 36 |
| Leader Title: | MNA |
| Leader Name: | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| Leader Title1: | MPA |
| Leader Name1: | Chaudhary Javed Kausar |
| Leader Name2: | Chaudhary Sajid Mehmood |
| Leader Title2: | MPA |
| Leader Title3: | Mayor |
| Leader Name3: | vacant |
| Area Total Km2: | 1466 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Total: | 678,503 |
| Population Density Km2: | 662.83 |
| Elevation M: | 461 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,512 |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
Gujar Khan Tehsil (Pothwari, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|تحصِیل گُوجر خان), headquartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils[1] and according to the 1998 census has a population of 42,000. In 2017 census Gujar Khan has a population of 678,503[2]
The tehsil of Gujar Khan was described in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled during the first decade of the twentieth century, as follows:[3]
"Southern tahsil of Rawalpindi District, Punjab, lying between 33°4′ and 33°26′ N. and 72°56′ and 73°37′ E., with an area of 567 square miles. It is bounded on the east by the Jhelum river, which cuts it off from Kashmir territory. Except for a low ridge of sandstone hills along the Jhelum, the tehsil consists of a plain intersected by numerous ravines. The population in 1901 was 150,566, compared with 152,455 in 1891. It contains 381 villages, of which Gujar Khan is the headquarters. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2-7 lakhs."
During the period of British rule, Gujar Khan Tehsil increased in population and importance. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Rawalpindi District.
The tehsil of Gujar Khan is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils, these are:
