Murree Tehsil
ضلع مری
District of Punjab
Top: Mall in Murree
Bottom: Hills in Kotli Sattian
Map of Punjab with Murree Tehsil highlighted
Map of Punjab with Murree Tehsil highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionRawalpindi
Established14 October 2022
HeadquartersMurree
Government
 • TypeTehsil Administration
 • Assistant CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total738 km2 (285 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total352,329
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
179,444
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2

Murree (Punjabi, Urdu: ضِلع مری) is a district of the Rawalpindi Division in the northernmost part of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It has two tehsils, Kotli Sattian and Murree.

Sr.TehsilHeadquartersArea
(km2)		Population
(2017)
1 Kotli Sattian Kotli Sattian 304 119,312
2 Murree Murree 434 233,017
Total 738 352,329

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, what is today Murree tehsil had 64,319 households and a population of 352,329. Murree had a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 86.31% - 93.11% for males and 79.24% for females. 179,444 (50.93%) lived in urban areas. 80,259 (22.78%) were under 10 years of age. 548 (0.16%) were from religious minorities.[1]

Languages of Murree district (2017)

  Punjabi (90.84%)
  Urdu (3.12%)
  Pashto (2.05%)
  Hindko (1.87%)
  'Others' (1.08%)
  Other (1.04%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 90.84% of the population spoke Punjabi, 3.12% Urdu, 2.05% Pashto and 1.87% Hindko as their first language. 1.08% of the population spoke a language classified as 'Other'. The dialect of this region is Pahari.

References

  1. ↑ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.


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