Kallar Syedan Tehsil
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Kallar Syedan
کلر سیداں | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
  Kallar Syedan  Kallar Syedan | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′52″N 73°22′43″E / 33.41444°N 73.37861°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi District |
| Tehsil | Tehsil Kallar Syedan |
| Capital City | Kallar Syedan |
| Towns | 15 |
| Union councils | 23 |
| Government | |
| • Type | TMA |
| • Mayor | Sheikh Abdul Qadoos |
| Area | |
• Total | 421 km2 (163 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 217,273 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 051 |
Kallar Syedan tehsil is a tehsil in the Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Earlier a part of the Kahuta Tehsil, it became a separate tehsil on 1 July 2004.
Kallar Syedan is the capital of the tehsil.[1]
Demography
According to the 2017 census of Pakistan, Kallar Syedan Tehsil has a total population of 217,273.[citation needed] Many clans are living in Kallar Syedan Tehsil like Gangel Awans, Khattars, Qazis, Janjuas, Siddiquis, Sattis, Maliks, Arains, Gakkhars, Mughals, and Chauhans. Many more castes are also present now, because the city expands day by day, but they are smaller in numbers.
Administrative divisions
The tehsil is divided into 23 Union Councils:
- Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City
- Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils
- Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils
Delimitation 2018
- After Delimitation 2018 of Election Commission of Pakistan, Kallar Syedan Tehsil is divided into two parts in National Assembly of Pakistan (1) Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City and Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils comes under NA-57 (Rawalpindi-I), and [2] (2) Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils Comes Under NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II).
- In Provincial Assembly of Punjab Kallar Syedan Tehsil is divided into three parts: (1) Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City and Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils come under PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II), (2) Kallar Syedan Circle Union Council Bishandote and Village Arazi Khas are under PP-9 (Rawalpindi-IV) and (3) Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils Bhalakhar, Gufl and Ghazan Abad are under PP-10 (Rawalpindi-V).
Towns and villages
- Arazi
- Bhatti
- Bhalakhar
- Bagh Boota
- Balimah
- Bangyal
- Banal
- Barota
- Basanta
- Bawli
- Bhakhral
- Bimmah Gangal
- Bismillah Town
- Bishandote
- Chabutra
- Chak Mirza
- Chamak
- Chamba Kerpal
- Chappar
- Chappri Akku
- Choha Khalsa
- ChowkPindori
- Dhamali
- Dahan Gali
- Darkali Mamuri
- Darkali Sher Shahi
- Dera Khalsa
- Dhari
- Dhari Syedan
- Dheri Mirzian
- Dhoke Buhari
- Dhoke Captain Khaliq Awan
- Dhoke Lt Miran Bakhsh
- DhoKe Mahjian
- Dhoke Sub Amanat Hussain
- Dhoke Sufi Ghulam Farid
- Dhoke Adrain
- Dhoke Baba Faiz Baksh
- Doberan Kallan
- Dhok Sabri
- Ghangothi
- Ghazan Abad
- Gohi
- Hayal Pindora
- Her Dho Chakyal
- Jabba
- Jabba Channi
- Jaswala
- Jocha Mamdoot
- Kaaliyah
- Kalari
- Kanoha
- Khalwat
- Khooe Lass
- Kothi Syedan
- Kund
- Looni Bazdaran
- Mak Dhoke Bhattian
- Majhar
- Malook
- Mangal Rajgan
- Mangloora Shareef
- Manyanda
- Merah Sangal
- Miana Mohra
- Mohra Bakhtan
- Mohra banni
- Mohra Ropyal
- Mohrah Adrian
- Mohra Mareed
- Nala Musalmana
- Nambal
- Nandna Jattal
- Nothia
- Pallal Mallahan
- Peer Garata Syedan
- Phata
- Phalina
- Sairi Saroha
- Pindora Hardo
- Pind Mir Gala
- Saaliyah
- Saroha Chaudhrian
- Sadda Kamal
- Sakrana
- Sakot
- Sahib Dhamial
- Samote
- Samote Mirzan
- Shah Khahi
- Sir Suba Shah
- Sumbal
- Takal
- Tamnoha
- Tareel
- Thala
- Tota Rajgan
- Walayat Abad
- Zia Town
Notable people
- Tikka Khan, Army Chief of Staff (1972–1976), Governor of East Pakistan (1971), Governor of Punjab (1988–1990)
- Abdul Aziz Mirza, Chief of Naval Staff, ambassador to Saudi Arabia[3]
- Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Member of the National Assembly for Constituency NA-50 (2013–present) Kallar Syedan
- Nisar Ali Khan, Member of the National Assembly for Constituency NA-52 (2013–present) Kallar Syedan
- Raja Muhammad Ali, Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab Constituency PP-2 (2013–present)
- Lt. Col (R) Muhammad Shabbir Awan, ex Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab Constituency PP-2 (2008–2013) Kallar Syedan[4]
- Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan, from Saroha village[5]
Places of interest
- Bedi Mahal
- Sangni Fort
- Pharwala Fort
- Phalina Noor Dam[6][7]
- Old Gurdwara in Kanoha[8]
Gallery
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ToursSA -
Old Gurdwara Kallar Syedan -
Bedi Mahal -
Bedi Mahal top -
Karishan Mandir -
Dhan Gali Bridge
References
- ^ "RAWALPINDI: Kallar Syedan starts functioning as tehsil". Dawn.Com. 2004-07-02. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ Page 12 NA-57
- ^ "Aziz new envoy to S. Arabia - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2002-10-08. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". Pap.gov.pk. 1952-05-11. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ Honourable Mr. Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Supreme Court of Pakistan. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Map
- ^ Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro (9 September 2015). "The gurdwaras of Potohar: A missed opportunity for religious tourism". Retrieved 31 October 2018.