Ahmadpur East Tehsil
Ahmadpur East Tehsil
تحصیل احمدپور شرقیہ | |
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Ahmadpur East Tehsil Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 29°09′N 71°16′E / 29.150°N 71.267°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Bahawalpur |
| Headquarter | Ahmedpur East |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,738 km2 (671 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Tehsil | 1,307,578 |
| • Density | 752.3/km2 (1,949/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 348,695 (26.67%) |
| • Rural | 958,883 (73.33%) |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate | 39.68% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 63350 |
| Area code | 06222 |
Ahmadpur East or Ahmadpur Sharqia (Punjabi, Saraiki, Urdu: تحصِيل احمدپُور شرقیہ) is one of the five tehsils, or administrative subdivisions, of Bahawalpur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Ahmedpur East was built by Ahmed Khan son of Qadir Din Khan and grandson of Piruj Khan, in 1748 A.D. The city was badly damaged by the heavy floods from Ghara River, during 1758 A.D. A new city on a mound half a mile to the south of previous site was selected for the present city.