Layyah District
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Layyah District ضلع لیہ | |
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 Location of Layyah District (highlighted in orange) within Punjab. | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Capital | Layyah city |
| Government | |
| • District Nazim | N/A[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,291 km2 (2,429 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,520,951 |
| • Density | 178/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Layyah District (Urdu ضِلع ليّہ) is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The capital is Layyah City.
Administration
The district of Layyah is administratively subdivided into 3 tehsils these are:
and a subtehsil
History of layyah
The town was founded around 1550 by Kamal Khan, a Mirani Baloch. Around 1610, the town was taken from the Mirani rulers by the Jaskani Baloch, who held it until 1787. Abdun Nabi Sarai was appointed governor by Timur Shah Durrani, but three years later it was included in the governorship of Muhammad Khan Sadozai, who transferred his seat of government to Mankera.[3] In 1794, Humayun Shah, the rival claimant to the throne of Kabul, was captured near Layyah and brought into the town, where his eyes were put out by order of Zaman Shah. Under the Sikh government, the town once more became the centre of administration for the neighbouring area, and after the British occupation in 1849, was for a time the headquarters of the District. In 1861 however, the District was broken up, and Layyah became a part of Dera Ismail Khan. In 1901 it was transferred to the new District of Mianwali. In 1875, Layyah became a municipality and the chief industry of Layyah at that time was the manufacture of blankets. The town contained a dispensary and a municipal Anglo-vernacular[clarification needed] middle school.But now days Goher hashmi taking care of administration rules.
Language
Following are the demographics of the Layyah district, by spoken language:
- Punjab local people different dialects: 95%
- Other: 5%
Inhabitants of Layyah district speak a great variety of Punjabi dialects, although few of these dialects are called as a separate language “Saraiki”, but because of good and loving nature of people there is no distinction or hate among different dialects and have a mix culture of Great (North and South) Punjab.
- Thalochi (Local Desert Punjabi dialect spoken by 55%)
- Majhi (Standard Punjabi spoken by 35%, Specially spoken in newly cultivated and city areas)
- Derawali (Western border area with Dera ismail khan district)
- Chenavari (South Eastern border area near Jhang district)
- Jhangvi (North Eastern border area near Jhang district)
Other Languages include:
- Urdu is mother tongue of few people but being national language is spoken and understood by the sizeable population.
- English is also understood and spoken by few, mainly educated elite.
- Pashto which is spoken by minority population in the KPK province border areas and in the cities.
Demography
Arain, Syed, Rajpoot, Sheikh, Baloch, Jatt, Gujjar are main tribes and clans residing in Layyah District.
Main towns
Layyah, Fatehpur, Chaubara, Ckak # 315 TDA of Gujrati Village, Karor Lal Esan, Kothi Qureshi, Kot Sultan, Tibbi Khurd, Darbar hazrat peer Inayat Shah bukhari, Chowk Azam, Ladhana, Siwag Sharif, (TAIL INDUS), Dhori Adda, Doratta, Pahar Pur Thal, Khokhar Abad Basti kharani, kharal azeem, Jamman Shah, Noshara Nashaib, Basti Mirani Kacha, Basti Mirani Pakka, Chah Khan, Chand Wala, Nawan Kot (ladhna),Eid Gah, Basti Mattawa, Chah ghangla(basti chandia wali), juttan wala, Talib wala, Kazmi Chowk and Dera Dr. Mehmood. Pakki Mirani, Kachi Mirani
Description
Layyah derives its name from a wild short stature shrub of fuel-wood commonly known as Layyan (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.[2] Layyah District is bounded to the north by Bhakkar District, and to the east by The Indus River flows to its western side across which lies district Dera Ghazi Khan and to the south Muzaffargarh District.
Climate and soil
The Layyah district 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 range of mountains. The Chaubara 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 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. The other main city of District is Chowk Azam has a population of 200,000.The other main city of District layyah is Choubara.
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.[3]
- Safe Drinking Water Access: 89.96%[3]
- Electricity availability: 80.96%[3]
- Main Towns: Layyah لیہ, Choubara چوبارہ, Karor Lal Eisan کروڑ لعل عیسن, Kot Sultan کوٹ سلطان, Tibbi Khurd ٹبی خورد, Fatehpur فتح پور,Darbar Hazrat Peer Inayat Shah Bukhari, Chowk Azam چوک اعظم, Ladhana لدھانہ, Siwag Sharif سواگ شریف, Drbar Peer Syed Muhammad Atta Shah(بستى سبانى)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 والاDhori Adda, Kazmi chowk, Doratta
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).
- G.C University Faisalabad opened a sub-campus in Layyah (G.C University Faisalabad, Layyah Campus).
- 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 Degree Collage Karor
- Government College of Technology, Layyah
Layyah Public School Layyah (Now District Public School Layyah) Layyah Grammer School, Layyah (LGS)
- Al madni public school Chouabara
- Azam Public School Choubara
- Zubair Kids Campus Choubara
- Happy hOme English School Layyah
- Government postgraduate college for boys, kotsultan
- Government postgraduate college for girls, kotsultan
- Government technical college layyah
- Government college of technology
- livestock and veterinary Institute karor
- Vocational Institute Layyah
- Hatif Cadet School, Ladhana
- Real Institute of Information Technology Layyah
- Government Higher Secondary School Jamman Shah
- Govt. High School Asif Abad
- Govt.High School Basti Sabbani
- Govt. High School Doratta
- Faizan e Madina TDA colony Layyah.
- Jinnah Vision School Layyah
Sardar Kaurey Khan donated 84000 kanal area for Education purpose in Jatoi. Saraiki medium Saraiki University for Health, Enineering, Sciences & Arts can be established by this huge amount of reve
References
- ^ Local giants succumb to voters. Dawn.com. 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]
