Sodhra
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Sodhra is a town and Union council
of Gujranwala District
in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. It is located at 32°28'0N 74°11'0E with an altitude of 222 metres (731 feet) and is part of Wazirabad Tehsil
. The town lies on the left bank of the Chenab five miles east of the tehsil
capital Wazirabad
.
the town became part of Wazirabad Tehsil and was located on the route of the North-Western railway. According to the 1901 census the population of the town was 5,050 and it was administered as a notified area
. In 2010 the population of the town more than 115,000 according to Mr. Hafiz Malik Awais son of Malik Mohammed Nazeer of kakeyzaian Sodhra. It is a place of some antiquity, and had given its name to the Chenab, or to that part of it which lies in the plains, prior to the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni. The river then flowed close under the town on the north, but is now over a mile away.
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
of Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District is a district in Punjab, Pakistan.- History :The village of Asarur which has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin...
in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is located at 32°28'0N 74°11'0E with an altitude of 222 metres (731 feet) and is part of Wazirabad Tehsil
Wazirabad Tehsil
Wazirabad is an administrative subdivision of Gujranwala District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is headquartered at the city of Wazirabad and is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils.-History:...
. The town lies on the left bank of the Chenab five miles east of the tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
capital Wazirabad
Wazirabad
AYAZ KHANWazirabad is an industrial city located in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from the district capital - Gujranwala...
.
History
During British ruleBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
the town became part of Wazirabad Tehsil and was located on the route of the North-Western railway. According to the 1901 census the population of the town was 5,050 and it was administered as a notified area
Notified area
In urban planning, a notified area is any land area earmarked by legal provision for future development. The term is used in the Hindi belt region of North India....
. In 2010 the population of the town more than 115,000 according to Mr. Hafiz Malik Awais son of Malik Mohammed Nazeer of kakeyzaian Sodhra. It is a place of some antiquity, and had given its name to the Chenab, or to that part of it which lies in the plains, prior to the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni. The river then flowed close under the town on the north, but is now over a mile away.