Arif Wala Tehsil

Arifwala

عارِف والا
Arifwala عارِف والا
Tehsil
	Arifwala
	Location of Arif Wala Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
	Coordinates: 30°17′53″N 73°3′22″E / 30.29806°N 73.05611°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Sahiwal
District	Pakpattan
Area
• Total	1,195 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population
• Total	730,000
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	0457

Arifwala (Punjabi: عارفوالا ) is a tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.^[1]

Administration

The tehsil of Arifwala is administratively subdivided into 30 Union Councils.^[2]

Urban 1
Urban 2
Urban 3
Urban 4
Chak No. 59/EB
Chak No. 151/EB
Chak No. 34/EB
Chak No. 50/SP
Chak Shafi/Kot Heera Singh
Chak Jeewan Shah

Chak No. 13/EB
Chak No. 75/EB
Chak No. 69/EB
Qaboola
Pir Saddar Din
Noora Ruth
Tibbi Lal Baig
Chak No. 18/KB
Jamun Bodla
Baili Dilawar

Chak Mehdi Kha'an
Chak No. 163/EB
Chak No. 147/EB
Chak No. 351/EB
Chak No. 86/EB
Chak No. 66/EB
Chak No. 48/EB
Chak No. 83/EB
Chak No. 109/EB
Chak Moeen Kot

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 km²) with a population of about 720,000. The urban area covers 457 acres (1.85 km²) and the agriculture area covers 1274 acres (3.18 km²). Punjabi is the native spoken language but Urdu is also widely used.

Notable people

Yumna Zaidi - actress^[3]

References

^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan (District 25)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.^{[failed verification]}
^ "TMA Arifwala Website". www.tmajhang.lgpunjab.org.pk. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
^ "Yumna Zaidi – Biography, Age, Family, Siblings, Education, Dramas". Entertainment News Portal. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

[NRB-1] "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan (District 25)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.^{[failed verification]}

[2] "TMA Arifwala Website". www.tmajhang.lgpunjab.org.pk. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[3] "Yumna Zaidi – Biography, Age, Family, Siblings, Education, Dramas". Entertainment News Portal. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

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