Vehari District

Vehari District (Urdu: ضِلع وِہاڑی ‎), (Punjabi: ضِلع وِہاڑى), is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Vehari is the capital of district while Burewala is the largest city of the district.[3]

ضِلع وِہاڑى
District
Vehari District
Map of Punjab with Vehari District highlighted
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
CapitalVehari
Largest cityBurewala
Area
 • Total4,364 km2 (1,685 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total2,897,446
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Administrative divisions

The district of Vehari is administratively subdivided into three tehsils:[4]

and three subtehsils:

History

The district was created on 1 July 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District (Vehari, Burewala and Mailsi). The name Vehari means low-lying settlement by a flood water channel. The district lies along the right bank of the river Sutlej, which forms its southern boundary.[5]

Language

According to the 1998 census, Punjabi was the first language[6] of 83% of the district's population, Saraiki accounted for 11% and Urdu – for 5%.[7]:18

Geography

The district is located between 29°36′N 71°44′E and 30°22′N 72°53′E and borders with Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur on the southern side, with Pakpattan on the eastern, with Khanewal and Lodhran on western and with Sahiwal and Khanewal on northern side.

The total area of the district is 4,364 square kilometres (1,685 sq mi). It is about 93 kilometres (58 mi) in length and approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi) in breadth and it is sloping gently from northeast to southwest.

Rise of Maize

The 141,000 acres of area was under maize in 2015-16 has risen up to 309,000 acres in 2019-20. The total production of maize stood at 428,000 tonnes in 2015-16 has risen to 1.1 million tonnes in 2019-20.[8]

Notable people

References
  1. https://www.punjab.gov.pk/vehari
  2. "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Vehari - The Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-08-05 at Archive.today
  5. Khan, Ahmad Fraz (18 January 2021). "Multan's mangoes and multinationals". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. The census report has "mother tongue", defined as the language of communication between parents and children.
  7. 1998 District Census report of Vehari. Census publication. 69. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
  8. Khan, Ahmad Fraz (28 December 2020). "Vehari's tale of transition: from cotton to maize and livestock". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

 

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