Talagang District

Talagang District: Quick Answers

Created

Approved 14 October 2022; confirmed in the Punjab notification of December 2024, from Chakwal District

Tehsils (as notified)

Talagang and Lawa

2023 census

The census counted the units now in Talagang under Chakwal District: Talagang tehsil 457,635; Lawa tehsil 144,611. PBS gives no district total; the two rows add up to 602,246 people on 2,932 km².

Headquarters

Talagang

Division

Rawalpindi Division

Province / territory

Punjab

Culture

Potohari plateau villages.

Education

Government colleges in Talagang.

Healthcare

DHQ Talagang.

Villages / local areas

Lawer, Talagang rural unions

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2023, Table 1.

Administrative status: Dawn, 15 October 2022; The Express Tribune, 16 October 2022; ProPakistani, 20 December 2024; Daily Pakistan (Urdu), 21 December 2024.

Created from Chakwal. Dry Potohar and salt-range west.

Population and headquarters in Talagang District

The district headquarters is Talagang. The available public data note is Newer district — confirm latest PBS row. Check the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and the relevant provincial department for updated official tables.

Education in Talagang District

Government colleges in Talagang.

Hospitals and healthcare in Talagang District

DHQ Talagang.

Culture and geography of Talagang

Potohari plateau villages.

Public issues in Talagang District

New district still building offices and specialist wards.

Villages and local places in Talagang District

Lawer, Talagang rural unions

Sources: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics census material and public provincial or district sources. Statistics are not presented where the source dataset does not provide them.