Wazirabad Tehsil ( ur, ), is an administrative subdivision (

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

) of

Wazirabad District Wazirabad District ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district that is a part of the Majha region in Punjab, Pakistan. Wazirabad District is bordered by the districts of Gujrat, Sialkot, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad, and Gujranwala. Administration Wazir ...

in the

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province of

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. The tehsil is headquartered at the city of

Wazirabad Wazirabad (Urdu/ pa, ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Wazirabad District. Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous for its foods. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of th ...

and is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils.Towns & Unions in the City District of Gujranwala - Government of Pakistan
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History

During

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the tehsil was formed as a subdivision of the Gujranwala District of

British Punjab Punjab was a province of British India. Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the East India Company in 2 April 1849, and declared a province of British Rule, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British co ...

. The population according to the 1901 census was 183,205 a slight increase from the 1891 census (183,606). According to the 1901 census the main towns were Wazirabad (population, 18,069),

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(7,121), Sodhra (5,050), and Akalgarh (4,961) - the tehsil also contained 254 villages. The land revenue and

cess Cess is a tax that is generally levied for promoting services like health and education. Governments often charge cess for the purpose of development in social sectors. The word is a shortened form of "assess". The spelling is due to a mistaken ...

es in 1903-,4 amounted to RS. 2,70,000.Wazīrābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 378.
/ref> The Imperial Gazetteer of India (written over a century ago during the rule of the British) describes the tehsil as follows: "The tahsīl consists of a riverain belt along with the Chenab rich and highly developed tract along the Siālkot border, with abundant well-irrigation; and the level uplands known as the Bāngar. The head-works of the Chenāb Canal are at Khānkī in this tahsīl."

Towns and villages

* Ahmad Nagar Chattha * Banka Cheema *

Bharoke Cheema Bharoke Cheema ( ur, ) also spell as ''Bharoki Cheema'', is a town and Union Council in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. See also * Gujranwala Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala D ...

Bhatti Ke Bhatti Ke ( ur, ), is a town and Union Council in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. See also * Gujranwala * Wazirabad * Badoki Saikhwan * Qila Didar Singh Qila Didar Singh ( ur, ), is a town of Gujranwala District, ...

Bhoma Bath Bhoma Bath ( ur, ) also spell as ''Bhuman Bath'', is a town and Union Council in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. See also * Gujranwala Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division ...

Chandhar Chandhar () is a small town in the Gujranwala District of Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land ...

Dhaunkal Dhaunkal (Urdu, Punjabi ), is a town and Union Council in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Lahore-Islamabad Highway, 28 kilometres from the district capital Gujranwala and about 15 kilometres from G ...

Douburji Virkan Douburji Virkan is a village in Nowshera Virkan Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is part of Constituency NA-100 NA-81 Gujranwala-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Members of Parliament 2018-2022: NA ...

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Ghakka Mitter Ghakka Mitter ( ur, ), is a town and Union Council in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan.. It comes under TMA Wazirabad (Tehsil Municipal Administration). Its distance from Wazirabad is about 2.5 km. Ghakka Mitter has ...

Hairanwala Kalan Hairanwala Kalan is a village in Wazirabad Tehsil, in the Gujranwala District of Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest provinc ...

* DadWali Sharif * Hardo Warpal * Hazrat Kalianwala * Jamke Chattha * Jaura * Jhatan Wali * Kaka Kolo * Kot Inayat Khan * Ladhewala Cheema * Mansoor Wali * Mardeke * Mohlunke * Nat Kalan * Noian Wala *

Nokhar Nokhar is a small town and Union Council in Tehsil Nowshera Virkan, Gujranwala District, Punjab province, Pakistan. Nokhar is located at a distance of 18 km from Nowshera Virkan and about 33 km from Gujranwala on Gujranwala-Hafizabad ...

Qila Didar Singh Qila Didar Singh ( ur, ), is a town of Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°8' N 74°1' E, west of Gujranwala city - the district capital. Its population was estimated to be 142,364 in 2017. in which 71,405 are males and ...

* Qila Mihan Singh *

Rasool Nagar Rasool Nagar or Rasul Nagar (Punjabi and ur, ), is a small town in Wazirabad District, situated on the bank of the Chenab River in Punjab province of Pakistan. Having its own municipality which is govern by the chairman. The neighboring cities a ...

* Said Nagar * Sodhra * Verpal Chattha * Wanjo Wali *

References

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