Sargodha Tehsil
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Sargodha Tehsil
تحصِيل سرگودها | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Sargodha District |
| Capital | Sargodha |
| Union councils | 62 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Administration |
| • Assistant Commissioner | Amina Ehsan (PAS) |
| Area | |
| 1,455 km2 (562 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 1,537,866 | |
| • Density | 1,057/km2 (2,737/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 659,862 |
| • Rural | 878,004 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 40100 |
| Area code | 048[2] |
Sargodha Tehsil (Urdu: تحصِيل سرگودها) is an administrative subdivision of the Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 62 Union Councils - 22 of which form the city of Sargodha.[3]
Sargodha Tehsil is located 172 kilometres (107 mi) northwest of the provincial capital Lahore, in Sargodha District. It lies about 48 kilometres (30 miles) from the M-2 motorway, which connects Lahore and Islamabad. The tehsil is connected to the M-2 by interchanges at different locations. Sargodha is roughly 94 km (58 mi) from Faisalabad, due southeast. Directly east connected by the M-2 motorway are Lahore and the route to Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
