Piplan Tehsil
تحصِيل پِپلاں | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
| Piplan Tehsil | |
 Thal Canal | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Mianwali District |
| Capital | Piplan |
| Towns | 2 |
| Union councils | 12 |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,288 km2 (497 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 475,763 |
| • Density | 369.4/km2 (956.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 106,271 (22.34%) |
| • Urban density | 369,492/km2 (956,980/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 369,492 (77.66%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Piplan Tehsil (Urdu: تحصِيل پِپلاں) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 2 Municipal committees and 12 Union Councils - one of which forms the capital Liaqatabad.[2]
According to 2017 Pakistani census, the total population of Piplan Tehsil is 403,938, out of which 307,729 people live in rural and 96,209 in urban areas.[3]
Administration
[edit]Piplan tehsil is administratively subdivided into 2 Municipal Committees (MC Piplan and MC Kundian) and 12 Union Councils:[4]
- Alluwali
- Dabb Balouchan
- Doaba, Mianwali
- Kacha Gujrat
- Noshera Mor
- Hazara Shumali
- MamuWali
- Chak No 7 ML Hafiz Wala
- Hernoli (Urban)
- Harnoli (Rural)
- Khola Khanqah Sirajia
- Kundian Rural
- Chak No 4 DB
- Tibba Mehrban Shah
- Vichvin Bala
- Kundian
Urban areas and Towns
[edit]| Name | Area
(km²) |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kundian | 48,658 | |||
| Liaqatabad | 35,297 | |||
| Harnoli | 22,316 |
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | ... | — |
| 2017 | 402,050 | — |
| 2023 | 475,763 | +2.85% |
| Sources:[1] As of the 2023 census, Piplan tehsil has an average household size of 6.2 and a population of 475,763.[1] | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Population of Punjab as per 2023 Pakistani census (scroll down to read page 6 of 9 for Piplan Tehsil)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mianwali". National Reconstruction Bureau - Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Population of Piplan Tehsil as per 2017 Pakistani census" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tehsil Nazims & Naib Tehsil Nazims in the District of Mianwali". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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