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Shakargarh Tehsil

Shakargarh (Punjabi: تحصیل شکر گڑھ), is a tehsil located in Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan.[3] Shakargarh was the only tehsil of Gurdaspur district which was included in Pakistan at the time of the independence in 1947. The literacy rate of Shakargarh is more than 97.6%, the highest in Pakistan. Pakistan Standard Time is referenced from Shakargarh.

Shakargarh Tehsil

تحصیل شکرگڑھ
Tehsil
Nickname(s): 
Gateway of Mughals entering Gurdaspur and going to Delhi / City of the Braves
Shakargarh Tehsil is located in Pakistan
Shakargarh Tehsil
Shakargarh Tehsil
Coordinates: 32°15′N 74°54′E / 32.25°N 74.90°E / 32.25; 74.90
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionGujranwala
DistrictNarowal
Area
 • Tehsil
835 km2 (322 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Tehsil
769,339
 • Density921.36/km2 (2,386.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
126,742 (16.47%)
 • Rural
642,597
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (76.28%)
  • Male:
    (81.38%)
  • Female:
    (70.95%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code+92542
Websiteshakargarh.net
Ghulam Haider (November 17, 2015). "Shakargarh" (bbs). Google Maps.

Administration

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The tehsil of Shakargarh is administratively subdivided into union councils, three of which form the tehsil capital Shakargarh. These are:[4]

History

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Shakargarh became tehsil in 1853. Its literacy rate is 97 percent. Sialkot was annexed by the British after the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849. In 1853, Shakargarh Tehsil of Sialkot district was transferred to Gurdaspur District[5] and it remained an administrative subdivision of Gurdaspur district until Partition in 1947. Under the Radcliffe Award, three of the four tehsils of Gurdaspur district on the eastern bank of the Ujh river (which joined the Ravi a little further down) – Gurdaspur, Batala and Pathankot – were awarded to India and only one, Shakargarh, was assigned to Pakistan.[6] After the creation of Pakistan, Shakargarh became a part of Sialkot district once again. In July 1991, two tehsils (Narowal and Shakargarh) were split off from Sialkot district[7] and Shakargarh became a tehsil of the newly formed Narowal district.

The Imperial Gazetteer of India, written over a hundred years ago during British rule, describes Shakargarh as follows:

Tahsīl of Gurdāspur District, Punjab, lying between 32°2' and 32° 30' N. and 74° 57' and 75° 23' E., with an area of 485 square miles (1,260 km2). The Ravi divides it from the rest of the District to the south, while on the north it touches Jammu territory. West of the narrow lowlands along the Ravi, the country is an arid expanse of rolling downs intersected by torrent beds. The population in 1901 was 234,465, compared with 250,336 in 1891. It contains 703 villages, of which Shakargarh is the headquarters. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 4,29,000.[8]

Demographics

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The population of Tehsil Shakargarh according to 1998 Pakistan Census was 520,855.[9] According to 2017 Pakistan Census the total population of Tehsil was 672,030 with 590,387 in rural and 81,643 in urban area.[10]

The average annual growth rate is 1.35 and population density is 804.83 sq per km.[11]

Religion

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An overwhelming majority (99%) are Muslims with a small minority adhering to Christianity. Local Sikhs and Hindus.

Religion in Shakargarh Tehsil (1881–1941)
Religious
group 		1881[12] 1891[13] 1901[14] 1911[15][16] 1921[17] 1931[18] 1941[19]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hinduism  [a] 109,241 49.77% 119,750 47.84% 111,819 47.69% 93,052 44.22% 90,645 42.59% 101,318 40.96% 116,553 39.98%
Islam   105,176 47.91% 122,391 48.89% 115,189 49.13% 103,356 49.11% 106,168 49.88% 125,828 50.87% 149,600 51.32%
Sikhism   5,090 2.32% 7,252 2.9% 6,557 2.8% 10,553 5.01% 12,303 5.78% 15,730 6.36% 20,573 7.06%
Christianity   4 0.002% 943 0.38% 900 0.38% 3,486 1.66% 3,733 1.75% 4,487 1.81% 4,779 1.64%
Total Population 219,511 100% 250,336 100% 234,465 100% 210,447 100% 212,849 100% 247,363 100% 291,505 100%
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Tribes

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Gujjar are the predominant caste followed in order by Ansaris, Pathans, Jatts, and Rajputs.The tehsil boasts as one with the highest literacy rate in Pakistan at over 97%. [20]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujrat - Government of Pakistan Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "NRB: Local Government Elections". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
  5. ^ Imperial Gazetteer2 of India. Vol. 12. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 394. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago.
  6. ^ Ishtiaq Ahmed (1 November 2013). "Splitting India VII". The Friday Times.
  7. ^ "Narowal - Punjab Portal". Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 22. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 228. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago.
  9. ^ "Shakargarh (Tehsil, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  10. ^ "Shakargarh (Tehsil, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  11. ^ "Shakargarh (Tehsil, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  12. ^ "Gazetteers Of Gurdaspur District, 1883-84". 1884. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Gazetteer of the Gurdaspur district, 1891-92". 1892. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Punjab District Gazetteers Gurdaspur District Vol.21 Statistical Tables". 1913. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 19. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  16. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 325. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 60. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Page 40 - Narowal Gazetteer". gazetteers.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  1. ^ 1931-1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
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