Hasilpur
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Hasilpur is a city in Bahawalpur District
in east central Punjab, Pakistan
. The city is located between the Satluj River and the India
n border and lies 96 km east of the district capital Bahawalpur
. The city is also the headquarters of Hasilpur Tehsil
an administrative subdivision of the district the city itself is divided into to two parts, "Old Hasilpur" and "Hasilpur Mandi". Hasilpur is situated at the brink of Cholistan.
Hasilpur is as old as Bahawalpur
. A Dawod potra by named Jogi Khan Ghumrani's son Hasil Khan settled the city with his own name in 1752. Hasil Khan built a mosque in 1768. In 1900 there were about 347 houses. A special Rest House (Dolat Khana) for the Nawab of Bahawalpur Mohammad Sadiq Khan was also here. Total population of the Tehsil is 317,513 and its total area is 239,332 and it consists of 112 villages and 14 Union Councils.
The people of Hasilpur are Punjabi
,Siraiki and Rajistani(Baagri) speaking. There are many people of different castes like Arain, Jatt, Malik, Mahr, Syed and many more. There is a THQ Hospital,whice is 44 beds
, sugarcane
, indigo
and wheat
. Sheep and cattle
are raised for food and hides. In 2006 the government sanctioned gas supply to the city.
Bahawalpur District
Bahawalpur District is one of the districts of Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1998 Census of Pakistan it had a population of 2,433,091 of which 27.01% were urban Bahawalpur district covers 24,830 km². Approximately two-thirds of the district is covered by the Cholistan Desert, which...
in east central Punjab, 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 city is located between the Satluj River and the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n border and lies 96 km east of the district capital Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
. The city is also the headquarters of Hasilpur Tehsil
Hasilpur Tehsil
Hasilpur Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Bahawalpur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Hasilpur is the headquarters of the tehsil which is administratively subdivided into 14 Union Councils.-Administration:...
an administrative subdivision of the district the city itself is divided into to two parts, "Old Hasilpur" and "Hasilpur Mandi". Hasilpur is situated at the brink of Cholistan.
Hasilpur is as old as Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
. A Dawod potra by named Jogi Khan Ghumrani's son Hasil Khan settled the city with his own name in 1752. Hasil Khan built a mosque in 1768. In 1900 there were about 347 houses. A special Rest House (Dolat Khana) for the Nawab of Bahawalpur Mohammad Sadiq Khan was also here. Total population of the Tehsil is 317,513 and its total area is 239,332 and it consists of 112 villages and 14 Union Councils.
The people of Hasilpur are Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
,Siraiki and Rajistani(Baagri) speaking. There are many people of different castes like Arain, Jatt, Malik, Mahr, Syed and many more. There is a THQ Hospital,whice is 44 beds
Economy
Hasilpur is major hub of cotton factories in the region, as for now almost 60 cotton factories are working. Beside this other industries like floor mills, oil mills, door making are also found. Main crops are cottonCotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
, sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
, indigo
Indigo
Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet...
and wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
. Sheep and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
are raised for food and hides. In 2006 the government sanctioned gas supply to the city.