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Coordinates: 32°26′N 73°35′E / 32.433°N 73.583°E / 32.433; 73.583
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PHALIA
تحصیل پھالیہ
Tehsil
Location of PHALIA
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictMandi Bahauddin District
TehsilPhalia
TownsMangat, Pahrianwali, Qadirabad
Union councilsTotal 21
Government
Local Government
 • TypeUnion Council
 • Nazim21
 • Naib nazim21
Population
 (in 2007)
 • Total
25,914
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)
Area code0546
Websitehttp://www.punjab.gov.pk/


Phalia is a small town in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. The population of Phalia was calculated to be 25,914 in 2007 (21,025 in 1998).[1]

History

Alexander the Great and his army crossed the Jhelum in 326 BC at the Battle of the Hydaspes River where he defeated the Indian king Porus. According to Arrian (Anabasis, 29), he built a city "on the spot whence he started to cross the river Hydaspes", which he named Bukephala (or Bucephala) to honour his famous horse Bukephalus or Bucephalus which was buried in Jalalpur Sharif. It is thought that ancient Bukephala was near the site of modern Jhelum City but that is wrong. It happened near Jhelum river and Mandi Bahauddin a district close to Jehlum city and jhelum river. Phalia is a tehsil of Mandi Bahauddin. Phalia was named after Bucephalus, Alexander's dead horse.[2] The local Tarar tribe claims that Tarar was the name of their forefather but the claim seems poor because he was not born near 326 BC when "Phalia" came into existence. The age of Lahore and Phalia is almost same. The four subdivisions (Mohallas) are named on the forefathers of Tarar tribe and they are as below:

  • PHALIA AMEER named on "Muhammad Ameer", PHALIA KEEMAN named on "Muhammad Karim" , PHALIA BOOTA named on "Muhammad Boota" and PHALIA MEHMAN named on "Muhammad Khan".

Phalia Boota is also called as "Nawan Lok". Todays Phalia includes on many sectors, towns and Mohallas like: Sain Kala Darbar, Lokri, Ranjha Town, Al Haram Town, Durrani Colony, Manzoor Tarar Colony, Rehman Town and Darbar Pir Yaqoob Ali Shah.[3]

Geography and climate

Phalia is situated at 32.43 N latitude and 73.58 E longitude.[1] It is located between the main cities of Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat, about 23 kilometres from Mandi Bahauddin and 50 kilometres from Gujrat and 45 kilometres from Malakwal and near about 80 kilometres from Salam interchange on Moterway M2, at an altitude of 672 feet (205 m) above sea level.

Phalia has a moderate climate, which is hot in summer and cold in winter. During peak summer, the day temperature rises up to 40 °C. The winter months are mild and the minimum temperature may fall below -2 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall in the district is 50 mm. you can also check Phalia weather report here [5]

Schools and colleges

Schools

There are many other famous private schools in Phalia making it a hub for quality education in Mandi Bahauddin District.

Colleges

[6] The branches of Punjab College, Ghazali College and Farabi College are also operating in Phalia.[7].

AIOU Study Center

Sources of earning

The population of Phalia is mentally sound and geneous. The majority of people in Phalia earn their livelihood through agriculture and business. Some people are in Government services like WAPDA, Pak Army, Police, Education, Judiciary, Civil Service, Banking, Media, Forestry, Health and in the Legal profession. Of late, more and more young people are emigrating to Europe, USA, Canada, Britain, Gulf, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Schengen countries in search of a better lifestyle and to enhance their career prospects.

Health facilities

Health Medical facilities are on average available in the city. The main government hospital established in the city is THH (Tehsil Headquarter Hospital). There are several other private hospitals, Health center and Clinics at different locations within the city like Gondal Hospital, Al-Rehman Hospital, Arshad Clinic, Al-Feroz Children Hospital, Doctors Medical Complex, Pervez Hospital, Mukhtar Dental Clinic and Al-Farooq Hospital.

Famous personalities

Phalia City

Phalia City
File:Phalia City By Tariq Imran .jpg
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
Seat Constituency NA-108
Registered Voters 338,597
Seat Constituency PP-117
Registered Voters 134,119
Area 4 km
Population 21,025 in (1998)
Near By Town Mangat, Qadar Abad
Nazim Mohd. Arif Tarar
Web Site Web Site
Tehsil of Punjab Pakistan
  • Population and religions

Phalia is not a big city, with about 15,000[citation needed] houses occupied by about 100,000[9] people. Most of the population of the village are Muslim with some Christians.

  • Languages

Punjabi is the native language of the province and is the most widely spoken language in Phalia. Urdu has started to become more prominent in many areas now due to its official status as the national language.

  • Registered voters

The number of registered voters in the Constituency PP-117 (Mandi Bahuddin-II) Phalia is 134,119 .[10] among them almost half of them are of female voters.

Media

The media men seems active in Phalia because of revolutionary strides in Pakistani media. There are numerous jounalists represeenting the print and electronic media like Waseem Ahmad, Zafar Abbas Anjum, Kazim Jaffery and Qaiser Farooq etc. Phalia Times is the first Online Newspaper of Phalia. [11]

Shopping

The ancient main bazar is comprised on single floored shops starting from Committee Chowk to Tehsil Chowk Phalia. With the passage of time, the markets are extended to small street of the city and now become the safe places for purchasing. Now the markets are expending everyside of the city and the shops count is touching 5000. The ladies and gold markets are situated in the Jamia Masjid street. The city however, is lacking the shops for quality children items. Tehsil Phalia is now the fifth largest revenue generator in Punjab.

See Also

Main casts

Main casts and tribes living in Phalia are Maikan, Tarar, Gondal, Ranjha, Arain, Chohan, Janjua, Bhutta, Butt, Malik, Bhatti, Mughal

References

  1. ^ a b "Phalia". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2007-10-28. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.tmaphalia.com/History.html
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ [www.schools.punjab.gov.pk ]
  7. ^ [IIUI Schools]
  8. ^ http://www.na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=182
  9. ^ [4]
  10. ^ [5]
  11. ^ http://phaliatimes.blogspot.com/

32°26′N 73°35′E / 32.433°N 73.583°E / 32.433; 73.583

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