Toba Tek Singh Tehsil | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Native Name: | ਤਹਿਸੀਲ ਟੋਭਾ ਟੇਕ ਸਿੰਘ |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Toba Tek Singh |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Toba Tek Singh |
Subdivision Type4: | Towns |
Subdivision Name4: | 1 |
Subdivision Type5: | Union councils |
Subdivision Name5: | 29 |
Government Type: | Tehsil Municipal Administration |
Leader Title: | Administrator |
Leader Name: | Ahmad Shahzad Khawar |
Leader Title1: | Municipal Officer |
Leader Name1: | Rana Ghulam Dastgir Khan |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 739,826 |
Population Urban: | 87,210 |
Population Rural: | 652,616 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
Toba Tek Singh (ur|{{Nastaliq|تحصیل ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ) is a subdivision (tehsil) of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 32 Union Councils, three of which form the tehsil capital Toba Tek Singh.
The original Toba Tek Singh Tehsil was formed in 1900, then part of Jhang District, with Toba Tek Singh as its capital. In 1930, it became a tehsil subdivision. In 1982, it became a district, the current Toba Tek Singh Tehsil is a subdivision of this district.[2] [3]