Gujar Khan Tehsil

Gujar Khan Tehsil
تحصِیل گُوجر خان
Location of Gujar Khan Tehsil
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictRawalpindi District
CapitalGujar Khan
Union councils36
Government
 • MNARaja Pervaiz Ashraf
 • MPAChaudhary Javed Kausar
 • MPAChaudhary Sajid Mehmood
 • Mayorvacant
Area
 • Total
1,466 km2 (566 sq mi)
Elevation
461 m (1,512 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
678,503
 • Density662.83/km2 (1,716.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Gujar Khan Tehsil (Pothwari, Urdu: تحصِیل گُوجر خان), headquartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils[1] and according to the 1998 census has a population of 42,000. In 2017 census Gujar Khan has a population of 678,503.[2]