Bhalwal Explained

Bhalwal
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Punjab
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Sargodha
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sargodha
Population Total:256,500
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Administrator
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union Councils
Blank Info Sec2:6 Urban
Area Code:04862
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Bhalwal (Punjabi and Urdu: {{Nastaliq|بھلوال), is a city and capital of Bhalwal Tehsil of Sargodha District in the centre of the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2] It is the 99th largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. The city of Bhalwal is the headquarters of Bhalwal Tehsil and lies in an agricultural area, close to the M-2 motorway.[3] Bhalwal is famous for Orange crops of Pakistan[4]

In 2011, Government of Punjab decided to urbanize 154 small cities and towns near Punjab, in the result of colossal migration of people from small cities to larger cities like Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, and Islamabad. The master urbanization plan included Bhalwal, due to sharp increase of migration to larger cities.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. citypopulation.de.
  2. http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html List of Tehsils and districts of Pakistan – Statpak.gov.pk
  3. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/04/Bhalwal.html Location of Bhalwal – Falling Rain Genomics
  4. Web site: Why citrus production is not living up to its potential. 27 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Hasnain . Khalid . 2021-05-29 . Govt decides to ‘urbanise’ 154 small towns, cities across Punjab . 2023-03-15 . DAWN.COM . en.