Sialkot Tehsil

Infobox Tehsil Pakistan
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official_name= Sialkot


province= Punjab
district= Sialkot District
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uc= 52
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map_text =Location within Pakistan

Sialkot Tehsil is a subdivision (tehsil) of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 52 Union Councils. [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=29&dn=Sialkot Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sialkot - Government of Pakistan] ]

History

According to the 1901 census, taken during British rule the tehsil of Sialkot contained 637 villages and a population of 312,688 an increase of almost 10,000 since the 1891 census (302,866). The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs.4,00,000. [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_340.gifSiālkot Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 328.] ]

Administration

The tehsil is subdivided into 52 Union Councils, these are:

References