Liaquatpur Tehsil Explained

Liaquatpur Tehsil
Settlement Type:Tehsil
Image Blank Emblem:Tehsil Municipal Administration Liaquatpur.jpg
Blank Emblem Type:Tehsil Municipal Administration logo
Blank Emblem Alt:Tehsil Municipal Administration Liaquatpur
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rahimyar Khan
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Liaquatpur
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Type5:Union councils
Subdivision Name5:25
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:Tehsil Municipal Administration
Leader Title:Administrator
Leader Name:Asif Iqbal
Leader Title1:Chairman Municipal Committee
Leader Name1:Rashid Rafiquee
Area Total Km2:4,644
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,035,509
Population Rural:983,520
Population Urban:51,989
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Postal Code:64000
Website:TMA Liaquatpur

Liaquatpur is a tehsil located in Rahimyar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is Liaquatpur. It is administratively subdivided into 25 Union Councils.Under British colonial rule, Liaqatpur emerged as an important agricultural center, with the development of irrigation systems and the introduction of new crops like cotton and sugarcane.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administrative Setup TMA Liaquatpur.. 2018-04-25. Local Government Punjab.
  2. Web site: DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB. 2018-01-03. 2018-04-24. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827094352/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/RAHIM_YAR_KHAN_SUMMARY.pdf. 2018-08-27. dead.