Arif Wala Tehsil
Arifwala (Punjabi: عارفوالا ) is a tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1]
Arifwala
عارِف والا | |
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Tehsil | |
| Arifwala | |
 Location of Arif Wala Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 30°17′53″N 73°3′22″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Sahiwal |
| District | Pakpattan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 0457 |
Administration
The tehsil of Arifwala is administratively subdivided into 30 Union Councils.[2]
Demography
Most of the population are farmers; about 75% of the population live in villages and only 25% live in the municipal urban area. But the trend is shifting with the increase of industrialization in the premises of Arifwala and people are moving to the urban area. Arifwala Tehsil covers an area of 295,146 acres (5 km2) with a population of about 720,000. The urban area covers 457 acres (1.82 km2) and the agriculture area covers 1274 acres (3.18 km²). Punjabi is the native spoken language but Urdu is also widely used.
References
- "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2015-07-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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