Arif Wala Tehsil Explained

Arifwala
Settlement Type:	Tehsil
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Type2:	Division
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Punjab
Subdivision Name2:	Sahiwal
Subdivision Name3:	Pakpattan
Area Total Km2:	1195
Population Total:	854,462
Urban:	111403
Ruler:	743059
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	PST
Utc Offset1:	+5
Area Code:	0457
Area Code Type:	Calling code

Arifwala (Panjabi; Punjabi: {{Nastaliq|عارفوالا ) is a tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.^[2]

Administration

The tehsil of Arifwala is administratively subdivided into 30 Union Councils.

Urban 1 N Block
Urban 2
Urban 3
Urban 4
Chak No. 59/EB
Chak No. 151/EB
Chak No. 34/EB
Chak No. 50/SP
Chak Shafi/Kot Heera Singh
Chak Jeewan Shah

Chak No. 13/EB
Chak No. 75/EB Qaboola Road
Chak No. 69/EB
Qaboola
Pir Saddar Din
Noora Ruth
Tibbi Lal Baig
Chak No. 18/KB
Jamun Bodla
Baili Dilawar

Chak Mehdi Kha'an
Chak No. 163/EB
Chak No. 147/EB
Chak No. 351/EB
Chak No. 86/EB
Chak No. 66/EB
Chak No. 68/EB
Chak No. 70/EB
Chak No. 74/EB
Chak No. 76/EB
Chak No. 78/EB
Chak No. 72/EB
Chak No. 80/EB
Chak No. 66/EB
Chak No. 48/EB
Chak No. 82/EB
Chak No. 84/EB
Chak No. 86/EB
Chak No. 88/EB
Chak No. 92/EB
Chak No. 90/EB
Chak No. 94/EB
Chak No. 96/EB
Chak No. 83/EB
Chak No. 109/EB
Chak Moeen Kot

Demography

Most of the population are farmers; about 75% of the population live in villages and only 25% live in the municipal urban area. But the trend is shifting with the increase of industrialization in the premises of Arifwala and people are moving to the urban area. Arifwala Tehsil covers an area of 295,146 acres (1195 km²) with a population of about 720,000. The urban area covers 457 acres (1.85 km²) and the agriculture area covers 1274 acres (3.18 km²). Punjabi is the native spoken language, but Urdu is also widely used.

Notable Personalities

1- Muhammad Ahmad Naveed Akhtar—Software Expert (Cyber Security)
2- Ali Raza Zahid Hameed—Founder & chief of All Pakistan Crime Control PVT Limited
3- Muhammad Ateeq—CEO Medicine Corporation Punjab Pakistan

Notes and References

Web site: District and Tehsil Level Population Summary (Arif Wala Tehsil population per 2017 Census of Pakistan). 27 January 2018. 1 June 2023. dead . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127052852/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk:80/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/PAKPATTAN_SUMMARY.pdf.
Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan (Arifwala Tehsil). National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. 1 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043343/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=25&dn=Pakpattan. 9 February 2012. dead.