Rojhan Tehsil
تحصيل روجهان تحصیل روجھاݨ مزاری | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Punjab |
| Division | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| District | Rajanpur |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 2,905 km2 (1,122 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 419,011 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15,871 (3.35%) |
| • Rural | 403,140 (96.65%) |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Rojhan (Urdu: تحصِيل روجهان) is a tehsil located in the Rajanpur District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils The headquarters of the tehsil is located in the town of Rojhan at the footholds of the Suleiman Range and on the western bank of Indus River. It is situated in the tri border area of Punjab, Pakistan. Rojhan tehsil borders Balochistan to its south west, Sindh to its south and Rahim Yar Khan District to its west.Rojhan tehsil in the stronghold of Mazari tribe.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 46,500 | — |
| 1961 | 63,188 | +3.11% |
| 1972 | 93,801 | +3.66% |
| 1981 | 126,654 | +3.39% |
| 1998 | 208,563 | +2.98% |
| 2017 | 405,689 | +3.56% |
| 2023 | 474,077 | +2.63% |
| Sources: [2][3] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Rojhan tehsil has population of 474,077. Out of which, Urban population is 15,871 which is nearly 3.35% and rural population is 403,140.[4]
Literacy
[edit]As of the 2023 census, Rojhan Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 20.98%, with male literacy at 28.18% and female literacy at 13.04%.[5]
Languages
[edit]The largest languages in the tehsil are Balochi (53.37%) and Saraiki (44.97%) as of 2023.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Lahore School.
- ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
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