Jhang

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Jhang جھنگ

General Information
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Coordinates	30°35′00″N 71°39′00″E / 30.583333, 71.65Coordinates: 30°35′00″N 71°39′00″E / 30.583333, 71.65
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
No. of Towns
Government
No. of Union Councils

Jhang (Punjabi/Urdu: جھنگ) is the principle city of Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated on the Chenab river at latitude 31.15° N and longitude 72.22°E^[1]. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 387,418^[2]

1 History
2 Administration
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Jhang is said to have been founded in the fifteenth century, and to have been destroyed by the river and refounded in the reign of Aurangzeb. It was taken by Ranjit Singh in 1805^[3].

During British Rule the towns of Jhang and Maghiana, lying two miles apart, became a joint municipality, then known as Jhang-Maghiana^[3].

Jhang-Maghiana became a municipality in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs.46,800 and the expenditure Rs. 44,200, in 1903-4 the income was Rs. 49,700 mainly derived from octroi. Maghiana lies on the edge of the highlands, overlooking the alluvial valley of the Chenab, while the older town of Jhang occupies the lowlands at its foot^[3].

The Government offices and establishments had been removed to the higher site, and commerce declined in Jhang, which was no longer considered a place of importance. Maghiana, however, had a considerable trade in grain and country cloth, and manufactured leather, soap, locks and other brass-work. Maghiana also contained a civil hospital, whilst Jhang had a high school and a dispensary^[3].

The population in 1901, according to the 1901 census of India, was 24,381 of whom 12,189 were Hindus and 11,684 were Muslims.

Jhang is the burial place of Heer and Ranjha, of Punjabi folklore.

[edit] Administration

Jhang city is the administrative centre of Jhang tehsil (a subdivision of the district), the tehsil itself is divided into 55 Union Councils^[4].mari shah sakhira is big and important town of jhang district