Kamalia

Kamalia
—  Town and tehsil  —
Kamalia Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°44′N 72°39′E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Toba Tek Singh District
Capital	Kamalia
Towns and cities	Pir Mahal , Sandhilian Wali, Jakhar
Union councils	26
Government
• Nazim
• Naib nazim
Population
• Town and tehsil	423,656 Including Urban
• Urban	157,820
Area code(s)	046

Kamalia (Urdu:کمالیہ) is a town and a capital of Kamalia Tehsil in Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.

Administration

The tehsil of Kamalia is administratively subdivided into 26 Union Councils, 6 of which are from the town of Kamalia, including Beroon Kamalia.

History

The town was founded by a Kharal chief, Khan Kamal Khan Kharal, in the 14th Century and was, historically, known as "Kot Kamalia". During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, it was one of the sites of an uprising by the local people, who held it for a week. In 1901, Kamalia had a populatation of 6,976. Kamalia was historically part of the erstwhile district and tehsil of Montgomery (Sahiwal), Punjab. According to Cunningham, it was one of the towns taken by Alexander the Great in 325 BC.

Historical buildings

Saad Manzil, the haveli of Amir Habibullah Khan Saadi in Kamalia, Pakistan

Notable historical landmarks include "Saad Manzil" of late Amir Habibullah Khan Saadi, which is the largest and, architecturally, the most significant havelis in Kamalia; the Tomb of Hazrat Shah Hussain; Markazi Jameh Masjid Shah Jahani (Jahangiri Mosque) and the Shrine of Hazrat Baba Fazal Dewan.

Economy

Kamalia's economy is primarily based on following industries:

• Khaddar: A famous homespun cloth woven in Kamalia and famous all around Pakistan and abroad.
• Poultry Farming: Kamalia is one of the largest poultry production cities in Pakistan.
• Agricultural Farming: Major crops of the town are wheat, grain, peas, and barley are the important crops of Rabi season, while Kharif crops are cotton, sugarcane, jawar, bajra, oil seeds which are shipped by rail and road to other parts of the country.