Yazman () is a
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
located in
Bahawalpur District,
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. The city of
Yazman is the headquarters of the tehsil which is administratively subdivided into 18
Union Councils. With an area of 19,160 km square, it is the largest tehsil of the Punjab province.
Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bahawalpur
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Demographics
Population
As of the 2023 census, Yazman Tehsil in Bahawalpur District has a population of 687,237, comprising 347,677 males, 339,483 females, and 77 transgender individuals. The sex ratio stands at 102.41 males for every 100 females.
Languages
Regarding linguistic demographics, the primary languages spoken are Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a ...
(394,469 speakers) and Saraiki (246,539 speakers), followed by Hindko
Hindko (, , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Pun ...
(17,449), Pushto (4,866), Balochi (1,693), and Urdu (1,667).
See also
* Districts of Pakistan
The districts of Pakistan () are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below administrative units of Pakistan, provinces and divisions of Pakistan, divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government in Pakistan, local ...
** Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
** Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
The province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan and the second-largest province by area, is divided into 41 Districts of Pakistan, districts and 10 divisions(as of January 2023). Below, you will find an overvie ...
** Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
The province of Balochistan is the least populated province of Pakistan and the largest province by area, is divided into 37 districts and eight divisions.
History
Colonial times
1877–1901
The area which covers the modern-day Pakistani pro ...
** Districts of Sindh, Pakistan
** Districts of Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir is a dependent territory of Pakistan. It has 10 first-order administrative divisions called "districts," and each district is divided into tehsils. Geographically, the northern districts of Azad Kashmir encompass the lower part of ...
** Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
There are 14 districts in Gilgit–Baltistan, five in Baltistan Division, five in Gilgit Division and four in Diamer Division. The number rose from seven to ten in 2016 after the addition of 2 districts in Baltistan Valley and the bifurcation o ...
* Divisions of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan contains four provinces, a capital territory, and two administrative territories of the Kashmir region. The four provinces and two administrative territories are subdivided into 36 administrative divisions. ...
** Divisions of Balochistan
The divisions of Balochistan () are the first-order administrative divisions, administrative bodies of the Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan province of Pakistan. In total, there are 8 divisions, which are further divided into districts.
List o ...
** Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (), are the first-order administrative divisions, administrative bodies of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The 7 divisions are further divided into Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhw ...
** Divisions of Punjab
** Divisions of Sindh
The divisions of Sindh are the first-order administrative bodies of the Pakistani province of Sindh. In total, there are 6 divisions, which are further divided into districts depending upon area. Divisions are governed by Commissioners while di ...
** Divisions of Azad Kashmir
The administrative units of Pakistan contains four provinces, a capital territory, and two administrative territories of the Kashmir region. The four provinces and two administrative territories are subdivided into 36 administrative divisions. ...
** Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
The administrative units of Pakistan contains four provinces, a capital territory, and two administrative territories of the Kashmir region. The four provinces and two administrative territories are subdivided into 36 administrative divisions. ...
References
Tehsils of Bahawalpur District
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