Tarn Taran District (ਤਰਨ ਤਾਰਨ)


Tarn Taran is one of the 22 districts of Punjab. The head quarter of this district is the city of same name, that is Tarn Taran city. According to population, it is ranked 9th amongst all twenty two districts of Punjab.

History of Tarn Taran

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Geographical position of Tarn Taran

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Population

According to 2011 census, the total population of Tarn Taran district is 1119627. It was 939057 in 2001.

Towns and Cities In Tarn Taran

There are total 4 cities and towns in this district. A list of towns and cities is given below:
  1. Patti (Municipal Council Class-2)
  2. Tarn Taran (Municipal Council Class-2)
  3. Bhikhiwind (Nagar Panchayat)
  4. Khem Karan (Nagar Panchayat)
Which district has minimum and maximum number of cities and towns? To get the answer, check our page about list of cities in Punjab.

Tehsils and Sub-Tehsils

Tarn Taran district has four tehsils and six sub-tehsils. List of tehsils of Tarn Taran is given below:
  1. Bhikhiwind
  2. Khadur Sahib
  3. Patti
  4. Tarn Taran
List of Sub-Tehsils of Tarn Taran:
  1. Chohla Sahib
  2. Goindwal Sahib
  3. Harike
  4. Jhabal
  5. Khem Karan
  6. Naushehra Pannuan

Vidhan Sabha Constituencies in Tarn Taran

There are total four constituencies in district Tarn Taran.
  1. Khadur Sahib ਖਡੂਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ
  2. Khem Karan ਖੇਮ ਕਰਨ
  3. Patti ਪੱਟੀ
  4. Tarn Taran ਤਰਨ ਤਾਰਨ

Blocks of Distrcit Tarn Taran

The villages of the district are divided into 8 development blocks. The list of blocks is given below:
  1. Bhikhiwind ਭਿੱਖੀਵਿੰਡ
  2. Chohla Sahib ਚੋਹਲਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ
  3. Gandiwind ਗੰਡੀਵਿੰਡ
  4. Khadur Sahib ਖਡੂਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ
  5. Naushehra Pannuan ਨੌਸ਼ਹਿਰਾ ਪਨੂੰਆਂ
  6. Patti ਪੱਟੀ
  7. Tarn Taran ਤਰਨ ਤਾਰਨ
  8. Valtoha ਵਲਟੋਹਾ

MLAs from Tarn Taran

In last assembly elections held in 2012, out of total 4 assembly seats in Tarn Taran, Shiromani Akali Dal won 3 seats and 1 seat was won by Congress party. The list of MLAs from Tarn Taran elected in 2012 elections is given below:
  1. Ramanjit Singh Sikki is MLA from Khadur Sahib. He is a member of Congress
  2. Virsa Singh Valtoha of Shiromani Akali Dal is MLA from Khem Karan.
  3. Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon is MLA from Patti. He belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal and is son-in-law of S. Parkash Singh Badal, the Chief Minister of Punjab.
  4. Harmeet Singh Sandhu is MLA Tarn Taran. He is a member of Shiromani Akali Dal.
For more details, check this page - Tarn Taran MLA List

Market Committees in Tarn Taran

There are total eight market committees in Tarn Taran district.
  1. Bhikhiwind
  2. Harike
  3. Jhabal
  4. Khadur Sahib
  5. Khem Karan
  6. Naushehra Pannuan
  7. Patti
  8. Tarn Taran
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