Khushab
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| Place Name: | Khushab |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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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.
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.