Koh-e-Suleman Tehsil

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Koh-e-Suleman Tehsil
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Region Flag of Punjab.svg   Punjab
District Taunsa District
Area
  Total
6,475 km2 (2,500 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [1]
  Total
248,683
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+6 (PDT)

Koh-e-Suleman Tehsil, [2] formerly known as De-Excluded Area D.G. Khan and D.G. Khan Tribal Area, is a tehsil located in Taunsa District, Punjab, Pakistan. [3] The population is 248,683, according to the 2023 census. [1] Barring a small Saraiki-speaking section, almost the entire population of the tehsil (97.7%) is Balochi-speaking. [1]

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Demograpgy

Languages

Languages of Koh-e-Suleman, Pakistan
(2023 Census) [4]

   Balochi (97.7%)
   Saraiki (2%)
  other (0.3%)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics . 2023. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  2. "Koh-e-Suleman". District Dera Ghazi Khan. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  3. Birmani, Tariq Saeed (June 13, 2024). "Koh Suleman tehsil's schools lack infrastructure, teachers". Dawn. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  4. "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2020.