Jhang District (Urdu: جھنگ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. It had a population of 2,834,545 of which 23.11% were urban in 1998. [1] This article is about the Pakistani province. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... Longitude is the east-west geographic coordinate measurement most commonly utilized in cartography and global navigation. ... Latitude,usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe of India and Pakistan. ... Bhatti is a chandravanshi rajput clan and is one of the largest tribes of Rajputs, and also is a tribe of Jats. ... Khokhar or Khokar is a gotra of Rajputs, Khatris, Tarkhans and Jats found in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India. ... The Baloch (Persian: بلوچ alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ... The Nauls are a tribe mostly native to the city of Jhang in Punjab (Pakistan). ... Sial A tribe originally from the Jhang ditrict of Punjab province Pakistan. ... Sayyid (Arabic: سيد ) Sayyid is an honorific title often given to claimed descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Husayn and Hasan, the sons of his daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib (who was Muhammads younger cousin and had been raised in his... Rajput is a Hindu Kshatriya caste. ... A telephone number is a sequence of decimal digits (0-9) that is used for identifying a destination telephone line in a telephone network. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Pakistan Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for Pakistan. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Union Council Union Council is a sub part of a district, usually it is a large village also including the nearby small villages. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ...

Location

Jhang is situated at Latitude 31.15° N and Longitude 72.22° E in Punjab province which is West Punjab now in Pakistan. Jhang has its boundaries with the districts Sargodha in north, Gujranwala in northeast, Faisalabad and Toba Tek Singh in east, Khanewal and Muzaffargarh in south, Leiah and Bhakkar in west and Kushab in northwest. This article is about the Pakistani province. ... Sargodha District is one of the districts in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Gujranwala District is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab, Punjab, , Pakistan. ... Toba Tek Singh is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Khanewal (Urdu: خانیوال) is a district in the province of Punjab Pakistan. ... Muzaffargarh is a mostly rural district in the south of the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Layyah Sadar Bazar (Main Bazar) Layyah Layyah District (Urdu: لیہ ) is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. ... Bhakkar District (Urdu: بھکر) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Khushab District (Urdu: خوشاب) is a rural district located in Punjab, Pakistan. ...

Geography

Almost all the area is plain except in North some rocks near Chenab Nagar at the banks of the Chenab River which belong to the series of Kirana Hills which in nature are like the mountains of Aravalli series. In the western part, a desert area called Thal extends from the banks of the Jhelum River to the far west in the districts of Khushab and Bhakkar, while the Sandal Bar area arises from the Pabbarwala area near the Gujranwala boundary as the land abruptly arises from the land level almost at ten feet (3 m) height and almost gains 30 feet (9 m) height and this tract runs up till 87 km in the south and has a breadth of almost 30 to 40 km. This while area comprised forest in past and no kind of cultivation was possible for almost 100 years before the British colonial government established a canal system and the town of Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) on 975 acres (395 ha) of land, which is now the textile industry hub of Pakistan. Between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab a small area of kirana bar is also located in this district, which ends at the Ghoriwala village. The area alongside the banks of rivers Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum is called Hitthar (area in which flood water reaches), while the upland area between bars and hitthar is called Utar. Chenab Nagar (Urdu: چناب نگر) is a city in the Punjab, Pakistan. ... The Chenab River (Punjabi: , , Urdu: , literally Moon(Chen) River(ab)) is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi located in the upper Himalayas, in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Detailed family tree of Kirana Gharana Kirana Gharana is one of the most prolific Hindustani khayal gharanas. ... The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 300 miles northeast-southwest across Rajasthan state. ... Alternate use: The Thals, an alien race from the series Doctor Who Thal is a small village in Austria, near the city of Graz. ... The Jhelum River is the largest and most western of the five rivers of the Punjab province of Pakistan, and passes through Jhelum City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bhakkar (Urdu: بھکر, Seraiki: بکھر) is city in Bhakkar District, Punjab, Pakistan. ... A region between river Chenab and river Ravi in Punjab Pakistan spread over almost 80 km in lenght and40 km in lenght from north to south. ... Gujranwala (Urdu: گوجرانوالہ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan with a city population of 1,132,509 (1998 census). ...   (Urdu: فیصل آباد) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... The Ravi River (Punjabi: , Urdu: ) is a river in India and Pakistan. ...

Area

Jhang is spread over 8,809 km². Haral a sub caste of jats also residing on the left side of river chenab near Chiniot area also important caste present in the district jhang. Important villages are BAHADRIWALA, MURADWALA & SARWALA in the tehsil Chiniot. Haral caste is well educated, having well known engineers, doctors, lawyers, teachers & other walk of life

Fauna and Flora

This is the map of Punjab (West) Province in Pakistan.Green area shows the current area and boundaries of District Jhang, while in past Faisalabd and Toba Tek Singh now two separate districts were Tehsils of Jhang districts.

Trees of jand, kreer, van, kikar, tahli, bohar are spread everywhere where there is no cultivation, while herbs of harmal, akrey, bathoo, etc are also found. Image File history File links Jhang-map. ... Image File history File links Jhang-map. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Jhangochi

Jhangochi is the oldest and pure dialect of Punjabi Language; it also has a widespread area starting from Khanewal at both ends of Ravi and Chenab ending into Gujranwala District. Almost the whole area shares the same tradition and culture. There are different aspects of the Jhangochi dialect of the Punjabi language and also the great culture of this area which created the romance stories of Heer Ranjha and Mirza Sahiba. Khanewal (Urdu: خانیوال) is a district in the province of Punjab Pakistan. ... The Ravi River (Punjabi: , Urdu: ) is a river in India and Pakistan. ... The Chenab River rises in the Himalayan ranges of Kashmir and flows through the plains of the Punjab, forming the boundary between the Rechna and the Jech Doabs. ... Heer Ranjha (Punjabi: , ) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. ... Mirza Sahiba (PunjabiShahmukhi: مرزاصاحباں) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. ...

Famous Sufi saint Hazrat Sultan Bahoo's poetry is also in the same Punjabi dialect.

Administration

The district consists of 3 tehsils: [2]

1. Chiniot
2. Jhang
3. Shorkot

Chiniot (Urdu: چنیوٹ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Jhang (Punjabi/Urdu: جھنگ) is a Punjab district having a town with same name on the Chenab river, with 387,418 inhabitants (1998). ... Shorkot is a town located in Punjab, Pakistan. ...

External links

• Mera Jhang Portal
• Jhang District Profile: Govt of Punjab, Pakistan

See also

• Jhang
• Faisalabad
• Punjab
• Pakistan