Chichawatni Tehsil
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Chichawatni is a tehsil
of Sahiwal District
in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. The tehsil has an area of 1,602 km2 and is headquartered at the city of Chichawatni
and is administratively subdivided into 37 Union Councils
, three of which form the capital.
The tehsils contains five towns, these are: Chichawatni, Kassowal
, Ghaziabad
, Iqbal Nagar
, Chak:168/9L.
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
in 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 tehsil has an area of 1,602 km2 and is headquartered at the city of Chichawatni
Chichawatni
Chichawatni is a town in the Sahiwal District of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Situated near the Grand Trunk Road, it lies approximately from Sahiwal, the district capital.-Etymology:...
and is administratively subdivided into 37 Union Councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
, three of which form the capital.
The tehsils contains five towns, these are: Chichawatni, Kassowal
Kassowal
Kassowal is a town of Chichawatni Tehsil, Sahiwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town is located at 30°29'0" North, 72°32'0" East....
, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Pakistan
Ghaziabad is a town of Chichawatni Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan. It includes the villages 20/11-L, 21/11-L, 25/11-L, 26/11-L and 28/11-L, of which 26/11-L is the largest village. This enables specialization of labor and crafts, and development of many trades. The trend of urbanisation continues,...
, Iqbal Nagar
Iqbal Nagar
Iqbal Nagar is a town of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32° 5' 30N 73° 47' 25E It is located in the Chichawatni Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the District of Sahiwal....
, Chak:168/9L.
Notable people
- Abdul Latif Khalid CheemaAbdul Latif Khalid CheemaAbdul Latif Khalid Cheema is Secretary General of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam and Central convener of Muttahida Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat Rabitta Committee. He is also the head of Darul Uloom Khatm-e-Nubuwwat in Chichawatni...
, head of Darul Uloom Khatm-e-Nubuwwat, Chichawatni