Jhelum District
| Jhelum District | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
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| Place Name: | Jhelum District, Chakwal District |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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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
Neighbours
As in 1904.
- North: Rawalpindi District
- East: Jammu and Kashmir State
- South: Gujrat District and Shahpur District
- West: Mianwali District
Cities and Towns
- Dina
- Chakwal
- Jhelum
- Khatas
- Khewra (also Khewrah)
- Pind Dadan Khan
- Sarai Alamgir
Tehsils
The district was divided into 4 tehsils (as in 1904).
- Jhelum
- Tallagang (later part of Attock District)
- Chakwal
- 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.
Industries
References
- ↑ 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
- Jhelum District Imperial Gazetteer
- Jhelum District on Wikipedia
- Chakwal District on Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Gazetteer Of The Jhelam District 1883-84. A volume in the series Punjab District Gazetteers. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
- Punjab District Gazetteers, Jhelam District vol.xxvii A. 1904. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
- A Handbook to the North-West Frontier including Jhelum Rawalpindi and Hazara Districts by Cyril James Davey 1942. Pdf download Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.