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Khanewal District

Khanewal (Urdu: ضلع خانیوال) is district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It most widely known for being the host city to the second largest Train Station in Pakistan. The largest Train Station in Lahore, which is the capital of Punjab. It is also the home town of two Pakistan's national cricket team's players: Shabbir Ahmed and Iftikhar Anjum, Well known great cricketer Amir Gujjar also belongs to khanewal.

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 2,068,490 of which 17.42% were urban[2]

Contents

1 History
2 Administration
3 Geography
4 Language
5 Tribes & Clans
6 Infrastructure
7 References


History

The district of Khanewal was created in 1985 out of the two tehsils of Multan District, namely Kabirwala and Mian Channu. Its boundaries meet the districts of Jhang and Toba Tek Singh on the North, Sahiwal on the East, Vehari District on South and with Multan on the West.

Administration

The district of Khanewal is spread over an area of 4,349 square kilometres and comprises four tehsils:

Kabirwala
Khanewal
Jahanian
Mian Channu

Geography

Underground water resources are generally adequate throughout the district. The subsoil water is sweet throughout the district and suitable for industrial purposes. There is no mentionable nullah available in the district. However, effluent of industry can be disposed of in the rivers, namely Chenab and Ravi, after pretreatment, with permission from Irrigation and Power Department, Government of the Punjab. There are 26 telephone exchanges operating in the district (ranging in capacity from 200 lines to 7200 lines). Cellular phone services are also available in the district. 20 National Bank Branches, 24 Post Offices, Toatal Area 1058641 Acres, 7 Textile Mills, 1 Sugar Mill, 71 Cotton ginnign Factories, 17 Police Stations,

Language

About 63% of population of district speak Punjabi language. Saraiki is the second most widely spoken language by 26% of population.Others languages spoken are urdu,pushto & hindko.

Tribes & Clans

The district is home to a variety of clans, the principal ones being the Kamboh, Arian, jatt, Hiraj,bandechha,jat, Niazi, Gujar, Khattak, Rajput, Sahuand Rehmani

Infrastructure

The district has a total metalled road-length of 1208 kilometres. The district is linked with Multan, Lodhran, Sahiwal, Vehari,Toba Tak Singh, and Jhang districts through metalled roads . kashif

The main Peshawar-Karachi railway line passes through Khanewal district. The district is linked with Multan, Lodhran, Sahiwal and Jhang districts through railway network.
 
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