Yazman Tehsil
Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
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Yazman (Urdu: تحصیل یزمان) is a tehsil located in Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan. 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.[3]
Yazman Tehsil
تحصیل یزمان | |
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Tehsil Municipal Administration logo | |
 Location of Yazman Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Bahawalpur |
| Capital | Yazman |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Municipal Administration |
| • Administrator | Shakeel Ahmad |
| • Municipal Officer | Muhammad Aslam Khan Khambrra |
| Area | |
| 19,160 km2 (7,400 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 687,237 | |
| • Density | 35.87/km2 (92.90/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 60,738 (8.83%) |
| • Rural | 626,499 (91.17%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate (2023) | 53.55% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Union Councils | 18 |
| Website | TMA Yazman |
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 52,802 | — |
| 1961 | 102,883 | +6.90% |
| 1972 | 154,506 | +3.77% |
| 1981 | 237,781 | +4.91% |
| 1998 | 405,787 | +3.19% |
| 2017 | 614,143 | +2.21% |
| 2023 | 687,237 | +1.89% |
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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.[6]
The literacy rate in Yazman Tehsil is 53.55%, with 267,041 individuals aged 10 and above being literate.
Urban residents number 60,738, accounting for 8.84% of the population, while the remaining 91.16% reside in rural areas. The average household size is 6.3 persons.[6]
Yazman is also the subdivision with the highest fraction of Hindus in Punjab province with 5.4% of the population.
Languages
The primary languages spoken are Punjabi (394,469 speakers) and Saraiki (246,539 speakers), followed by Hindko (17,449), Pushto (4,866), Balochi (1,693), and Urdu (1,667).[7]
