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Alipur Tehsil

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Alipur Tehsil

تحصِيل على پُور
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab, Pakistan
DistrictMuzaffargarh
CapitalAlipur
Towns1
Union councils14
Area
 • Tehsil
1,391 km2 (537 sq mi)
Population
 • Tehsil
760,526
 • Density546.7/km2 (1,416/sq mi)
 • Urban
177,893 (23.39%)
 • Rural
582,633 (76.61%)
Literacy (2023)
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (39.15%)
  • Male:
    (47.23%)
  • Female:
    (30.69%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)
Postal code
34450
Area code066
Websitewww.Alipurpk.com

Alipur (Urdu: تحصِيل على پُور), is a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Muzaffargarh District that falls in DG Khan Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Alipur City. Alipur was a Panwar Rajput state till 1701. Later this territory came under the control of the newly established nawabs of Muzaffargarh.[2]

Administration

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The tehsil of Alipur is administratively subdivided into 20 Union Councils, these are:[3]

Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951115,374—    
1961131,354+1.31%
1972173,656+2.57%
1981231,376+3.24%
1998398,053+3.24%
2017640,384+2.53%
2023760,526+2.91%
Sources: [4][5]

As of the 2023 census, Alipur tehsil has population of 760,526. Out of which, Urban population is 177,893 which is nearly 23.39% and rural population is 582,633.[6]

As of the 2023 census, Alipur Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 39.15%, with male literacy at 47.23% and female literacy at 30.69%.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Muzaffargarh - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "NRB: Local Government Elections". Retrieved 2012-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Lahore School.
  6. ↑ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2025-05-04. Retrieved 2025-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)