lawa tehsil (urdu: لاوہ تحصِيل), is a tehsil of chakwal district in the punjab province of pakistan. initially it was part of talagang tehsil and is located at 32°41'50n 71°56'5e with an altitude of 420 metres (1381 feet) and lies adjacent to mianwali district. lawa is pre-dominantly inhabited by the awan tribe. it has boundaries with mardwal via goohal on one side while through darbata is links with kalabagh.