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==Headquarters==
==Headquarters==
* [[Jhelum]]
* [[Jhelum]]
* [[Tilla]] summer headquarters of the Deputy Commissioner




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==Cities and Towns==
==Cities and Towns==
* [[Dina]]
* [[Chakwal]]
* [[Chakwal]]
* Jhelum
* Jhelum
* [[Khatas]]
* [[Khatas]]
* [[Khewra]]
* [[Khewra]] (also Khewrah)
* [[Pind Dadan Khan]]
* [[Pind Dadan Khan]]
* [[Sarai Alamgir]]
* [[Sarai Alamgir]]
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* Chakwal
* Chakwal
* Pind Dadan Khan
* Pind Dadan Khan
==Communications==
===Telegraph Offices===
There were telegraph offices at the following locations (1904):
* Dandot
* Dina
* Golpur
* Haranpur
* Jhelum
* Khewrah
* Lilla
* Pind Dadan Khan
* Sohawa
* Tarakki
==Transport==
===Rail===
* North-Western Railway passed through Jhelum Tehsil.
* Sind-Sagar Branch transversed the Pind Dadan Khan plain.
* Mari-Attock Line with a station at Injra.
===Road===
The Grand Trunk (GT) passed through here
==Government==
District was under a Deputy Commissioner.





Revision as of 00:09, 25 August 2010

Jhelum District
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Jhelum District, Chakwal District
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Jhelum District was one of the districts of Rawalpindi Division of Punjab. In 1904, it was the 15th largest district in area and 21st largest in population amongst all the districts of the province.[1]


Headquarters

  • Jhelum
  • Tilla summer headquarters of the Deputy Commissioner


Neighbours

As in 1904.


Cities and Towns


Tehsils

The district was divided into 4 tehsils (as in 1904).


Communications

Telegraph Offices

There were telegraph offices at the following locations (1904):

  • Dandot
  • Dina
  • Golpur
  • Haranpur
  • Jhelum
  • Khewrah
  • Lilla
  • Pind Dadan Khan
  • Sohawa
  • Tarakki


Transport

Rail

  • North-Western Railway passed through Jhelum Tehsil.
  • Sind-Sagar Branch transversed the Pind Dadan Khan plain.
  • Mari-Attock Line with a station at Injra.


Road

The Grand Trunk (GT) passed through here


Government

District was under a Deputy Commissioner.


Industries

  • Mayo Salt mines at Khewra


References

  1. Gazetteer of the Jhelum District 1904, Punjab Government, Lahore 1907. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, Pakistan 2004. ISBN: 969-35-1558-7 pg 1

External Links


Further Reading

  • Gazetteer of the Jhelum District 1904, Punjab Government, Lahore 1907. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, Pakistan 2004. ISBN: 969-35-1558-7