Ārifwāla () is a
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
of
Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District ( Punjabi and ), is a district of Punjab province in Pakistan, Pakpattan city is the district capital.
Administrative division
The district is divided into two tehsils, which contain a total of 63 Union Councils:
Location ...
in the
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
province of
Pakistan
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.
Administration
The tehsil of Arifwala is administratively subdivided into 30
Union Councils.
Demography
Most of the population are farmers; about 75% of the population live in villages and only 25% live in the municipal urban area. But the trend is shifting with the increase of industrialization in the premises of Arifwala and people are moving to the urban area. Arifwala Tehsil covers an area of 295,146 acres (1195 km
2) with a population of about 720,000. The urban area covers 457 acres (1.85 km
2) and the agriculture area covers 1274 acres (3.18 km
2).
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a ...
is the native spoken language, but
Urdu
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
is also widely used.
Notable Personalities
* 1- Muhammad Ahmad Naveed Akhtar—Software Expert ( Cyber Security )
* 2- Ali Raza Zahid Hameed—Founder & chief of All Pakistan Crime Control PVT Limited
* 3- Muhammad Ateeq—CEO Medicine Corporation Punjab Pakistan
References
{{Tehsils of Punjab (Pakistan)
Populated places in Pakpattan District
Pakpattan District
Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
Cities in Punjab (Pakistan)