Bhalwal
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Bhalwal is a town of Sargodha District
in the centre of the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. The town of Bhalwal is the headquarters of Bhalwal Tehsil
and lies in an agricultural area, close to the M-2 motorway, to which it is being connected by two interchanges. The town is named after a nearby village called Purana Bhalwal (Old Bhalwal).
Bhalwal town is located on Gujrat Phalia – Sargodha road at a distance of 30 km from Sargodha at its north. It is situated near motorway (M2) in the west at a distance of 11 km from Salam interchange. Lower Bhalwal Canal is passing at its north side at a distance of 3 km. It also lies on Sargodha
– Malikwal
– Lalamusa
section of Pakistan Railway and has a railway station.
Bhalwal is an agricultural city famous for the production of "Kinno" (Orange). So it is also called "California of Pakistan". It is situated by River Jhelum which flows near its Sub-Division"Bhera".
It is mostly a farming community, major products include rice, wheat, sugarcane, and citrus fruit. Mandarin oranges are a major fruit. The largest employer is NOON sugar mills, which also owns the Nurpur noon dairy farm.
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...
in the centre of the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The town of Bhalwal is the headquarters of Bhalwal Tehsil
Bhalwal Tehsil
Bhalwal Tehsil is a subdivision of Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 53 Union Councils, four of which form the tehsil capital Bhalwal....
and lies in an agricultural area, close to the M-2 motorway, to which it is being connected by two interchanges. The town is named after a nearby village called Purana Bhalwal (Old Bhalwal).
Bhalwal town is located on Gujrat Phalia – Sargodha road at a distance of 30 km from Sargodha at its north. It is situated near motorway (M2) in the west at a distance of 11 km from Salam interchange. Lower Bhalwal Canal is passing at its north side at a distance of 3 km. It also lies on Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
– Malikwal
Malikwal
Malikwal is a village of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-References:...
– Lalamusa
Lalamusa
Lalamusa is a town in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is geographically located at latitude 32° 42' 0" North of the Equator and longitude 73° 57' 35" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of the world...
section of Pakistan Railway and has a railway station.
Bhalwal is an agricultural city famous for the production of "Kinno" (Orange). So it is also called "California of Pakistan". It is situated by River Jhelum which flows near its Sub-Division"Bhera".
It is mostly a farming community, major products include rice, wheat, sugarcane, and citrus fruit. Mandarin oranges are a major fruit. The largest employer is NOON sugar mills, which also owns the Nurpur noon dairy farm.