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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|altitude= 195 m (640 feet)
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|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khushab Khushab]
|stateprovince= [[Punjab]]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]
|country= [[Pakistan]]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
|transport=[[North Western Railway]]<br>[[Sind-Sagar Railway]]
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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]] during the British period. Around 1865 a new town was laid out and It was constituted a second class municipality in 1867. It was also a junction on the Sind Sagar Branch of the [[North Western Railway]].
 


==Population==
==Population==
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* 1891: 9,832
* 1891: 9,832


==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.


==History==
==External links==
Around 1865, a new town was laid out.
===Historical books online===
 
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_304.gif Khushab Town] Imperial Gazetteer
 
==Municipality==
It was constituted as a second class municipality in 1867.


 
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==Further Reading==
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 30 May 2016

Khushab
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.3°N 67.9276162°E
Altitude: 195 m (640 feet)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Khushab
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links
North Western Railway
Sind-Sagar Railway

Khushab was a town on the right bank of the River Jhelum in Shahpur District of Punjab during the British period. Around 1865 a new town was laid out and It was constituted a second class municipality in 1867. It was also a junction on the Sind Sagar Branch of the North Western Railway.

Population

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

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.

External links

Historical books online