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.
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]
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]