Minchinabad Tehsil
تحصِيل مِنچِن آباد | |
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Coordinates: 30.1622° N, 73.5653° E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Punjab |
District | Bahawalnagar |
Capital | Minchinabad |
Towns | 1 |
Union councils | 25 |
Government | |
• Chief Officer | Syed Rashid Ghaznavi |
Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,818 km2 (702 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Tehsil | 526,428 |
• Urban | 72,541 |
• Rural | 453,887 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Minchinabad Tehsil (Urdu: تحصِيل مِنچِن آباد), is a tehsil located in Bahawalnagar District, Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Minchinabad is the headquarters of the tehsil which is administratively subdivided into 25 Union Councils.[2]
Mandi Sadiq Gunj TC and Mcload Gunj TC, these smaller cities are also included in Tehsil Minchin Abad.
A canal named Head Ford Wah passes through Minchin Abad city and worth seeing is suspended bridge built on this canal during British Rule in Subcontinent.
The notables in Minchin Abad Tehsil are: Mian Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo MNA, Syed Asghar Shah, Shoukat Ali Laleka and Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo.