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'''Khushab''' was a town on the right bank of the River Jhelum in [[Shahpur District]] of [[Punjab]]. It was also a changing station on the Sind Sagar Branch of the [[North Western Railway]].
'''Khushab''' was a town on the right bank of the River Jhelum in [[Shahpur District]] of [[Punjab]]. It was also a changing station on the Sind Sagar Branch of the [[North Western Railway]].
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==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
* Wilson, J., "Gazetteer of the shahpur District Revised Edition 1897," Civil and Military Gazette Press, Lahore, 1897. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 1994.
* Wilson, J., "Gazetteer of the Shahpur District Revised Edition 1897," Civil and Military Gazette Press, Lahore, 1897. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 1994.


[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

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Khushab
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Khushab
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Khushab was a town on the right bank of the River Jhelum in Shahpur District of Punjab. It was also a changing station on the Sind Sagar Branch of the North Western Railway.


Population

  • 1855: 7,261
  • 1868: 8,509
  • 1881: 8,989
  • 1891: 9,832


History

Around 1865, a new town was laid out.


Municipality

It was constituted as a second class municipality in 1867.


Further Reading

  • Wilson, J., "Gazetteer of the Shahpur District Revised Edition 1897," Civil and Military Gazette Press, Lahore, 1897. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 1994.