Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil (

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Punjabi: پنڈ دادن خان) is a

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of Jhelum District,

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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.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum – Government of Pakistan
It is headquartered at the town of

Pind Dadan Khan Pind Dadan Khan (P.D. Khan), a city in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, is the capital of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district. Location It is located at 32°35'16N 73°2'44E on the bank of River Jhel ...

located on the bank of River Jhelum, about 22 kilometres from the M2

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. The area is well known for

Khewra Salt Mines The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is in Khewra, Punjab, Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan. The mine is in the Salt Range, Potohar plateau, which rises from the In ...

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's largest

salt mine Salt mining extracts natural salt deposits from underground. The mined salt is usually in the form of halite (commonly known as rock salt), and extracted from evaporite formations. History Before the advent of the modern internal combustio ...

, in use for over 2000 years, and which features an underground

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. The area has a long history from the time of

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's invasion (see

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). The small town of

Jalalpur Sharif Jalalpur Sharif ( ur, ) is a small town located in Jhelum, and is a Union Council of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil in Jhelum District, Punjab province, Pakistan. It is located at 32°39'34N 73°24'19E, making it approximately 50 km south west ...

is located in Pind Dadan Khan and is said to be where

's famous horse, Bucephalus is buried. This ''pind'' (from Punjabi word for village), is named after ''Dadan Khan'' a devoted Sufi saint from Awan tribe.

Union Councils

Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil is subdivided into 15 Union Councils: **

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Chak Shadi Chak Shadi is a village and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is located near the town of Pinanwal and is a part of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, and is located at 32°39'40N 73°15'20E with an altitude of 206 met ...

** Daulatpur **

Dharyala Jalap Dharyala Jalap is a village and union council, near the Jhelum River, of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil.

Gharibwal Gharibwal ( ur, , Gharīb Vāl) is a village that is a part of the Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum District in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is located between the Khewra Salt Mines, Asia's largest salt mine, and the Jhelum River near Ghar ...

Golepur Golepur (Urdu: گولپور) is a village and Union councils of Pakistan, union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab Province of Pakistan. It lies about south of Islamabad, the country's capital city. A facility comprising ti ...

Gujjar 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 ...

Haranpur Haranpur is a town and union council of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil in Jhelum District, Punjab province, Pakistan, it is located at 32°36'11N 73°8'53E. During British rule The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or e ...

Pinanwal Pinanwal is a major town and Union Council of Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan District Jhelum. It is located on main Jhelum-Pind Dadan Khan road almost 60 km from Jhelum, 24 km from P.D.Khan and 48 km from Lilla interchange (M2). Major tow ...

Kandwal Kandwal is a village and union council of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, Jhelum District in Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the ...

** Khewra ** Lilla ** Pindi SaidPur ** Pind Dadan Khan ** Sauwal ** Tobah

History

The

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, compiled over a century ago during

British rule The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was hims ...

, describes the tehsil as follows:Pind Dādān Khān Tahsīl – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 145-146
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References

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Tehsil's and Union Councils of District Jehlum
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Union Councils

History

See also Tribes

References

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