The
total area of the district is 11,922 square kilometers. It
comprises two Tehsils Dera Ghazi Khan and Taunsa and one
De-excluded area with an area of 3,814, 3,769 and 5,339 square
kilometers respectively. There is one Municipal Committee and
one Town Committee in the district. Its population is 1,643,118
as per District Census Report (DCR) 1998.
The
demographic details of the district:
Tehsil |
Area (Sq. km) |
STATISTICS AS PER LAST DISTRICT CENSUS REPORT |
Sex ratio |
Population density/ Sq.km |
Urban Population |
Avg. HH Size |
Population 1981 |
Avg. annual growth rate (%) |
Dera
Ghazi Khan District |
11,922 |
108.2 |
137.8 |
13.9 |
7.8 |
943,663 |
3.31 |
De-Excluded Area |
5,339 |
108.8 |
23.6 |
- |
6.5 |
82,251 |
2.55 |
Dera
Ghzi Khan Tehsil |
3,814 |
108.6 |
301.8 |
16.6 |
8.2 |
635,612 |
3.55 |
Taunsa
Tehsil |
2,769 |
106.4 |
132.1 |
10.5 |
7.4 |
225,800 |
2.87 |
Source:
District Census report 1998, Population Census Organization and
Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan.
TMA/TOWN
PROFILE
TMA Status
After implementation of Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001,
it was given the status of TMA in 2001.
The
details of CO units:
CO units |
STATISTICS AS
PER LAST DISTRICT CENSUS REPORT |
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
Population 1981 |
Avg. annual
growth rate (%) |
Avg. HH Size |
Dera Ghazi Khan |
190,542 |
98,738 |
91,804 |
102,007 |
3.74 |
7.5 |
Taunsa |
38,297 |
19,697 |
18,600 |
19,934 |
3.91 |
8.0 |
Source:
District Census report 1998, Population Census Organization and
Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan.
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