Khanewal is District of Punjab province in Pakistan. It most widely known for being the host city to the second largest Train Station in Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 2,068,490 of which 17.42% were urban.

History

The district of Khanewal was created in 1985 out of the two tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

s of Multan District

Multan District

Multan District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,116,851 of which 41.64% were urban. Its capital is the city of Multan....

, namely Kabirwala and Mian Channu. Its boundaries meet the districts of Jhang

Jhang District

Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...

 and Toba Tek Singh on the North, Sahiwal

Sahiwal District

Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...

 on the East, Vehari District

Vehari District

Vehari District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan - the city of Vehari is the capital of the district. The district was created in 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District . The name Vehari means low lying settlement by a flood water channel...

 on South and with Multan on the West.

Administration

The district of Khanewal is spread over an area of 4,349 square kilometres and comprises four tehsils:

• Kabirwala
  Kabirwala Tehsil
  Kabirwala Tehsil is a subdivision 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.-Major castes:...
  
  
• Khanewal
  Khanewal Tehsil
  Khanewal Tehsil is a subdivision of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 25 Union Councils, six of which form the tehsil capital Kabirwala....
  
  
• Jahanian
  Jahanian Tehsil
  Jahanian is an administrative subdivision, tehsil, of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town of Jahanian is the headquarters of the tehsil.-Administration:...
  
  
• Mian Channu
  Mian Channu Tehsil
  Mian Channu Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils, three of which form the tehsil capital Mian Channu.-Major Casts:...
  
  

Geography

Underground water resources are generally adequate throughout the district. The subsoil water is sweet throughout the district and suitable for industrial purposes. There is no mentionable nullah

Nullah

A Nullah or Nulla is an arm of the sea, stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley. Like the wadi of the Arabs, the nullah is characteristic of mountainous or hilly country where there is little rainfall...

 available in the district. However, effluent of industry can be disposed of in the rivers, namely Chenab

Chenab River

The Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...

 and Ravi

Ravi River

The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....

, after pretreatment, with permission from Irrigation and Power Department, Government of the Punjab. There are 26 telephone exchanges operating in the district (ranging in capacity from 200 lines to 7200 lines). Cellular phone services are also available in the district. 20 National Bank Branches, 24 Post Offices, Toatal Area 1058641 Acres, 7 Textile Mills, 1 Sugar Mill, 71 Cotton ginnign Factories, 17 Police Stations,

Language

About 63% of population of district speak Punjabi

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 language (mostly spoken in northern,central and eastern parts of district). Saraiki

Saraiki language

Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...

 is the second widely spoken language (spoken in southern and western parts of district) by 26% of population.Other languages spoken are Pashto and Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

.