Shorkot Tehsil

Shorkot Tehsil تحصیل شورکوٹ
Tehsil
Tehsil Municipal Administration logo
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Jhang
Union councils	29
Government
• Type	Tehsil Municipal Administration
• Administrator	Imran Qureshi
• Municipal Officer	Khalid Iqbal Malik
Population  (2017 Census of Pakistan)
• Tehsil	548,626
• Urban	73,741
• Rural	474,885
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)

Shorkot (Urdu: تحصیل شورکوٹ) is a tehsil in Jhang District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is subdivided into 29 Union Councils.^[1] The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.^[2][3]

Language

A Punjabi dialect of Jhangochi is spoken by the majority of the people in the rural areas but in the cities, mainstream Punjabi language is spoken.

Tourist attractions

• Mazar (Shrine) of Sultan Bahu, a 17th-century scholar and Sufi poet.^[4]
• Mazar (Shrine) of Majhi Sultan situated in Mouza Majhi Sultan, 4 km away from Chak no 481 J.B. Botay wali, Toba Tek Singh- Majhi Sultan Road ^[5]
• Mazar (Shrine) of Baba Jhaly Shah and Baba Chanan Shah situated in Chak no 481 J.B. Botay wali, Toba Tek Singh- Majhi Sultan Road ^[6]

Notable people

• Muhammad Arif Khan Rajbana Sial
• Ameer Sultan
• Sahibzada Nazir Sultan

References

1. "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang". National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
2. Shorkot: 20-year-old girl murdered for refusing marriage proposal Dunya TV News website, Published 8 April 2021, Retrieved 5 June 2021
3. "Population Census Organization (See Shorkot Tehsil under Jhang District)". Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan website. 10 February 2004. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
4. Famous Tourist Spots in shorkot Tehsil Punjab Portal, Government of Punjab website, Retrieved 5 June 2021
5. Government of Punjab website, accessed on 12 July 2024
6. accessed on 12 July 2024