Mandi Bahauddin, also spelled Mandi Baha ud Din, ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a
district
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in the
Punjab
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province
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of
Pakistan
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.In the north-central area of the province. It is bordered on the northwest by the
Jhelum River
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, on the southeast by the
Chenab River
The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul regi ...
(which separates it from
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ), is a Districts of Pakistan, district that is a part of the Majha region in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. Gujranwala District is bordered by the districts of Gujrat District, Gujr ...
and
Gujrat District
Gujrat ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum, which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab Ri ...
), and on the southwest by the
Sargodha District
Sargodha District ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane along with Kinno being its main crops. The Sargodha district and re ...
. The district has an area of . Mandi district currently has 1.5 million population.
Administration
Mandi Bahauddin is subdivided into Three
tehsil
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The district forms a central portion of the Chaj Doab lying between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. It lies from 30° 8' to 32° 40' N and 73° 36' to 73° 37' E. The tehsil headquarters towns of
Phalia
Phalia (Urdu ) is a city and headquarters of Phalia Tehsil of Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan.
History
Alexander the Great and his army crossed the Jhelum in July 326 BC at the Battle of the Hydaspes River where he defeated the ...
and Malikwal are from Mandi Bahauddin, respectively. It is bounded on the north by the Jhelum river, which separates it from
Jhelum district
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; on the west by
Sargodha district
Sargodha District ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane along with Kinno being its main crops. The Sargodha district and re ...
, on the south by the river Chenab (which separates it from the
Gujranwala
Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division located in Pakistan. It is also known as "City of Wrestlers" and is quite famous for its food. It is the 5th most populous city proper after Karachi, Lahore, Faisala ...
and
Hafizabad
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Ancient history
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districts); and on the east by
Gujrat district
Gujrat ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum, which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab Ri ...
. The total area of the district is . The district comprises the Mandi Bahauddin, Phalia, and Malikwal tehsils.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census, the district had a population of 1,594,039, of which 775,788 were male and 818,056 female. 1,267,681 lived in rural areas while 326,358 lived in urban areas. Islam is the religion of nearly the entire population with 99.57% of the population, while a small minority of Christians lives mainly in the urban area.
At the time of the 2017 census 96.50% of the population spoke Punjabi, 1.74%
Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
as their first language. The dialect of Punjabi spoken here is close to the standard language.
According to the 1998 Pakistan census, the population of the district was 1,160,552, 14.93% of whom lived in urban environments.Population – Urban Resource Centre (1998 census details)
Climate
This district has a moderate climate, hot in summer and cold in winter. During the peak of summer the temperature may rise to during the day, but in the winter months the minimum temperature may fall below . The average rainfall in the district is . mainly resonates with weather from Islamabad
Notable people
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Hasan Askari Rizvi
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, Chief Minister Punjab (Caretaker)
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Mustansar Hussain Tarar
Mustansar Hussain Tarar ( ur, ; ) S.I. (born 1 March 1939) is a Pakistani author, travel enthusiast, mountaineer, writer, novelist, columnist, TV host and former actor.
Early life
Mustansar Hussain Tarar was born in Jokalian on 1 March 1939 a ...
, Pakistani novelist, columnist, travel writer and TV host
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Naved Arif Gondal
Naved Arif Gondal (born 2 December 1981) is a Pakistani former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium-fast. He played first-class cricket for Sussex in the English county championship. Arif was given a life ban for ma ...
, Pakistani cricketer
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Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi
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Ex Chief Of Pakistan Air Force
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Shaukat Ali
Shaukat Ali, also known as Shaukat Ali Khan, (3 May 1944 – 2 April 2021) was a Pakistani folk singer.
Early life and career
Born on 3 May 1944, into a family of artists in Malakwal, a town in District Gujrat (now falls in new District Mand ...
Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar
Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar () is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for Human Rights, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, between 1988 and May 2018.
Political career
He w ...
Basma Riaz Choudhry
Basma Riaz Choudhry also spelt Baasima (Urdu: بسمہ ریاض چوہدری) is a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. She is the daughter of Chaudhry Riaz Asghar, (brother-in-law of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain). The first time she was elec ...
Ex M.P.A (PML-Q)
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Asif Bashir Bhagat
Asif Bashir Bhagat ( ur, ) was born in Village Bhagat, Tehsil Phalia, located in Mandi Bahauddin. His father a local politician and was elected in Musharaf's Government. He has been elected as Member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in ge ...