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    Sohawa Tehsil

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    Sohawa
    تحصیل سوہاوہ
    Tehsil
    Tomb of Sultan Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghauri
    Tomb of Sultan Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghauri
    Sohawa is located in Punjab, Pakistan
    Sohawa
    Sohawa
    Location in Pakistan
    Sohawa is located in Pakistan
    Sohawa
    Sohawa
    Sohawa (Pakistan)
    Coordinates: 32°51′0″N 73°0′0″E / 32.85000°N 73.00000°E / 32.85000; 73.00000
    CountryPakistan
    ProvincePunjab
    DivisionRawalpindi
    DistrictJhelum
    Area
     • Tehsil
    		1,258 km2 (486 sq mi)
    Population
     (2017 census)[1]
    (21.6% urban)
     • Tehsil
    		201,948
     • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
     • Urban
    		16,000
     • Rural
    		185,948
    Languages
     • OfficialPunjabi, Urdu
    Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
    Postal Code
    49230
    Area code0092544

    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.

    Union Councils

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    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.

    Demographics

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    The village of Kot Dhamiak (Fort of Dhamials) was a fort in the 12th century, and was where the Ghurid dynasty ruler Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghauri 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.

    References

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    Footnotes

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    1. ^ "Table 209". Punjab Development Statistics 2016 (PDF). Bureau of Statistics, Government of The Punjab. p. 334(339). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
    2. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum – Government of Pakistan Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
    3. ^ (according to, Allan (1900), p. 210, Imperial Gazetteers Of India.census of India 1901)

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