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'''Sialkot District''' was part of [[Punjab]] near Jammu and Kashmir State. It was included in [[Lahore Division]].
==Headquarters==
* [[Sialkot]]
==Neighbours==
* North: [[Gujrat District]] and Jammu State
* South: [[Amritsar District]]
* East: [[Gurdaspur District]].
* West: [[Sheikhupura District]] and [[Gujranwala District]]
==History==
In 1858, the district was divided into four tehsils: Sialkot, Zafrwal, Pasrur and Daska. In 1881, it was divided into a further tehsil of Daska. After 1912, parts of Daska and Pasrur Tehsils were given to [[Gujranwala District]] while parts of Raya Tehsil went to [[Sheikhupura District]]. By 1920, it had the following 4 tehsils: Daska, Pasrur, Sialkot and Zafarwal.
==Area==
* According to the 1913-14 settlement, its area was 1,962 square miles.
==Population==
The district's population in 1911 was 979,553.
==Cities and Towns==
* Pasrur
* Sialkot
* Zafarwal
==Tehsils==
* Daska
* Pasrur
* Raya
* Sialkot
* Zafarwal
==Transportation==
===Rail===
[[North-Western Railway]] 5 feet 6 inches gauge system within the district. The lines were:
* Branch line from [[Wazirabad]] to Sialkot to the frontier of the Jammu State.
* Section beyond Sialkot to Jammu Tawi
* Sialkot-Narowal Railway
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Districts]]
==Headquarters==
* [[Sialkot]]
==Neighbours==
* North: [[Gujrat District]] and Jammu State
* South: [[Amritsar District]]
* East: [[Gurdaspur District]].
* West: [[Sheikhupura District]] and [[Gujranwala District]]
==History==
In 1858, the district was divided into four tehsils: Sialkot, Zafrwal, Pasrur and Daska. In 1881, it was divided into a further tehsil of Daska. After 1912, parts of Daska and Pasrur Tehsils were given to [[Gujranwala District]] while parts of Raya Tehsil went to [[Sheikhupura District]]. By 1920, it had the following 4 tehsils: Daska, Pasrur, Sialkot and Zafarwal.
==Area==
* According to the 1913-14 settlement, its area was 1,962 square miles.
==Population==
The district's population in 1911 was 979,553.
==Cities and Towns==
* Pasrur
* Sialkot
* Zafarwal
==Tehsils==
* Daska
* Pasrur
* Raya
* Sialkot
* Zafarwal
==Transportation==
===Rail===
[[North-Western Railway]] 5 feet 6 inches gauge system within the district. The lines were:
* Branch line from [[Wazirabad]] to Sialkot to the frontier of the Jammu State.
* Section beyond Sialkot to Jammu Tawi
* Sialkot-Narowal Railway
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Districts]]
