Chakwal

Town in Punjab, Pakistan

For the district, see Chakwal District. For other uses, see Chakwal (disambiguation).

City in Punjab, Pakistan

Chakwal

چکوال

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Chakwal (Pakistan)

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Coordinates: 32°55′49″N 72°51′20″E﻿ / ﻿32.93028°N 72.85556°E﻿ / 32.93028; 72.85556
Country|  Pakistan
Province|  Punjab
Division| Rawalpindi
District| Chakwal
Government

• Type| Municipal Corporation
• Mayor of Chakwal| None (Vacant)
• Deputy Commissioner| Qurat-ul-Ain Malik (BPS-18 PAS)
Population

(2017)[1]

• City

| 138,214
• Rank| 63rd, Pakistan
Time zone| UTC+5 (PKT)
Postal code|

48800

Dialling code| 0543
Number of Union councils| 5

Chakwal (Punjabi and Urdu: چکوال) is a city in Chakwal District in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan.[1]

It is the 66th largest city of Pakistan by population.[2] Chakwal is located 90 kilometres south-west of the federal capital, Islamabad and 270 kilometres from the provincial capital, Lahore. It is accessible by both the Islamabad International Airport as well as the Lahore International Airport.[3]

## Geography

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Chakwal's landscape features the canyons in Thirchak-Mahal. There are man-made and natural lakes around the city in neighbouring communities.[4]

## Administration

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Chakwal was created as an independent district of Rawalpindi in 1985 by combining sub division Chakwal of district Jhelum, sub division Talagang of district Attock and the police station Choa Saidan Shah, carved out of sub division Pind Dadan Khan of district Jhelum.[5]

In addition to being the district headquarters, Chakwal city is also the administrative centre of Chakwal tehsil (a subdivision of the district). The Chakwal District is divided into three Tehsils, namely, Kalar-Kahar, Choa Saidan Shah and Chakwal itself. The city of Chakwal itself is divided into five Union councils,[6] and Chakwal district is divided into 68 union councils.

## Demographics

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Religious groups in Chakwal City (1881−2017)[a] Religious
group  | 1881[8][9]: 520 | 1901[10]: 44 [11]: 26 | 1911[12]: 23 [13]: 19 | 1921[14]: 25 [15]: 21 | 1931[16]: 26 | 1941[7]: 32 | 2017[17]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 3,279  | 57.36%  | 3,853  | 59.1%  | 3,834  | 59.91%  | 4,442  | 59.82%  | 5,585  | 58.53%  | 6,684  | 56.48%  | 136,235  | 98.57%
Hinduism | 2,045  | 35.77%  | 1,946  | 29.85%  | 1,310  | 20.47%  | 1,878  | 25.29%  | 2,461[b] | 25.79%  | 2,718[b] | 22.97%  | 19  | 0.01%
Sikhism | 393  | 6.87%  | 717  | 11%  | 1,253  | 19.58%  | 1,103  | 14.86%  | 1,466  | 15.36%  | 2,388  | 20.18%  | —  | —
Christianity | —  | —  | 4  | 0.06%  | 3  | 0.05%  | 2  | 0.03%  | 30  | 0.31%  | 40  | 0.34%  | 1,935  | 1.4%
Ahmadiyya | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 25  | 0.02%
Others  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 5  | 0.04%  | 0  | 0%
Total population  | 5,717  | 100%  | 6,520  | 100%  | 6,400  | 100%  | 7,425  | 100%  | 9,542  | 100%  | 11,835  | 100%  | 138,214  | 100%

## Notable people

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* Sub. Abdul Khaliq (23 March 1933 – 10 March 1988), Fastest Man of Asia, Flying Bird of Asia, Olympian, Pride of Performance (Presidential Award) holder
* Sukh Dev, Indian Organic Chemist
* Amir Gulistan Janjua, Governor of North West Frontier Province, Ambassador to Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
* Ayaz Amir, journalist, columnist, and a senior politician
* Fozia Behram, politician
* Talib Chakwali (1900–1988), Indian Urdu poet
* Sadaf Hussain, cricketer
* Colonel Imam (died January 2011), member of Special Service Group (SSG) and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan Army
* Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Dullah, politician
* Iftikhar Khan (10 January 1907 – 13 December 1949), designated to become the first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army, died in air crash.
* Khudadad Khan (20 October 1888 – 8 March 1971), was the first South Asian recipient of the Victoria Cross.
* Muhammad Khan (1910 – 23 October 1999), veteran of World War II
* Yahya Khan (4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980), third President of Pakistan
* Allah Bakhsh Malik, academic, researcher, development economist, social scientist, management and institutional development specialist
* Lt.(R) General Faiz Hameed, Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence
* Madan Mohan, music director of India
* Malik Munawar Khan Awan, Major rank officer in the Pakistan Army
* Lt. General Abdul Qayyum, retired three-star General
* Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
* Awais Zia, cricketer
* Mudassar Ali Khan, former Field Hockey Player of Pakistan and Olympian

## See also

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* List of Cities of Punjab, Pakistan by Area

## Notes

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1. ^ 1881-1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Chakwal, which included Chakwal Municipality.[7]: 32
2. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

## References

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1. ^ a b "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities (Chakwal city)". citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
2. ^ Chakwal is the 66th largest city per population in Pakistan Tageo.com website, Retrieved 15 October 2021
3. ^ Tayeba Batool (23 February 2019). "A walk through the historic streets of Chakwal". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
4. ^ Adamson, Hilary; Shaw, Isobel (1981). A traveller's guide to Pakistan. Asian Study Group.
5. ^ "Chakwal | Punjab Portal". www.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
6. ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. 2 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
7. ^ a b "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB". Retrieved 9 January 2024.
8. ^ "Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I." 1881\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25057656. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
9. ^ "Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II". 1881. JSTOR saoa.crl.25057657. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
10. ^ "Census of India 1901. Vol. 1A, India. Pt. 2, Tables". 1901. JSTOR saoa.crl.25352838. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
11. ^ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
12. ^ "Census of India, 1911. Vol. 1., Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393779. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
13. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
14. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 1, India. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394121. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
15. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
16. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1931 VOLUME XVII PUNJAB PART II TABLES". Retrieved 9 January 2024.
17. ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 27 January 2024.

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