Darya Khan Explained

Darya Khan
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:150 px
Coordinates:31.7867°N 71.1072°W
Pushpin Map:Pakistan#Pakistan Punjab
Subdivision Type:Pakistan
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Population As Of:1998
Elevation M:1487
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union councils
Blank Info Sec2:2
Area Code:30100
Area Code Type:30110
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20121031120141/http://www.bhakkar.com.pk/

Darya Khan (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|درياخان) is a town in Bhakkar District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Darya Khan Tehsil.[1] The town of Darya Khan is itself subdivided into two union councils.[1] During British rule the railway station at Darya Khan was built as part of the North-Western Railway route.[2] Darya Khan has a boys' secondary school built in 1928 by the Englishmen and a college in the middle of the town. Darya Khan is situated to the west of the Indus River.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=4&dn=Bhakkar Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bhakkar - Government of Pakistan
  2. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_272.gif Dera Ismail Khān District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 266.