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Bhawana Tehsil

Coordinates: 31°33′58″N 72°38′46″E / 31.5661111°N 72.6461111°E / 31.5661111; 72.6461111
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Bhawana Tehsil

تحصیل بھوانہ
Bhowana Tehsil
Bhawana Tehsil is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Bhawana Tehsil
Bhawana Tehsil
Location on Jhang Chiniot road, Pakistan
Bhawana Tehsil is located in Pakistan
Bhawana Tehsil
Bhawana Tehsil
Bhawana Tehsil (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 31°33′58″N 72°38′46″E / 31.5661111°N 72.6461111°E / 31.5661111; 72.6461111
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DistrictChiniot
CapitalBhawana
EstablishedFebruary 2, 2009
Government
 • TypeTehsil Municipal Administration
Area
 • Tehsil
40 km2 (15.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
10 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Elevation
157 m (515 ft)
Population
 • Tehsil
374,270
 • Density9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
34,077
 • Rural
340,193
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)
Postal code
35350
Dialling code047
A bridge in Bhawana Tehsil over Chenab River

Bhawana (also spelled as Bhowana) (Punjabi, Urdu: تصیل بھوانہ) is a sub-division (tehsil) of Chiniot District in Punjab, Pakistan. Before February 2009, it was a part of Jhang district as a sub-division (sub-tehsil) of Chiniot Tehsil.[2]

Bhawana City

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Bhawana (also spelled as Bhowana) (Punjabi: بھوآنہ, Urdu: بھوانہ) is the capital city of Bhawana Tehsil of Chiniot District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Jhang Chiniot Road on the left bank of the Chenab river. It is situated 37 km from Chiniot, 50 km from Faisalabad, 48 km from Jhang and 70 km from Sargodha. Its weather is much like the rest of Punjab's, with long and intense summers, and relatively short but cold winters.

Villages and Towns[3]

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  • Harsa Buliah
  • Lodhia
  • Kot Sahib
  • Hussain Khan
  • Tibi Kamoka
  • Jani Shah
  • Sadev
  • Hid
  • Nur Allah Dad
  • Adlana
  • Thatta Rasalu
  • Sambhal
  • Fateh Kot Taja
  • Shah Fateh Ali
  • Thatta Kundal
  • Darohata Kharlan
  • Harsah Nahre
  • Bulharke
  • Sajjanke
  • Abhulke
  • Kurk Mohammadi
  • Ubhan
  • Malake Rajoke
  • Saike Saloke
  • Barkhurdar
  • Kotla Shahzada
  • Thatta Luna
  • Saghar Wale
  • Samundar
  • Thatta Jhamb
  • Chak No. 466/Jb
  • Chak No. 189/Jb
  • Thatta Fateh Ali
  • Chak No. 158/Jb
  • Chak No. 188/Jb
  • Chak No. 156/Jb
  • Chak No. 155/Jb
  • Chak No. 154/Jb
  • Chak No. 157/Jb
  • Chak No. 234/Jb
  • Chak No. 237/Jb
  • Chak No. 235/Jb
  • Chak No. 206/Jb
  • Chak No. 236/Jb
  • Chak No. 184/Jb
  • Chak No. 185/Jb
  • Chak No. 204/Jb
  • Chak No. 197/Jb
  • Chak No. 200/Jb
  • Chak No. 199/Jb
  • Chak No. 201/Jb
  • Chak No. 207/Jb
  • Chak No. 239/Jb
  • Chak No. 208/Jb
  • Chak No. 238/Jb
  • Chak No. 186/Jb
  • Chak No. 240/Jb
  • Chak No. 203/Jb
  • Chak No. 202/Jb
  • Chak No. 249/Jb
  • Chak No. 212/Jb
  • Chak No. 247/Jb
  • Chak No. 245/Jb
  • Chak No. 205/Jb
  • Chak No. 198/Jb
  • Chak No. 210/Jb
  • Chak No. 211/Jb
  • Chak No. 209/Jb
  • Chak No. 242/Jb
  • Chak No. 244/Jb
  • Chak No. 241/Jb
  • Chak No. 243/Jb
  • Chak No. 226/Jb
  • Chak No. 225/Jb
  • Chak No. 246/Jb
  • Chak No. 227/Jb
  • Chak No. 228/Jb
  • Chak No.187/Jb  
  • Chak No.221/Jb  
  • Chak No.190/Jb  
  • Chak No.191/Jb  
  • Chak No.192/Jb  
  • Chak No.224/Jb  
  • Chak No.222/Jb  
  • Chak No.223/Jb  
  • Bunga  
  • Nitharke  
  • Chak No.193/Jb  
  • Chak No.194/Jb  
  • Chak No.195/Jb  
  • Chak No.229/Jb  
  • Chak No.196/Jb  
  • Naushehra  
  • Taja Barwala  
  • Lodhre  
  • Maingni  
  • Tahli  
  • Ahmad Wala  
  • Thatta Mohammad Shah  
  • Suleman  
  • Maral Wala  

Infastructure

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Dost Muhammad Lali Bridge

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Tehsil also has a small bridge over Chenab River known as Dost Muhammad Lali Bridge named after former provincial assembly member Dost Muhammad Lali, father of Imtiaz Ahmad Lali and uncle of Muhammad Masood Lali and Ghulam Muhammad Lali.[4] The bridge came in news headlines when in 2021, two families of 12 people while boating had gone missing and only 4 of the people were rescued.[5]

Tehsil Head Quarter Hospital

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Tehsil also has a THQ hospital in Bhawana city.[6] On July 26, 2023 then, Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi made a visit to the hospital to assess post-rain situation of the area.[7]

Roads[8]

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  • Bhawana-Aminpur Road
  • Bhawana-Jhang Road
  • Bhawana-Chiniot Road
  • Bhawana-Painsra Road

References

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  1. ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics website. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Bhawana Tehsil was Part of Jhang District before 2009". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Chiniot: Eight missing as boat capsizes in River Chenab". Dunya News. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Chiniot - Tehsil Head Quarters".
  7. ^ "CARETAKER CM INSPECTS POST-RAIN SITUATION IN BHAWANA TEHSIL".
  8. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.