Shorkot Tehsil
تحصیل شورکوٹ | |
|---|---|
 Tehsil Municipal Administration logo | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Punjab |
| District | Jhang |
| Union councils | 29 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Municipal Administration |
| • Administrator | Imran Qureshi |
| • Municipal Officer | Khalid Iqbal Malik |
| Population | |
| • Tehsil | 548,626 |
| • Urban | 73,741 |
| • Rural | 474,885 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Shorkot (Urdu: تحصیل شورکوٹ) is a tehsil in Jhang District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is subdivided into 29 Union Councils.[1] The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.[2][3]
Language
A Punjabi Dialect of Jhangochi is spoken by majority of the people in the rural areas but in the cities, mainstream Punjabi language is spoken.
Tourist attractions
- Mazar (Shrine) of Sultan Bahu - a 17th-century scholar and Sufi poet.[4]
Notable people
References
- ↑ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang". National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ↑ Shorkot: 20-year-old girl murdered for refusing marriage proposal Dunya TV News website, Published 8 April 2021, Retrieved 5 June 2021
- ↑ "Population Census Organization (See Shorkot Tehsil under Jhang District)". Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan website. 10 February 2004. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ↑ Famous Tourist Spots in Shorkot Tehsil Punjab Portal, Government of Punjab website, Retrieved 5 June 2021
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