Sohawa Tehsil

Sohawa
تحصیل سوہاوہ
Tehsil
Shrine of Sultan Shahbbudin Muhammad Ghauri
Sohawa is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Sohawa
Sohawa
Location in Pakistan
Sohawa is located in Pakistan
Sohawa
Sohawa
Sohawa (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°51′0″N 73°0′0″E / 32.85000°N 73.00000°E / 32.85000; 73.00000
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DivisionRawalpindi
DistrictJhelum
Area
 • Tehsil1,258 km2 (486 sq mi)
Population
 (2017 census)[1]
(21.6% urban)
 • Tehsil201,948
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
 • Urban
16,000
 • Rural
185,948
Languages
 • OfficialPahari-Potohari, Punjabi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal Code
49230
Area code0092544

Sohawa is an administrative sub-division (Tehsil) of the Jhelum District, situated in the Punjab province of Pakistan,[2] located in the northwestern part of the district. One sign of Sohawa is the toll plaza by the name of 'Tarakki' on the Grand Trunk Road. The main bazaar of Sohawa attracts people from nearby villages.

  1. ^ "Table 209". Punjab Development Statistics 2016 (PDF). Bureau of Statistics, Government of The Punjab. p. 334(339). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum – Government of Pakistan Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine