Khushab

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Khushab
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Presidency: Bengal
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Present Day Details
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.