Toba Tek Singh District

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Toba Tek Singh District
—  District  —
Location of TTS in Punjab.
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
Capital Toba Tek Singh
Population (2009)
 • Total 1,621,593
 • Density 250,000/km2 (600,000/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
District Council
Number of Tehsils 3

Toba Tek Singh District (Urdu: ضلع ٹوبہ ٹیک سنگھ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes.[1]

Toba Tek Singh Train Station

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[edit] History

[edit] Etymology

The town and district is named after a Sikh religious figure Tek Singh. Legend has it that Mr. Singh a kind hearted man served water and provided shelter to the worn out and thirsty travellers passing by a small pond ("TOBA" in Punjabi) which eventually was called Toba Tek Singh, and the surrounding settlement acquired the same name.[1] There is also a park here named after the Sardar Tek Singh.

[edit] British Raj

Toba Tek Singh was developed by the British toward the end of the 18th Century when a canal system was built. People from all over the Punjab (currently Indian and Pakistani Punjab) moved there as farmlands were allotted to them. Most of the people who migrated there belonged to Lahore, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur districts. The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the tehsil of Toba Tek Singh as follows:

"Tahsil of the new Lyallpur District, Punjab, lying between 30°50' and 31°23' N. and 72° 20' and 72°54' E., with an area of 865 square miles (2,240 km2). The population in 1906 was 148,984. It contains 342 villages, including Toba Tek Singh (population, 1,874), the head-quarters, and GOJRA (2,589), an important grain market on the Wazirabad-Khanewal branch of the North-Western Railway. The land revenue and cesses in 1905-6 amounted to 4.7 lakhs. The tahsil consists of a level plain, wholly irrigated by the Chenab Canal. The soil, which is very fertile in the east of the tahsil, becomes sandy towards the west. The boundaries of the tahsil were somewhat modified at the time of the formation of the new District of Lyallpur"[2]

[edit] After independence

During 1970's, when many Pakistani cities were renamed to change names given after British Rulers to their original or native names or more acceptable names to local population like Montgomery was renamed to its old original name Sahiwal, Toba Tek Singh remained one of the very few cities to maintain its original name mainly because of reputation of Tek Singh. In 1982 Toba Tek Singh, formerly a subdivision, was separated from Faisalabad District and became a separate district.[1]

1970 Historical Kissan Conference, 200,000 Kissans (peasants) and progressive people from whole country gathered in Toba Tek Singh. The conference left a great impact on political history of Pakistan and led to Land reforms taken place in Bhutto Era.

[edit] Demography

Toba Tek Singh is located in central Punjab and occupies 3252 square kilometres and is made up of large areas of lowlands that flood frequently during the rainy season; the floods originate from the Ravi River that runs along the southern and southeastern borders. The Pre-partition T.T.Singh had a sizeable Sikh population which migrated to Indian Punjab in 1947.

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the population was 805,580 of this, 520,601 were Muslim and 284,979 were non-Muslim (mainly Christian and Sikh).[3] According to the 2008 estimate the population had risen to 1.39 million.[4]

[edit] Language

Punjabi Language is the most spoken language.But also Urdu, punjabi speaks in city.

[edit] Education

Toba Tek Singh has a very high literacy rate counted amongst the top 10 cities of Pakistan. it has many good Educational Institutes.

[edit] Notable places

Manzoor Elahi Forest Park: A forest park with the name of Manzoor Elahi Forest Park has been established by the Government of Punjab for the citizens of Toba Tek Singh. It is located on Jhang Road at a distance of approximately 1 km from the old “Chungi”. The park comprises beautiful plantation, vast play grounds, recreational facilities for children, and tiled pathways. Citizens of Toba Tek Singh find the forest park a rejuvenating reprieve and visit it in large numbers.

Sports Stadium: Sports stadium was built a Five years ago under the supervision of the district government and aptly caters to the health needs of local people. Sports events are regularly held over here and public participation in these events at massive level proves the importance of sports in the lives of citizens of Toba Tek Singh Ghulam Hazoor Paint and Lime Store Shorkot Road Toba Tek Singh

[edit] Localities

Major residential areas within Toba Tek Singh are

  • Qazi Street
  • Housing Colony No.1
  • Housing Colony No.2
  • Iqbal Nagar
  • Islam Pura
  • New Islam Pura
  • New Garden Town
  • Gulberg
  • Garden Town
  • Green Town
  • Millat Town
  • Fatima Town
  • Taj Poshi Pur 429 JB
  • Mohala Eid Gah
  • Mustafa Abad
  • Tufail Nagar
  • raja park
  • Zia Colony
  • Sittara Colony
  • Rehman Pura {Ghau_shalla}

[edit] Agriculture productions

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District tToba Tek Singh is one of the best producer of orange "locally known as kenno".[citation needed] It contribute towards export standard quality of orange produced in all Pakistan. The majority of people living in this district have profession of agriculture and it produce several kind of agricultural and dairy products like meat, eggs ,cotton, maize, several pulses, peach, guava, tomato, melon, water melon, mango, tobacco and onion.

[edit] Administration

The district of Toba Tek Singh is administratively subdivided into three tehsils and 82 Union Council:[5]

Name of Tehsil No of Unions
Gojra 24
Kamalia 26
Toba Tek Singh 32
Total 82

The district is represented in the provincial assembly by seven elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:[6][7]

Constituency MPA Party
PP-84 Ch.Bilal Asghar Warraich Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
PP-85 Haji Muhammad Ishaq Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians
PP-86 Neelam Jabbar Chaudhary Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians
PP-87 Lieutenant Colonel (R) Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan Gadhi Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PP-88 Begum Nazia Raheel Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PP-89 Makhdoom Syed Ali Raza Shah Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PP-90 Mian Muhammad Rafique Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Until the year 2000, when the Divisions of Pakistan were abolished, Toba Tek Singh and Jhang districts were part of Faisalabad Division (this included Faisalabad District.

Major towns in Toba Tek Singh District are:

[edit] Notable residents

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Official Government website of Toba Tek Singh
  2. ^ Toba Tek Singh – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 406. Dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-06.
  3. ^ District Stats – District Government of Toba Tek Singh
  4. ^ District Profile: Central Punjab- Toba Tek Singh
  5. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Toba Tek Singh – Government of Pakistan. Nrb.gov.pk. Retrieved on 2011-10-06.
  6. ^ Legislators from Toba Tek Singh – Website of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
  7. ^ Election Results 2008. .ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved on 2011-10-06.

[edit] External links

 

Towns & Cities of Toba Tek Singh District
Toba Tek Singh | Pirmahal Kamalia | Gojra | Rajana | Sandhilianwali
Provincial capital
Districts

Coordinates: 30°58′N 72°29′E / 30.967°N 72.483°E / 30.967; 72.483

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