For the purpose of civil administration, the state of Punjab is divided into 5 divisions, these divisions are divided into 22 districts and the
districts of Punjab are further divided into tehsils.
Do you know
how many tehsils in Punjab? As of March 2019, the total number of tehsils in Punjab is 91 and the number of sub-tehsils is 81.
The lastest addition to the list of tehsils is Dina Nagar in Gurdaspur district, which was created in May 2018. A new sub-tehsil Chanarthal Kalan in Fatehgarh Sahib district was also created in May 2018.
NOTE: In March 2019, Punjab chief minister Capt. Amrinder Singh announced the upgradation of Sham Chaurasi to sub-tehsil. A notification in this regard is not yet issued (while writing this article). We will update this page when the notification to create Sham Chaurasi sub-tehsil is issued.
Some of the latest changes to the tehsils and sub-tehsils in Punjab are given below in the reverse chronological order:
- In May 2018, Dina Nagar was upgraded from sub-tehsil to tehsil and a new sub-tehsil Chanarthal Kalan was created.
- Three new tehsils Kalanaur (Gurdaspur), Dudhan Sadhan (Patiala) & Bhawanigarh (Sangrur) were created in December 2016. A notification for this was issued on 14th Dec 2016. These three were earlier sub-tehsils.
- Ahmedgarh in Sangrur district was upgraded from sub-tehsil to tehsil with effect from November 2016 and a notification in this regard was issued in October 2016 by the Revenue department of Punjab govt.
- Majitha tehsil, situated in Amritsar district, was formed in September 2016. Earlier it was a sub-tehsil in the same district.
Sub Divisions of Punjab
Is there any difference between Tehsil and Sub Division? In Punjab, we can say that there is no difference between a tehsil and a sub-divison. Every tehsil of Punjab is also a sub-divison and vice versa. They share the same boundary.
But this is not the case for all states of India. You are reading this page on punjab data dot com. The tehsils and sub-divisons are different in some states of India.
In general, districts are divided into Sub-Divisions for the civil administration purpose. A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) is the officer incharge of a sub-divison and is selected from the State Civil Services (like Punjab Civil Services or PCS) cadre.
In most of the states, the sub-divisions are further divided into Tehsils or Taluks for the purpose of land records and revenue. The revenue officer, who is incharge of a tehsil is called as "Tehsildar".
How Many Tehsils in Punjab
As of March 2019, there are total 91 tehsils & 81 sub-tehsils in Punjab. The district with highest number of tehsils is Sangrur, which has total 9 tehsils.
District Barnala and Pathankot have lowest number of tehsils, with each having 2 tehsils. The following table shows the district wise number of tehsils and sub-tehsils in the state of Punjab.
For a list of tehsils and sub-tehsils in your district, see the next section of this page.
Total Tehsils in Punjab (District Wise)
| District | Tehsils | Sub-Tehsils |
| Punjab (Total) | 91 | 81 |
| Amritsar | 5 | 5 |
| Barnala | 2 | 3 |
| Bathinda | 4 | 5 |
| Faridkot | 3 | 1 |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | 4 | 1 |
| Fazilka | 3 | 3 |
| Firozpur | 3 | 3 |
| Gurdaspur | 5 | 6 |
| Hoshiarpur | 4 | 6 |
| Jalandhar | 5 | 7 |
| Kapurthala | 4 | 2 |
| Ludhiana | 7 | 7 |
| Mansa | 3 | 4 |
| Moga | 4 | 4 |
| Pathankot | 2 | 2 |
| Patiala | 6 | 2 |
| Rup Nagar | 5 | 1 |
| S.A.S. Nagar | 3 | 3 |
| Sangrur | 9 | 5 |
| Nawan Shahr | 3 | 0 |
| Shri Muktsar Sahib | 3 | 4 |
| Tarn Taran | 4 | 6 |
Frequently asked questions:
QUESTION - How many tehsils are there in Punjab?
As of December 2018, the total tehsils in Punjab are 91.
QUESTION - What is the number of sub-tehsils in Punjab?
The total number of sub-tehsils in Punjab is 81.
QUESTION - Which district has the highest number of tehsils?
The district Sangrur has the maximum number of tehsils. There are total 9 tehsils in Sangrur district.