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Alipur Tehsil
تحصِيل على پُور | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Region | |
| District | Muzaffargarh |
| Capital | Alipur |
| Towns | 1 |
| Union councils | 14 |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,391 km2 (537 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 760,526 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 177,893 (23.39%) |
| • Rural | 582,633 (76.61%) |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Area code | 066 |
| Website | www.Alipurpk.com |
Alipur (Urdu: تحصِيل على پُور), is a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Muzaffargarh District that falls in DG Khan Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Alipur City. Alipur was a Panwar Rajput state till 1701. Later this territory came under the control of the newly established nawabs of Muzaffargarh.[2]
The tehsil of Alipur is administratively subdivided into 20 Union Councils, these are:[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 115,374 | — |
| 1961 | 131,354 | +1.31% |
| 1972 | 173,656 | +2.57% |
| 1981 | 231,376 | +3.24% |
| 1998 | 398,053 | +3.24% |
| 2017 | 640,384 | +2.53% |
| 2023 | 760,526 | +2.91% |
| Sources: [4][5] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Alipur tehsil has population of 760,526. Out of which, Urban population is 177,893 which is nearly 23.39% and rural population is 582,633.[6]
As of the 2023 census, Alipur Tehsil has a total literacy rate of 39.15%, with male literacy at 47.23% and female literacy at 30.69%.[7]