Toba Tek Singh District
Location of TTS in Punjab.
Area	km²
Population (1998)  • Density	1,621,593  • /km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established  • District Nazim  • District Naib Nazim  • District Council  • Number of Tehsils	• Abdul Sattar Chaudhary  • Muhammad Khalid Sardar[1]  •  seats   • 3
Main language(s)
Website	[1]

Toba Tek Singh (Urdu: ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ, Gurmukhi: ਟੋਬਾ ਟੇਕ ਸਿੰਘ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30º33' to 31º2' Degree north latitudes and 72º08' to 72º48' Degree longitudes.^[2] To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions  we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Pakistan Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for Pakistan. ... UTC +5 is the timezone for : Pakistan Standard Time in Pakistan. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... The Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ or ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ) script, derived from the Later Sharada script and standardised by Guru Angad Dev in the 16th century, was designed to write the Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) language. ... The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces of Pakistan. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ...

Toba Tek Singh Train Station

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History

Origins of Name

The town and district is named after a Sikh religious figure Tek Singh. Legend has it that Mr. Singh a kind hearted man served water and provided shelter to the worn out and thirsty travellers passing by a small pond ("TOBA" in Punjabi) which eventually was called Toba Tek Singh, and the surrounding settlement acquired the same name.^[2] There is also a park here named after the Sardar Toba. Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ...

British Raj

Toba Tek Singh was developed by the British toward the end of the 18th Century when a canal system was built. People from all over the Punjab (currently Indian and Pakistani Punjab) moved there as farmlands were allotted to them. Most of the people who migrated there belonged to Lahore, Jalandhar, Sadiq Abad districts. Punjab was a province of British India. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... This article is about the city in India. ... Sadiqabad or Sadiq Abad or Sadik Abad or Sadikabad (Urdu: صادق آباد ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. ...

The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the tehsil of Toba Tek Singh as follows:

"Tahsil of the new Lyallpur District, Punjab, lying between 30°50' and 31°23' N. and 72° 20' and 72°54' E., with an area of 865 square miles. The population in 1906 was 148,984. It contains 342 villages, including Toba Tek Singh (population, 1,874), the head-quarters, and GOJRA (2,589), an important grain market on the Wazirabad-Khanewal branch of the North-Western Railway. The land revenue and cesses in 1905-6 amounted to 4.7 lakhs. The tahsil consists of a level plain, wholly irrigated by the Chenab Canal. The soil, which is very fertile in the east of the tahsil, becomes sandy towards the west. The boundaries of the tahsil were somewhat modified at the time of the formation of the new District of Lyallpur"^[3] Wazirabad (Urdu: وزیر آباد) is an industrial city located in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. ... Khanewal (Urdu: خانیوال ) is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ...

After Independence

During 1970's, when many Pakistani cities were renamed to change names given after British Rulers to their original or native names or more acceptable names to local population like Montgomery was renamed to its old original name Sahiwal, Toba Tek Singh remained one of the very few cities to maintain it's original name mainly because of reputation of Tek Singh. In 1982 Toba Tek Singh, formerly a subdivision, was separated from Faisalabad District and became a separate district.^[2] Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab, Punjab, , Pakistan. ...

Demography

Toba Tek Singh is located in central Punjab and occupies 3252 square kilometres and is made up of large areas of lowlands that flood frequently during the rainy season; the floods originate from the Ravi River that runs along the southern and southeastern borders. The Pre-partition T.T.Singh had a sizeable Sikh population which migrated to Indian Punjab in 1947. The Ravi River (Punjabi: , Urdu: ) is a river in India and Pakistan. ...

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the population was 805,580 of this, 520,601 were Muslim and 284,979 were non-Muslim (mainly Christian).^[4]

Administration

The district of Toba Tek Singh is administratively subdivided into three tehsils and 82 Union Council^[5]: The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... Union Councils of Pakistan are local governments in Pakistan. ...

The district is represented in the provincial assembly by seven elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies: ^[6][7] Kamalia (Urdu: ) is a located in Toba Tek Singh. ... Toba Tek Singh (Urdu: ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... now. ...

Until the year 2000, when the Divisions of Pakistan were abolished, Toba Tek Singh and Jhang districts were part of Faisalabad Division (this included Faisalabad District. PML-Q flag The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam), or PML-Q (Urdu: پاکستان مسلم لیگ ق) is a centrist political party in Pakistan, which was formed by Pervez Musharraf. ... The Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) is a party created by the Pakistan Peoples Party in order to contest the October 2002 National Assembly elections. ... The Pakistan Muslim League (N) (Urdu: پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن) is a political party in Pakistan. ... The Divisions of Pakistan were previously the third tier of government in Pakistan until they were abolished in 2000. ... Jhang District (Urdu: جھنگ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Faisalabad Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. ... Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab, Punjab, , Pakistan. ...

Major towns in Toba Tek Singh District are:

• Gojra
• Kamalia
• Pirmahal
• Rajana
• Sandhilianwali
• Toba Tek Singh

Gojra (Urdu: گوجرہ) is a city and Tehsil [1] in Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, it is located 50km from Faisalabad. ... Kamalia (Urdu: ) is a located in Toba Tek Singh. ... An oldest School of Pirmahal On reaching Pir Mahal by train Pir Mahal (Urdu: پیر محل) is a town located in Toba Tek Singh. ... Toba Tek Singh (Urdu: ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ...

Famous people

• The Late Haji Sardar Mohammad Murad Khan Gadhi was one of the most popular politicians of Toba Tek Singh. He was the last District Chairman of Faisalabad, when Toba Tek Singh was a Tehsil of Faisalabad. After Toba Tek Singh got the status of District, he became the first District Chairman of Toba Tek Singh. Twice he was District Chairman of Toba Tek Singh and he was elected four times as a Member of the Punjab Assembly - he never lost any elections where he was candidate. After his death his son Sardar Masood Ahmad Khan Gadhi become a member of Punjab Assembly - he was elected twice. The eldest son of Haji Sardar Mohammad Murad Khan Gadhi, Col (retd) Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan Gadhi won the 2008 election and a member of Punjab Assembly.

• Chauhdary Muhammad Sarwer (born 12 jun 1952,Toba Tek Singh), a politician in the United Kingdom who served as the Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow Central, Scotland. He was the UK's first Muslim MP, and an opponent of the 2003 Iraq war.
• Dr Muhammad Sarwar, Chaudhry, (Country) President Pakistan Medical Association, Pakistan.
• Ch. Mukhtar Ahmed Nusrat. Member District Council. Current Nazim. Ex Chairman Market Committee. Business man. He has started first Free Hospital and donated prime land for the School.
• Hafeezullah Ishaq, CSP, ex Federal secretary Interior Pakistan.
• M. Hamzah, Ex-MNA, great statesman, freedom fighter.
• Ch. Imran Nawaz s/o Muhamad nawaz 399 Jb Jaram.
• Choudhry Asad ur Rehman ex Minister and MNA.
• Choudry Muhammad Ashfaq ex MNA and ex District Nazim.
• Choudry Abdul Sattar is currently District Nazim of Toba Tek Singh and is also ex MNA.
• Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate Vice President Of Lahore High Court Bar Association
• Syed Hamid Ullah Shah HASHMI is also presidincial awards winner on his three books. He dilverd many lecturs on pakistani literature in GERMANY CHINA,UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA.He also served as principal in Pakistan Embassy College.

Ch Yasir IdreesItalic text, First Material Scientist from Toba Tek Singh, working at Nuclear Research Laboratory(CASP), GC University, Lahore.Belongs to Chak No. 292 JB, Syed Mehmood, Toba Tek Singh   (Urdu: فیصل آباد) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin MP Speaker of the House of Lords Hélène Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist... Glasgow Central can refer to: the railway station Central Station, Glasgow a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency that was abolished in 1997 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the country. ...

See also

• Pakistan
• Punjab
• Faisalabad
• Pirmahal
• Gojra

This article is about the Pakistani province. ...   (Urdu: فیصل آباد) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... An oldest School of Pirmahal On reaching Pir Mahal by train Pir Mahal (Urdu: پیر محل) is a town located in Toba Tek Singh. ... Gojra (Urdu: گوجرہ) is a city and Tehsil [1] in Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, it is located 50km from Faisalabad. ...

References

External links

• Toba Tek Singh First Online Newspaper
• Toba Tek Singh profile on Punjab's government website
• Toba Tek Singh District Government Profile
• Apna Pirmahal Official English News & Urdu News website
• Make Friends
• Pirmahal Picture Gallery
• pmln Web site
• Pirmahal's Official website
• Pirmahal's Official News website
• Pir Mahal and Toba Tek Singh Web Masters Sites
• Website of Hazrat Data Ganj Ganj Bakhsh Lahore and mirror site (in Urdu and English)