Shahpur Tehsil is a subdivision (
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 administ ...
) of
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 reg ...
in the
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 a ...
province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. Its capital is
Shahpur and is administratively subdivided into 16
Union Councils.
Population is 353,325 (2017) being mainly Muslim and
Punjabi speaking.The name Shahpur is associated with one of grandfather of Sherazi Syed’s (Shah Shams Sherazi). The Maken family and Tiwana family are the biggest landlords of this region. However the tiwana family now falls under khushab as the district shahpur was demoted to tehsil shahpur, making the famous Tiwana family of Shahpur fall into nowadays Khushab and Maken family into nowadays Shahpur.
History
In 1914 the district headquarters were moved from Shahpur to Sargodha, although the district continued to be known as Shahpur. In 1960 the Sargodha District was created and Shahpur District became Shahpur Tehsil.
Geography
Shahpur Tehsil is second largest tehsil of sargodha district with an area of 787 km square.
Topography
Shahpur Tehsil mainly comprises fertile plains and river Jhelum flows on western and north western side.
Transportation
Several roads run through Shahpur tehsil like Sargodha-Mianwali road, Bhera-Jhawarian road and Shapur-Bhalwal road. Moreover, Shahpur Tehsil is also linked with railway as it contains a Railway station at Shahpur Saddar.
Union Councils
Name of Union Councils
Tehsil Municipal Administration, Shahpur
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# Ghangwal
# Khawaja abad
# Kalra
# Manke wala
# Jhawarian (Jhawarian)
# Kot Bhai Khan
# Kot Pehlwan
# Bakhar Bar
# Shahpur Sadar (Urban)
# Aqil Shah
# Shahpur City (Urban)
# Kandan
# Mangowal
# Jahan Abad
# Sabowal
# Jalal Pur Jadeed
# Gondal
# Chakrala
References
Sargodha District
Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
Populated places in Sargodha District
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