Kallar Syedan is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

in the

Rawalpindi District Rawalpindi District ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. Rawalpindi city is the district capi ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

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. Earlier a part of the

Kahuta Tehsil Kahuta Tehsil ( pa, ; ur, تحصیل کہوٹہ) is one of the seven tehsils (subdivisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The neighbouring tehsil of Kallar Sayedan used to be part of Kahuta, but was later created as ...

, it became a separate tehsil on 1 July 2004.

Kallar Syedan Kallar Syedan ( Punjabi/ ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan, and is the headquarters of the Kallar Syedan Tehsil. History Kallar Syedan's existence dates back approximately 1,200 years. The town rose to prominence during Sikh rule, ...

is the capital of the tehsil.

Demography

According to the 2017 census of Pakistan, Kallar Syedan Tehsil has a total population of 217,273. Many clans are living in Kallar Syedan Tehsil such as the Kashmiri

Bhatt Bhat (also spelled as Bhatt or Butt) is a surname in the Indian subcontinent. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened rendition of Bhatta. Etymology The word "Bhat" ( sa, भट, ) means "teacher" in Sanskrit. While the original shortened rendition of "Bh ...

tribes, the Mughal tribe Baig (Looni sahlyal), the Mengal tribe (Mangal Rajgan), the Saroha Rajgan tribe,

Gujjars Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradit ...

, the

Awan Awan may refer to: Places * Awan (ancient city), a city-state in Elam in the 3rd millennium BCE * Awan (region), a town in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, India * Awan, Bhulath, a village in Kapurthala district, Punjab, India, Punjab, Pakistan ...

, the Raeen, the Ghakhar Kiani tribe, the Muhajir Siddiqui, the Mirza tribe, the Sheikh tribe, the Malik tribe and others. The Bhakri Sadaat of Kallar Syedan are most prominent clan in this area. Because one study clearly defined them the founder of Kallar Syedan.

Administrative divisions

The tehsil is divided into 11 Union Councils: * Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City ** Kallar Sagwal ** Kallar Badhal ** Tota ** Mera Sangal ** Mangloora ** Kambili **

Sadiq Sadiq is a male name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Ja'far al-Sadiq, the 8th-century Muslim scholar and scientist, considered as an Imam and founder of the Ja'fari school of jurisprudence by Twelver and Isma'ili Shi’as, and a major fi ...

Looni Salyal Looni Salyal is a Town and Capital of Union Council Looni, Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi Language * Pothwari language: 90% * Urdu 5% * Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language fa ...

** Darkali Shershahi **

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Saroha Saroha Rajgan is a village in Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. On 1 July 2004 Saroha Rajgan became part of Tehsil Kallar Syedan, which was formerly a Union Council of Kahuta Tehsil Kahuta Tehsil ( pa, ; ur, تحصیل کہو ...

** Jocha **

Mamdot The Nawab of Mamdot was the title of the hereditary rulers of Mamdot, a princely state, near Firozpur, in the Punjab region of British India. Background In 1794, Nizamuddin and his younger brother Qutbuddin, established themselves as rulers of Kasu ...

** Jaswala **

Darkali Mamuri Kallar Syedan is a tehsil in the Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Earlier a part of the Kahuta Tehsil, it became a separate tehsil on 1 July 2004. Kallar Syedan is the capital of the tehsil. Demography According to the 2017 census of Pakis ...

* Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils **

Nala Musalmana Nala Musalmana is a village and a union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil in Rawalpindi District Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, an ...

Manyanda Manyanda is a village and a union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil in Rawalpindi District Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and histo ...

** Samote **

Choha Khalsa Choa Khalsa is a town and Union Council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Town consist of 800 houses. On 1 July 2004, Choa Khalsa became the Union Council. History The word Choa means a water spring and Khalsa is rel ...

Kanoha Kallar Syedan is a tehsil in the Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Earlier a part of the Kahuta Tehsil, it became a separate tehsil on 1 July 2004. Kallar Syedan is the capital of the tehsil. Demography According to the 2017 census of Pak ...

Doberan Kallan Doberan Kallan is a Town and a union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil in Rawalpindi District Punjab, Pakistan. Doberan Kallan Coms under Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils Doberan Kallan was under NA-50, National Assembly and PP-2, Punja ...

* Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils ** Bhala Khar ** Guff ** Ghazan Abad ** Bishandote

Delimitation 2018

* After Delimitation 2018 of

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, Kallar Syedan Tehsil is divided into two parts in

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

(1) Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City and Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils comes under NA-57 (Rawalpindi-I), and (2)

Circle 6 Union Councils Comes Under

NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II) NA-52 (Rawalpindi-II) () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Area * Gujar Khan Tehsil * Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils of Kallar Syedan Tehsil Members of Parliament 1970–1977: NW-27 (Rawalpindi-II) 1977–2002: ...

. * In

Provincial Assembly of Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Paki ...

Kallar Syedan Tehsil is divided into three parts: (1) Municipal Committee

City and Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils come under

PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) is a Constituency of Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Area * Kahuta Tehsil * Kallar Syedan Tehsil Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan * Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils of Kallar Syedan Tehsil * Exclude UC33 Bishandote and ...

, (2) Kallar Syedan Circle Union Council Bishandote and Village Arazi Khas are under PP-9 (Rawalpindi-IV) and (3) Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils Bhalakhar, Gufl and Ghazan Abad are under

PP-10 (Rawalpindi-V) PP-10 (Rawalpindi-V) is a Constituency of Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Qamar-ul-Islam Raja, Raja Qamar Ul Isalm of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) this seat by securing 34252 votes. El ...

Towns and villages

*Arazi *Azizpur Gujran *Bhatti *Bhalakhar *Bagh Boota *Balimah *Bangyal *Banal *Barota *Basanta *Batahri *Bawli *Bhakhral *Bimmah Gangal *Bismillah Town * Bishandote *Chabutra *Chak Mirza *Chamak *Chamba Kerpal *Chanam *Chappar *Chappri Akku *

*ChowkPindori *Dhamali *Dahan Gali *

*Darkali Sher Shahi *Dera Khalsa *Dhari *Dhari Syedan *Dheri Mirzian *Dhoke Buhari *Dhoke Captain Khaliq Awan *Dhoke Lt Miran Bakhsh *DhoKe Mahjian *Dhoke Moti Masjid *Dhoke Sub Amanat Hussain *Dhoke Sufi Ghulam Farid *Dhoke Adrain *Dhoke Allah Ditta *Dhoke Baba Faiz Baksh *

*Dhok Sabri *Ghangothi * Ghazan Abad *Gohi *Hayal Pindora *Her Dho Chakyal *Jabba *Jabba Channi *Jaswala *Jocha Mamdoot *Kaaliyah *Kalari *

*Khalwat *Khooe Lass *Kothi Syedan *Kund *Looni Bazdaran *Looni Salyal *Mak Dhoke Bhattian *Majhar *Malook *Mangal Rajgan *Mangloora Shareef *

*Merah Sangal *Miana Mohra * Mohra Bakhtan *Mohra banni *Mohra Ropyal *Mohrah Adrian *Mohra Mareed *

*Nambal *Nandna Jattal *Nothia *Pallal Mallahan *Peer Garata Syedan *Phata *Phalina * Sairi Saroha *Pindora Hardo *Pind Mir Gala *Saintha *Saaliyah *Saroha Chaudhrian * Saroha Rajgan *Sadda Kamal *Sakrana *Sakot *Sahib Dhamial * Sohat Hayal Mughal * Samote *Samote Mirzan *Shah Khahi * Sir Suba Shah *Sumbal * Takal *Tamnoha *Tareel *Thala *Tota Rajgan * Walayat Abad *Zia Town *Mohra kanyal

Notable people

Tikka Khan General Tikka Khan ( ur, ٹکا خان; 10 February 1915 – 28 March 2002) was a Pakistan Army general who was the first chief of army staff from 3 March 1972 until retiring on 1 March 1976. Along with Yahya Khan, he is considered a chief ar ...

, Army Chief of Staff (1972–1976), Governor of East Pakistan (1971), Governor of Punjab (1988–1990) *

Abdul Aziz Mirza Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza ( ur, ; born 1943) was a Pakistan Navy officer who served as the Chief of Naval Staff from 1999 until retiring in 2002, amid taking over the command of the Navy after the revolt and resignation Admiral Fasih Bokhari ...

, Chief of Naval Staff, ambassador to Saudi Arabia *

Khem Singh Bedi Khem Singh Bedi KCIE (21 February 183210 April 1905) claims he was a direct descendant of Guru Nanak, a leader, founder of the Singh Sabha in 1873. It instituted many charitable causes for Sikhs, was a landowner and politician in the Punjab durin ...

,descendants of Guru Nanak Dev ji

Places of interest

* Bedi Mahal * Sangni Fort *

Pharwala Fort Pharwala Fort ( ur, ) is a 15th-century fort located near Kahuta Tehsil, about 40 km from Rawalpindi in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. The fort is naturally defended on one side by the Himalayas, Himalayan range and on the other by th ...

* Phalina Noor Dam * Old Gurdwara in Kanoha

Gallery

File:Sangni Fort 1.jpg, ToursSA File:Old Gurdwara Kallar Syedan.jpg, Old Gurdwara Kallar Syedan File:Bedi Mahal- a view.JPG, Bedi Mahal File:Bedi Mahal Top.JPG, Bedi Mahal top File:Karishan Mandir-1.JPG, Karishan Mandir File:Dhan Gali Bridge.jpg, Dhan Gali Bridge

References

{{PakistanCities Tehsils of Rawalpindi District