Toba Tek Singh Tehsil
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Toba Tek Singh Tehsil 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
.
, with Toba Tek Singh
as its capital. In 1930 it became a district subdivision, in 1982 it became a district, the current Toba Tek Singh Tehsil is a subdivision of this district.
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
) of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is administratively subdivided into 32 Union Councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
, three of which form the tehsil capital Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes.-Origins of Name:...
.
History
The original Toba Tek Singh Tehsil was formed in 1900, then part of Jhang DistrictJhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
, with Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes.-Origins of Name:...
as its capital. In 1930 it became a district subdivision, in 1982 it became a district, the current Toba Tek Singh Tehsil is a subdivision of this district.