Kallar Syedan Tehsil

Kallar Syedan کلر سیداں
کلرسیداں
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Coordinates: 33°24′52″N 73°22′43″E / 33.41444°N 73.37861°E / 33.41444; 73.37861
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Rawalpindi District
Tehsil	Tehsil Kallar Syedan
Capital City	Kallar Syedan
Towns	15
Union councils	23
Government
• Type	TMA
Area
• Total	421 km2 (163 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	217,273
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Area code	051

Kallar Syedan is a tehsil in the Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Earlier a part of the Kahuta Tehsil, it became a separate tehsil on 1 July 2004.

Kallar Syedan is the capital of the tehsil.^[1]

Demography

According to the 2017 census of Pakistan, Kallar Syedan Tehsil has a total population of 217,273.^{[citation needed]} Many clans are living in Kallar Syedan Tehsil such as the Kashmiri Bhatt tribes, the Mughal tribe Baig (Looni sahlyal), the Mengal tribe (Mangal qaswi), the Saroha Rajgan tribe, Gujjars, the Awan, the [[Arain|Raeen][Minhas)], the Ghakhar Kiani tribe, the Muhajir Siddiqui, the mughal tribe, the Sheikh tribe,the rajputs, the Malik tribe and others. The Bhakri Sadaat of Kallar Syedan is the most prominent clan in this area. Because one study clearly defined them as the founder of Kallar Syedan.

Administrative divisions

The tehsil is divided into 11 Union Councils:

• Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City
  • Kallar Sagwal
  • Kallar Badhal
  • Tota
  • Mera Sangal
  • Mangloora
  • Kambili
  • Sadiq
  • Looni Salyal
  • Darkali Shershahi
  • Mangal Qaswi
  • Saroha
  • Jocha
  • Mamdot
  • Jaswala
  • Darkali Mamuri
• Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils
  • Nala Musalmana
  • Manyanda
  • Samote
  • Choha Khalsa
  • Kanoha
  • Doberan Kallan
• Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils
  • Bhala Khar
  • Guff
  • Ghazan Abad
  • Bishandote

Delimitation 2018

• After Delimitation 2018 of Election Commission of Pakistan, Kallar Syedan Tehsil is divided into two parts in National Assembly of Pakistan (1) Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City and Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils comes under NA-57 (Rawalpindi-I), and^[2] (2) Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils Comes Under NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II).
• In Provincial Assembly of Punjab Kallar Syedan Tehsil is divided into three parts: (1) Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City and Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils come under PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II), (2) Kallar Syedan Circle Union Council Bishandote and Village Arazi Khas are under PP-9 (Rawalpindi-IV) and (3) Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils Bhalakhar, Gufl and Ghazan Abad are under PP-10 (Rawalpindi-V).

Towns and villages

Notable people

• Tikka Khan, Army Chief of Staff (1972–1976), Governor of East Pakistan (1971), Governor of Punjab (1988–1990)
• Abdul Aziz Mirza, Chief of Naval Staff, ambassador to Saudi Arabia^[3]
• Khem Singh Bedi,descendants of Guru Nanak Dev ji

Places of interest

• Bedi Mahal
• Sangni Fort
• Pharwala Fort
• Phalina Noor Dam^[4][5]
• Old Gurdwara in Kanoha^[6]

Gallery

• 
  ToursSA
• 
  Old Gurdwara Kallar Syedan
• 
  Bedi Mahal
• 
  Bedi Mahal top
• 
  Karishan Mandir
• 
  Dhan Gali Bridge

References

This page was last edited on 24 March 2024, at 05:40