Sohawa تحصیل سوہاوہ | |
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Tehsil | |
Coordinates: 32°51′0″N73°0′0″E / 32.85000°N 73.00000°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
Division | Rawalpindi |
District | Jhelum |
Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,258 km2 (486 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Tehsil | 201,948 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
• Urban | 16,000 |
• Rural | 185,948 |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Postal Code | 49230 |
Area code | 0092544 |
Sohawa is an administrative sub-division (Tehsil) of the Jhelum District, situated in the Punjab province of Pakistan, [2] located in the northwestern part of the district.
Sohawa Tehsil is subdivided into 9 Union Councils: Adrana, Domeli, Jajial, Kohali, Lehri, Nagial, Pail Bane Khan, Phulrey Sydan, Pind Matay Khan Rai Pur and Sohawa.
The village of Kot Dhamiak (Fort of Dhamials) was a fort in the 12th century, and was where Shehab-ud-din Ghori[ who? ] was murdered by Khokhars. [3] According to the 2017 census of Pakistan, the most widely spoken first languages were Punjabi (98%), Urdu (1.9%) and Pashto (0.1%); Islam was followed by 100% of the population.
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