Shorkot Tehsil Explained

Shorkot Tehsil
Settlement Type:Tehsil
Image Blank Emblem:Tehsil Municipal Administration Shorkot.jpg
Blank Emblem Type:Tehsil Municipal Administration logo
Blank Emblem Alt:Tehsil Municipal Administration Shorkot
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhang
Subdivision Type3:Towns
Subdivision Type4:Union councils
Subdivision Name4:29
Government Type:Tehsil Municipal Administration
Leader Title:Administrator
Leader Name:Imran Qureshi
Leader Title1:Municipal Officer
Leader Name1:Khalid Iqbal Malik
Population As Of:2017 Census of Pakistan
Population Total:548,626
Population Rural:474,885
Population Urban:73,741
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:+6

Shorkot (Urdu: {{nq|تحصیل شورکوٹ) is a tehsil in Jhang District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is subdivided into 29 Union Councils.[1] The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.[2] [3]

Language

A Punjabi dialect of Jhangochi is spoken by the majority of the people in the rural areas but in the cities, mainstream Punjabi language is spoken.

Tourist attractions

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang . National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043419/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=13&dn=Jhang . 9 February 2012. dead . 5 June 2021.
  2. https://dunyanews.tv/en/Crime/596428-Shorkot-20-year-old-girl-murdered-for-refusing-marriage-proposal- Shorkot: 20-year-old girl murdered for refusing marriage proposal
  3. Web site: Population Census Organization (See Shorkot Tehsil under Jhang District). https://web.archive.org/web/20101230183032/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html . Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan website. 10 February 2004. 30 December 2010. 5 June 2021.
  4. https://www.punjab.gov.pk/jhang_famous_tourist_spots Famous Tourist Spots in shorkot Tehsil
  5. https://jhang.punjab.gov.pk/system/files/Gazetteer%20Jhang.pdf, Government of Punjab website, accessed on 12 July 2024
  6. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chak+481+JB,+Jhang,+Punjab/@31.0461034,72.3481627,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x39230b4471e71c31:0xb0e79c2d5dc2e4cf!8m2!3d31.0448232!4d72.3459123!16s%2Fg%2F11h9xlqxk0?entry=ttu, accessed on 12 July 2024