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
- Mazar (Shrine) of Sultan Bahu, a 17th-century scholar and Sufi poet.[4]
- Mazar (Shrine) of Majhi Sultan situated in Mouza Majhi Sultan, 4 km away from Chak no 481 J.B. Botay wali, Toba Tek Singh- Majhi Sultan Road [5]
- Mazar (Shrine) of Baba Jhaly Shah and Baba Chanan Shah situated in Chak no 481 J.B. Botay wali, Toba Tek Singh- Majhi Sultan Road [6]
Notable people
Notes and References
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- https://www.punjab.gov.pk/jhang_famous_tourist_spots Famous Tourist Spots in shorkot Tehsil
- https://jhang.punjab.gov.pk/system/files/Gazetteer%20Jhang.pdf, Government of Punjab website, accessed on 12 July 2024
- 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
