Jhang Explained

Jhang
Native Name Lang:ur
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Jhang in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Faisalabad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jhang
Population Total:414,131
Population As Of:2017 Census of Pakistan
Population Rank:16th, Pakistan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:35200
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:047
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Area Total Km2:28.27

Jhang (Punjabi and Urdu: ; in Panjabi; Punjabi pronounced as /ˈt͡ʃə̀ŋ.gᵊ/; in Urdu pronounced as /d͡ʒʱəŋɡ/) is the capital city of Jhang District in central Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the 18th most populous city of Pakistan.[2]

Etymology

The historical name of the city and district is Jhang Sial. The word Jhang is derived from the Sanskrit word jāṅgala which means rough or forested terrain; the word Jungle also shares the same root. Jhang Sial was the historic name of the city, literally meaning the "terrain of the Sials".[3]

History

The city of Jhang was built in 1288 by Rai Sial, a chief of the Sial tribe.[4] [5] [6] The Sial tribe, his kin, ruled over this region ever since then until the last Sial ruler of Jhang, Ahmad Khan (1812 to 1822) was defeated by Ranjit Singh after a fierce fighting.[7]

Under the collective rule of the Sial Khans of Jhang and other Sial sub-tribes such as the Rajbana and Bharwana, in the zenith of their power, the Sial country of Jhang extended up to the Muzafargarh boundary in the south, and the entirety of Chiniot, Kamalia and Kabirwala . The territory extended to parts of Bhakkar and Sargodha. The Garh Mahraja and Ahmadpur Sial were added to the possessions of the Rajbana Sial tribe who drove out the Baloch tribes to the Thal and defeated the Nawab of Multan by the mid 17th century.

Under the British Raj, the towns of Jhang and Mighiana, lying 21NaN1 apart, became a joint municipality, then known as Jhang-Maghiana.[8]

Geography

Jhang Sadr is located at 31.27 latitude and 72.33 longitude and is situated at an elevation of 158 meters above sea level.

Jhang is situated at the East bank of Chenab which has confluence with Jhelum at Trimmu Barrage near the town of Athara Hazari. The city was endangered in the 2014 floods but it was not flooded as the flood water was redirected towards Athara Hazari.[9] there are three river in jhang such as chenab river jhelum river and river ravi is also touch with the boundary of District Jhang near Ahmadpur Sial. Maghiana lies on the edge of the highlands, overlooking the alluvial valley of the Chenab, while the older town of Jhang occupies the lowlands at its foot.[8]

Demographics

The population of city in 1998 Census of Pakistan was recorded as 293,366. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population of city rose to 414,131 with a growth of 41.17% in 19 years.[1]

Religious
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1868[10] 1881[11] [12] [13] 1891[14] [15] 1901[16] [17] 1911[18] [19] 1921[20] [21] 1931[22] 1941[23] 2017[24]
9,76010,18711,35512,18912,39514,38916,72423,28636
8,94210,94111,33411,68412,70714,76018,04224,506427,008
4354955734847969701,2432,215
122825121326391,836
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561
Others50060000000
Total population19,64921,62923,29024,38225,91430,13936,03550,051429,441

Administration

Jhang Saddar is the administrative center of Jhang Tehsil (a subdivision of the district). The tehsil itself is divided into 55 Union councils.[25]

Education

Notable people

Scientists

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Sister cities

Jhang has one sister city:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - population of Jhang city per 2017 census. Citypopulation.de website. 22 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022922/http://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Punjab.html. dead. 29 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Pakistan City & Town Population List. 22 May 2023. Tageo.com website.
  3. Web site: Gazetteer - Punjab District Gazetteers, Jhang District, with Map, 1929 - South Asia Archive. 2020-09-22. www.southasiaarchive.com.
  4. Book: Wikeley, J. M. . Punjabi Musalmans. Lahore Book House. Robarts - University of Toronto.
  5. Web site: HISTORY OF JHANG . 2023-05-22 . Jhang on Punjab Portal, Government of Pakistan website.
  6. Book: Punjab Government. Gazetteer Of The Jhang District. 1883. Chap. II. — History. 27.
  7. Web site: Government of Pakistan, Map of Jhang.
  8. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_131.gif Jhang District article in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
  9. News: Shamsul Islam. Panicked residents flee Jhang city . 22 May 2023. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 10 September 2014. en.
  10. Web site: Report on the census of the Punjab taken on 10th January, 1868. . saoa.crl.25057644 . 18 May 2024 . 1868 . 66 . (India) . Punjab .
  11. Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. . saoa.crl.25057656 . 31 March 2024 . 1881 .
  12. Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. . saoa.crl.25057657 . 31 March 2024 . 1881 . 520 .
  13. Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III. . saoa.crl.25057658 . 31 March 2024 . 1881 . 250 .
  14. Web site: Census of India, 1891. General tables for British provinces and feudatory states. . saoa.crl.25318666 . 9 January 2024 . 1891 . Baines . Jervoise Athelstane . India Census Commissioner . 1 .
  15. Web site: The Punjab and its feudatories, part II--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the British Territory . saoa.crl.25318669 . 9 January 2024 . 1891 . Edward Maclagan . Sir . 2 .
  16. Web site: Census of India 1901. Vol. 1A, India. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25352838 . 9 January 2024 . 1901.
  17. Web site: Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. ]. saoa.crl.25363739 . 9 January 2024 . 1901.
  18. Web site: Census of India, 1911. Vol. 1., Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25393779 . 9 January 2024 . 1911 . Edward Albert Gait . Sir . India Census Commissioner . 2 . Calcutta, Supt. Govt. Print., India, 1913. .
  19. Web site: Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25393788 . 9 January 2024 . 1911.
  20. Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 1, India. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25394121 . 9 January 2024 . 1921.
  21. Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25430165 . 9 January 2024 . 1921.
  22. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1931 VOLUME XVII PUNJAB PART II TABLES. 9 January 2024.
  23. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB. 9 January 2024.
  24. Web site: Final Results (Census-2017). 27 January 2023.
  25. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=13&dn=Jhang Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang – Government of Pakistan
  26. Web site: Azam Tariq gunned down in Islamabad . 7 October 2003 .

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