Chakwal Explained

Chakwal
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Chakwal
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Punjab
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Rawalpindi
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Chakwal
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:138,214 per 2017 census
Total Type:City
Population As Of:2017
Population Rank:63rd, Pakistan
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PKT
Utc Offset1:+5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:48800
Area Code Type:Dialling code
Area Code:0543
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union councils
Blank Info Sec2:5
Native Name Lang:Punjabi
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Leader Title:Mayor of Chakwal
Leader Name:None (Vacant)
Leader Title1:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name1:Qurat-ul-Ain Malik (BPS-18 PAS)

Chakwal (Punjabi and Urdu: {{Nastaliq|چکوال) is a city in Chakwal District, in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan.[1]

It is the 66th largest city of Pakistan by population.[2] Chakwal is located 90 kilometres south-west of the federal capital, Islamabad and 270 kilometres from the provincial capital, Lahore. It is accessible by both the Islamabad International Airport as well as the Lahore International Airport.[3]

Geography

Chakwal's landscape features the canyons in Thirchak-Mahal. There are man-made and natural lakes around the city in neighbouring communities.[4]

Administration

Chakwal was created as an independent district of Rawalpindi in 1985 by combining sub division Chakwal of district Jhelum, sub division Talagang of district Attock and the police station Choa Saidan Shah, carved out of sub division Pind Dadan Khan of district Jhelum.[5]

In addition to being the district headquarters, Chakwal city is also the administrative centre of Chakwal tehsil (a subdivision of the district). The Chakwal District is divided into three Tehsils, namely, Kalar-Kahar, Choa Saidan Shah and Chakwal itself. The city of Chakwal itself is divided into five Union councils,[6] and Chakwal district is divided into 68 union councils.

Demographics

Religious
group! colspan="2"
1881[7] [8] 1901[9] [10] 1911[11] [12] 1921[13] [14] 1931[15] 1941[16] 2017[17]
3,2793,8533,8344,4425,5856,684136,235
2,0451,9461,3101,8782,4612,71819
3937171,2531,1031,4662,388
43230401,935
25
Others0000050
Total population5,7176,5206,4007,4259,54211,835138,214

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities (Chakwal city). citypopulation.de website. 15 October 2021.
  2. https://www.tageo.com/index-e-pk-cities-PK-step-1.htm Chakwal is the 66th largest city per population in Pakistan
  3. News: A walk through the historic streets of Chakwal. Tayeba Batool. 23 February 2019. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 15 October 2021.
  4. Book: Adamson. Hilary. Shaw. Isobel. A traveller's guide to Pakistan. 1981. Asian Study Group.
  5. Web site: Chakwal Punjab Portal. 2021-10-20. www.punjab.gov.pk. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192520/https://www.punjab.gov.pk/chakwal. dead.
  6. Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal . National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20080124031142/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=6&dn=Chakwal . 2 December 2007. 24 January 2008. 15 October 2021 .
  7. 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 . 14 January 2024 . 1881 .
  8. 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 . 14 January 2024 . 1881 .
  9. Web site: Census of India 1901. Vol. 1A, India. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25352838 . 9 January 2024 . 1901.
  10. 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.
  11. Web site: Census of India, 1911. Vol. 1., Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25393779 . 9 January 2024 . 1911.
  12. Web site: Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25393788 . 9 January 2024 . 1911.
  13. Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 1, India. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25394121 . 9 January 2024 . 1921.
  14. Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25430165 . 9 January 2024 . 1921.
  15. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1931 VOLUME XVII PUNJAB PART II TABLES. 9 January 2024.
  16. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB. 9 January 2024.
  17. Web site: Final Results (Census-2017). 27 January 2024.

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