Taxila Cantonment

For the city, see Taxila (modern).

Taxila Cantonment
ٹیکسلا کینٹ
Neighbourhood
The Dharmarajika Stupa is located near Taxila Cantonment
The Dharmarajika Stupa is located near Taxila Cantonment
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CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
CityTaxila
Population
 (2017 Census of Pakistan)
 • Total121,952 (population of Taxila including Taxila Cantonment)[1]
Postal code
47070

Taxila Cantonment (Urdu: ٹیکسلا چھاؤنی) is a cantonment adjacent to Taxila in Rawalpindi District, Punjab province, Pakistan.[2] The city is home to Heavy Industries Taxila — a major defence, engineering conglomerate, and military corporation. Taxila Cantonment is also home to the HITEC University.Taxila cantonment is a b class cantonment having 5 elected members from each ward.

  1. ^ "Taxila population including Taxila Cantonment per 2017 census". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) GlobalSecurity.org website, Retrieved 19 May 2023