Arif Wala Explained

Arifwala
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Type4:Tehsil
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Name2:Sahiwal
Subdivision Name3:Pakpattan
Subdivision Name4:Arifwala
Population Total:854,462
Total Type:Total population
Population Rank:88th, Pakistan
Population As Of:2017 Census of Pakistan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Area Code:0457
Area Code Type:Calling code

Arifwala (Punjabi and Urdu: {{Nastaliq|عارفوالا) is a city and headquarters of Arif Wala Tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2]

It is the 88th largest city in Pakistan.Arifwala is located to the southwest of Pakpattan.

Demographics

The population of city in 1998 was 74,174 but according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 111,403 with a growth of about 50.19% in 19 years.[3]

Road projects

The Provincial Development Working Party approved a scheme to rehabilitate a 17 km stretch of road from Bahawalnagar to Arifwala for Rs631.246 million in its 7th meeting. The PDWP, chaired by Abdullah Khan Sumbal, also approved seven other road schemes worth a total of Rs9 billion.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities . PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities . citypopulation.de . 17 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan. Government of Pakistan website. 17 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043343/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=25&dn=Pakpattan. 9 February 2012. dead.
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/distr/admin/ All Pakistan Districts and Tehsils (scroll down to Pakpattan District for Arif Wala)
  4. News: 2022-08-31 . Rs9bn road projects approved for Punjab . 2023-03-15 . Dawn newspaper . en.