Kabirwala Tehsil

Infobox Tehsil Pakistan
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official_name= Kabirwala


province= Punjab
district= Khanewal District
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towns= 1
uc= 34
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map_text =Location within Pakistan

Kabirwala Tehsil is a subdivision (tehsil) of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 34 Union Councils, two of which form the tehsil capital Kabirwala. [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=16&dn=Khanewal Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khanewal - Government of Pakistan] ]

History

During British rule, Kabirwala was the northernmost tehsil of Multan District, Punjab - the boundaries were larger than today lying between 30°5′ and 30°45′N. and 71°35′ and 72°36′ E., with an area of 1,603 square miles. The population in 1901 was 130,507 comparedwith 113,412 in 1891. It then contained the town of Tulamba (population in 1901 - 2526) and 320 villages, including Kabirwala, the headquarters. Theland revenue and cesses in 1913-4 amounted to 5.2 lakhs. The Ravi ran through the northern portion of the tehsil to its junction with the Chenab in the north-west corner. The north and west portions were irrigated by the Sidhnai Canal, while the south consisted of uncultivatedBar jungle. [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_247.gifKabīrwāla - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 241.] ]

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