Alipur Chattha | |
Other Name: | Akalgarh |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Blank Emblem Size: | 100px |
Pushpin Map: | Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Alipur Chattha |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Wazirabad |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Alipur Chatha |
Subdivision Type4: | Number of Union Councils |
Leader Title1: | Jahangir Baoora |
Established Date: | 14 October 2022 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 12 |
Population Est: | 118,989 [1] |
Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | PST |
Timezone Dst: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 32.16°N 73.49°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code type |
Postal Code: | 52080 |
Area Code: | 055 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Ali Pur Chattha is a Tehsil and union council of Alipur Chatha Tehsil, Wazirabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] [3] Ali Pur Chattha (formerly Akalgarh) is a tehsil of Wazirabad in Gujranwala division of Pakistan. The municipality was created in 1867 during colonial rule. It is situated 35 km west of the district capital Wazirabad, between 25 to 30 km north of Hafizabad, 8 km south of Rasool Nagar, 26 km east of Vanike Tarar and 15 km from Chenab River (Qadirabad Barrage).
In the Ali Pur Chattha area, there are the ruins of the historical city of Akālgarh with the remnants of the Sikh Empire in this area.[4]
The municipality was created in 1867 during colonial rule. At that time, the town lay on the Wazirabad-Lyallpur branch of the North-Western Railway.
Alipur is connected with Wazirabad via Wazirabad-Alipur Highway and with Gujranwala via Kalaskay through Gujranwala-Alipur Highway. The Wazirabad-Faisalabad rail link's Alipur Chatta railway station is in the city.