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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.<ref>''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</ref>
==Headquarters==
* [[Jhelum]]
* [[Tilla]] summer headquarters of the Deputy Commissioner
==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
==IndustriesTransport=====Rail===* North-Western Railway passed through Jhelum Tehsil.* Sind-Sagar Branch transversed the Pind Dadan Khan plain.* Mayo Salt mines Mari-Attock Line with a station at KhewraInjra.
===Road===
The Grand Trunk (GT) passed through here
==External LinksGovernment==* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelum_District Jhelum District on Wikipedia]* [http://enwas under a Deputy Commissioner.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakwal_District Chakwal District on Wikipedia]
==Industries==
* [[Khewra Salt Mines Tramway|Mayo Salt mines at Khewra]]
==Further ReadingReferences==* ''Gazetteer of the Jhelum District 1904,'' Punjab Government, Lahore 1907. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, Pakistan 2004. ISBN: 969-35-1558-7{{reflist}}
==External Links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_156.gif Jhelum District] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelum_District Jhelum District on Wikipedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakwal_District Chakwal District on Wikipedia]
===Historical books online===
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/105609 ''Gazetteer Of The Jhelam District 1883-84'']. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/105610 ''Punjab District Gazetteers, Jhelam District vol.xxvii A. 1904'']. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1942-handbook-to-the-north-west-frontier-including-jhelum-rawalpindi-and-hazara-districts-by-davey-s-pdf/ '' 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.
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