Layyah District
| Layyah District ضلع لیہ | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Capital | Layyah city |
| Established | |
| Government | |
| • District Nazim | N/A[1] |
| • District Naib Nazim نائب ناظم | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,291 km2 (2,429 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,520,951 |
| • Density | 178/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| District Council | |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Layyah District (Urdu ضلع لیہ) is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The capital is Layyah.
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[edit] History
The town was founded around 1550 by Kamal Khan کمال خان, a Mirani Baloach میرانی بلوچ and a descendant of Dera Ghazi Khan ڈیرہ غازی خان. Around 1610, the town was taken from the Mirani میرانی rulers by the Jaskani Baloach جسکانی بلوچ,GORMANI BLOOCH, BHUTTA who held it until 1787. Abdun Nabi Sarai عبد النبی سرائی was appointed governor by Timur Shah Durrani تیمور شاہ درانی, but three years later it was included in the governorship of Muhammad Khan Sadozai محمد خان سدوزئی, who transferred his seat of government to Mankera .[2]
In 1794, Humayun Shah ہمایوں شاہ, the rival claimant to the throne of Kabul کابل, was captured near Leiah لیہ and brought into the town, where his eyes were put out by order of Zaman Shah زمان شاہ درانی. Under the Sikh سکھ government, the town once more became the centre of administration for the neighbouring tract, and after the British occupation in 1849, was for a time the headquarters of a Civil Administrative Division. This administrative status of Layyah لیہ was short-lived and the British reduced it to the level of Tehsil headquarters - making it a part of Dera Ismail Khan ضلع ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان. In 1901, Layyah لیہ was transferred to the new District of Mianwali میانوالی. Later on, it was made part of the Muzzaffargarh district ضلع مظفر گڑھ. In 1982, Layyah Tehsil تحصیل لیہ was upgraded to District headquarters comprising three tehsils: Layyah لیہ, Karor Lal Eisan کروڑ لعل عیسن and Chaubara چوبارہ. The municipality was created in 1875. The population, according to the 1901 census was 7,546. Per capita income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 9,900, and expenditure Rs. 10,100. In 1903-4, the income was Rs. 10,600, chiefly derived from octroi, and the expenditure was Rs. 10,600. The chief industry of Leiah لیہ at that time was the manufacture of blankets. The town contained a dispensary and a municipal Anglo-vernacular middle school.[2]
[edit] Demography
In Layyah Arain, Rajpoot, Samtia,Jutt,Gujjar, Baloach بلوچ, Mehar مہر, Syed سید, Jootah جوتہ, Bhullar Kalrooبھلر, Bhatti are main Casts residing in and around Layyah. Saraiki سرائیکی and Punjabi پنجابی are the mostly spoken languages by the natives. Urdu اردو is also spoken by most people. The medium of education is urdu اردوand English {{Nastaliq|انگریزی}
[edit] Main Towns
Layyah لیہ, Choubara چوبارہ, Karor Lal Eisan کروڑ لعل عیسن, Kot Sultan کوٹ سلطان, Tibbi Khurd ٹبی خورد , Fatehpur فتح پور, Chowk Azam چوک اعظم, Ladhana لدھانہ, Siwag Sharif سواگ شریف, Tail Indus ٹیل انڈس, Dhori Adda دھوری اڈا, Qasba Balochan قصبہ بلوچاں, Pahar Pur Thal پہاڑپورتھل, Basti kharani, Jamman Shah جمن شاہ, Basti Mirani Kacha بستی میرانی کچہ & Basti Mirani Pakka بستی میرانی پکہ {Chah Khan Chand Wala, Nawan Kot}
[edit] Description
Layyah لیہ derives its name from a wild short stature shrub of fuel-wood commonly known as Layyan لئیاں (Tamarisk dieica). Since the area was first covered by the shrubs (Layyan), this name was accorded by the local population. The district name is also spelled as Leiah.[3] Layyah District is bounded to the north by Bhakkar District ضلع بھکر, and to the east by The Indus River دریائے سندھ flows to its western side across which lies district Dera Ghazi Khan ضلع ڈیرہ غازی خان and to the south Muzaffargarh District ضلع مظفر گڑھ,.
[edit] Climate and soil
The Layyah district ضلع لیہ has an extremely hot climate. Maximum temperature in the summer goes up to 53 degree Celsius. The temperature in winter is low due to the area's nearness to Koh-Suleman کوہ سلیمان range of mountains. The Chaubara چوبارہ tehsil is almost barren and consists of forest and sand dunes. It is a ‘Rakh’ under the control of the Forest Department. The tehsils of Layyah and Karor Lal Eisan کروڑ لعل عیسن are developed agriculturally compared to other tehsils of the distract but still have are large tracks of sand dunes and uncultivated land. The Indus river passes from north to south on the western side of the district and touches Dera Ghazi Khan ڈیرہ غازی خان. The other main city of District is Chowk Azam چوک اعظم has a population of 200,000.
[edit] District at a glance
- Education: 90% (average of urban and rural) 57% male and 43% female.
- Literacy in Urban and rural areas is 73.52% and 59.36% respectively.[4]
- Safe Drinking Water Access: 89.96%[4]
- Electricity availability: 80.96%[4]
- Main Towns: Layyah لیہ, Choubara چوبارہ, Karor Lal Eisan کروڑ لعل عیسن, Kot Sultan کوٹ سلطان, Tibbi Khurd ٹبی خورد , Fatehpur فتح پور, Chowk Azam چوک اعظم, Ladhana لدھانہ, Siwag Sharif سواگ شریف, Tail Indus ٹیل انڈس, Dhori Adda دھوری اڈا, Qasba Balochan قصبہ بلوچاں, Pahar Pur Thal پہاڑپورتھل, Jamman Shah جمن شاہ, Pakki Mirani, Kachi Mirani,KHOKHER ABAD, Qasai Wala قصائی والا
[edit] Educational institutions
Government Educational Institutions in Layyah include:
- Bahauddin Zakariya University (B.Z.U.) opened a sub-campus in Layyah (B.Z.U. Bahadur Sub-Campus, Layyah).
- A Sub Campus of G.C.U .Faisalabad
- A sub-campus of Allama Iqbal Open University (A.I.O.U.).
- Government Post-Graduate College Layyah (G.C. Layyah)
- Government College for Women Layyah
- Government Polytechnique Institute LAyyah
[edit] References
- ^ Local giants succumb to voters. Dawn.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-20.
- ^ a b Leiah Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 159. Dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved on 2011-08-20.
- ^ T.M.A. Layyah Website. tmalayyah.com (1982-07-01). Retrieved on 2011-08-20.
- ^ a b c [1][dead link]
