Haroonabad Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل ہارون آباد) is a tehsil located in Bahawalnagar District, Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Haroonabad is the headquarters of the tehsil which is administratively subdivided into 22 Union Councils.[2]
Haroonabad Tehsil
تحصیل ہارون آباد | |
|---|---|
 Location of Haroonabad Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Punjab |
| District | Bahawalnagar |
| Towns | 1 |
| Union councils | 22 |
| Headquarters | Haroonabad |
| Area | |
| • Tehsil | 1,295 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Tehsil | 525,598 |
| • Urban | 142,909 |
| • Rural | 382,689 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
History
editUnder the Punjab Local Government Act 2013, the Tehsil Municipal Administration for Haroonabad was converted into a Municipal Committee for the city of Haroonabad.[3]
In 2017, the Hindu community of the area was asked to vacate their houses by local administration, allegedly due to pressure from the owners of a housing scheme who intended to demolish these homes. A protest was held in response urging the Punjab government to take action. The Hindu community has lived in the area for about 30 years since the commissioner of Bahawalnagar District allowed them to construct homes on government land in 1987.[4] The Hindu community managed to obtain a stay order from the Punjab government against the notices to vacate their houses.[5]
Geography
editHaroonabad Tehsil has an area of 1,295 km2.[6]
Adjacent tehsils
edit- Bahawalnagar Tehsil (northeast)
- Raisinghnagar Tehsil, Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan, India (northeast)
- Anupgarh Tehsil, Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan, India (southeast)
- Fort Abbas Tehsil (south)
- Yazman Tehsil, Bahawalpur District (southwest)
- Chishtian Tehsil (northwest)
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 115,284 | — |
| 1961 | 156,230 | +3.09% |
| 1972 | 188,199 | +1.71% |
| 1981 | 258,276 | +3.58% |
| 1998 | 381,767 | +2.33% |
| 2017 | 525,598 | +1.70% |
| Source: [7][6] | ||
According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, there are 525,598 people living in Haroonabad Tehsil and 85,626 households. Its population recorded in the 1998 census was 381,767.[6]
References
edit- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bahawalnagar - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Municipal Committee Haroonabad: Administrative Setup". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Warraich, Faizan Ali (2017-06-29). "Hindus of Haroonabad told to vacate houses". The Nation. Lahore, Pakistan: Nawa-i-Waqt. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ Yasif, Rana (2017-07-04). "Hindu former govt employees keep homes, for now". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ a b c "PLANNING REPORT BAHAWALNAGAR 2008" (PDF). Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company: Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP). 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
