Pasrur Tehsil Explained

Settlement Type:Tehsil
Native Name Lang:ur
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sialkot
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Pasrur
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:3
Subdivision Type5:Famous Village
Subdivision Type6:Union councils
Subdivision Name6:28
Area Total Km2:1016
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:840,881
Population Rural:719,225
Population Density Km2:827.6
Population Urban:121,656
Coordinates:32.2625°N 74.6576°W
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Postal Code Type:51480
Area Code:052
Official Name:Pasrur Tehsil
Pushpin Label Position:left

Pasrur is a tehsil of the Sialkot District in Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Pasrur serves as its capital and namesake.[2]

The tehsil, an administrative unit, was created during British rule in India, with its administrative centre located in the city of Pasrur. The tehsil covers a total area of 394order=flipNaNorder=flip, and its oldest village is Sabo Bhadiar, located near Qila Kallar Wala.[3] Village Maanga is also located in Tehsil Pasrur.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB. 2018-01-03. 2018-04-27. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094315/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/SIALKOT_SUMMARY.pdf. 2018-04-28. dead.
  2. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=29&dn=Sialkot Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sialkot - Government of Pakistan
  3. Web site: Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 20, page 23 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library. 2021-05-08. dsal.uchicago.edu.