Taunsa District

Taunsa District: Quick Answers

Created

Approved 14 October 2022; notified December 2024, from Dera Ghazi Khan District

Tehsils (as notified)

Taunsa, Wehova and Koh-e-Suleman

2023 census

The census counted the units now in Taunsa under Dera Ghazi Khan District: Taunsa tehsil 796,777; Koh-e-Suleman tehsil 248,683. Wehova has no separate census row. PBS gives no district total; the two rows add up to 1,045,460 people on 8,108 km².

Headquarters

Taunsa Sharif

Division

Dera Ghazi Khan Division

Province / territory

Punjab

Culture

Saraiki shrine town.

Education

Colleges in Taunsa.

Healthcare

DHQ Taunsa.

Villages / local areas

Vehoa, Koh-e-Suleman foothill villages

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

Administrative status: Dawn, 15 October 2022; The Nation, 21 December 2024; Daily Pakistan (Urdu), 21 December 2024.

Separated from D.G. Khan. Shrine town and the road toward Fort Munro.

Population and headquarters in Taunsa District

The district headquarters is Taunsa Sharif. 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 Taunsa District

Colleges in Taunsa.

Hospitals and healthcare in Taunsa District

DHQ Taunsa.

Culture and geography of Taunsa

Saraiki shrine town.

Public issues in Taunsa District

Hill-torrent floods and mountain-road access.

Villages and local places in Taunsa District

Vehoa, Koh-e-Suleman foothill villages

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.