The tehsil is headquartered at the city of Wazirabad and is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils.

[2] During colonial rule the tehsil was formed as a subdivision of the Gujranwala District of British Punjab.

According to the 1901 census, the main towns were Wazirabad (population, 18,069), Ramnagar (7,121), Sodhra (5,050), and Akalgarh (4,961).

[3] The Imperial Gazetteer of India (written over a century ago during the rule of the British) describes the tehsil as follows: "The tahsīl consists of a riverain belt along with the Chenab rich and highly developed tract along the Siālkot border, with abundant well-irrigation; and the level uplands known as the Bāngar.

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