Jhelum District

{{Distinguish|text=the Jhelum Valley District of Azad Kashmir}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Jhelum

| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|ضلع جہلم}}}}

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| settlement_type = District of Punjab

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|photo2a = Tilla Jogyan temple complex inside.jpg

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| image_caption = Top: Rohtas Fort
Bottom: Ruins at Tilla Jogian

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| map_caption = Map of Punjab with Jhelum District highlighted

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Punjab}}

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Rawalpindi

| established_title = Established

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| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Jhelum city

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| government_type = District Administration

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = None (vacant)

| leader_title1 = Deputy Commissioner

| leader_name1 = Samiullah Farooq (BPS-19 PAS)

| leader_title2 = District Police Officer

| leader_name2 = Nasir Mehmood Bajwa (BPS-19 PSP)

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 3587

| population_blank1_title = Demonym

| population_blank1 = Jhelumi/Jhelumian

| population_total = 1382308

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)|url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}

| population_as_of = 2023

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 541318 (39.16%)

| population_rural = 840,990 (60.84%)

| demographics_type1 = Literacy

| demographics1_footnotes = {{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_districts.pdf |title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023}}

| demographics1_title1 = Literacy rate

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| utc_offset1 = +5

| area_code = 0544

| blank_name_sec1 = No. of Tehsils

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| blank1_name_sec1 = Tehsils

| blank1_info_sec1 = Jhelum
Pind Dadan Khan
Sohawa
Dina

| website = {{URL|https://jhelum.punjab.gov.pk/}}

| demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list |Total:
(80.65%) |Male:
(86.55%) |Female:
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Jhelum District ({{langx|Pa|{{Nastaliq|ضلع جہلم}}}}) is a district, located partially on the Pothohar Plateau and in Indus Plain, in Punjab, Pakistan. Jhelum is one of the oldest districts of Punjab. It was established on 23 March 1849.{{cite web |url=http://www.crprid.org/Publications/District%20Profiles/Jhelum/Report.htm |title=Jhelum Report |publisher=Crprid.org |access-date=2013-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314172202/http://www.crprid.org/Publications/District%20Profiles/Jhelum/Report.htm |archive-date=2012-03-14 }} Jhelum is known for providing many soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as 'city of soldiers' or 'land of martyrs and warriors'.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7024719.stm|title=BBC NEWS – South Asia – Rise of Pakistan's 'quiet man'|work=bbc.co.uk|date=17 June 2009 |access-date=27 November 2015}} Salt is quarried at the Mayo mine in the Salt Range. There are two coal mines in the district from which the North-Western railway obtains parts of its supply. These are the only coal mines in Punjab province which are in working condition. The chief center of the salt trade is Pind Dadan Khan. The district is crossed by the main line of the North-Western railway and also traversed along the south by a branch line.{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Jhelum (town)|display=Jhelum|volume=15|page=413}} It is located in the north of the Punjab province, Jhelum district is bordered by Sargodha and Mandi Bahauddin to its south, Khushab to its southwest, Jhelum River to its south and east, Gujrat to its east, Chakwal to its west, Mirpur to its northeast, and Rawalpindi to its north.

Administration

The district of Jhelum, which covers an area of {{convert|3,587|km2}},[https://archive.today/20080104125052/http://www.punjabpolice.gov.pk/statistics/district.asp?id=169&district=Jhelum&did=12 Jhelum District Overview – Punjab Police] Jhelum City is the main city of the district. District is administratively divided into following tehsils:

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!Tehsil[http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html Divisions/Districts of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093025/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html|date=2006-09-30}} Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names

!Area

(km²){{Cite web |title=TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf}}

!Pop.

(2023)

!Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

!Literacy rate

(2023){{Cite web |title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_districts.pdf}}

!Union Councils

Dina

|678

|277,182

|408.82

|84.75%

|11

Jhelum

|586

|507,788

|866.53

|83.45%

|17

Pind Dadan Khan

|1,176

|371,971

|316.30

|73.98%

|15

Sohawa

|1,147

|225,367

|196.48

|80.41%

|9

Total

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|53[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=12&dn=Jhelum Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum -Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043508/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=12&dn=Jhelum|date=9 February 2012}}

History

{{Main|History of Jhelum}}

File:Tilla Jogian.jpg, the highest peak in Jhelum District]]

=Early history=

The history of the district dates back to the Hindu mythological period of the Mahabharata. The epic represents the Salt Range as the refuge of the five Pandava brethren during the period of their exile, and every salient point in its scenery is connected with some legend of the national heroes. Modern research has fixed the site of the conflict between Alexander and Porus as within Jhelum district, though the exact spot at which the Macedonian king affected the passage of the Jhelum (or Hydaspes) has been hotly disputed. The Panhwars, Janjuas and Jats, who now hold the Salt Range and its northern plateau respectively, appear to have been the earliest inhabitants.{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_158.gif|title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 14, page 152 – Imperial Gazetteer of India – Digital South Asia Library|work=uchicago.edu|access-date=27 November 2015}}

The Janjuas, who appear to represent the oldest breed of Punjab and who still inhabit a large tract in the east of the District; while the Awans and Ghakars who cluster in the western plain, are apparently later invaders, the Janjuas were the dominant race during the before and early Muslim era and they long continued to retain their independence until the time of Sikh invaders, both in Jhelum itself and in the neighboring District of Rawalpindi.

=Sultanate era=

File:Mosque in rural Punjab.JPG

In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, he conquered the Shahis in Kabul in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of northern Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region, which is also reflected in Jhelum.

=British era=

Jhelum district was annexed by the British from its former Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849.{{Cite book |last=Banerjee |first=Abhijit |url=https://eml.berkeley.edu/~webfac/bardhan/e271_sp03/2_18.pdf |title=History, Institutions and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India (BREAD Working Paper No. 003) |last2=Iyer |first2=Lakshmi |date=January 2003 |publisher=Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development |pages=39 |chapter=Appendix Table 1: Districts of British India, With Dates and Mode of Acquisition by the British}} During British rule, Jhelum was a district of Rawalpindi Division, and was larger than the current district of Jhelum. On 1 April 1904, the tehsil of Talagang was detached from the District and incorporated with the new District of Attock. According to the Gazetteer of the Jhelum District of 1904, 88.7% of the population were Muslim.Gazetteer of the Jhelum District, 1904, Part 1, Page 129, Sang-e-Meel Publications.

The old Jhelum district (minus Talagang) covered an area of 2,813 square miles (7285 km2) and included Chakwal Tehsil – it was bordered by Shahpur and Attock to the west, and by Rawalpindi to the north – the Jhelum River separated it from Kashmir to the north-east and from Gujrat and Shahpur to the south-east and south.

Independence

The predominantly Muslim population supported under the leadership of Raja Ghazanfar Ali khan of PD Khan Muslim League and Partition of India. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Jhelum District.{{Citation needed|date = December 2014}}

Since independence the agriculture and industry of Jhelum developed and forms part of the economy of Pakistan.{{Citation needed|date = December 2014}}

Topography

=Jhelum City=

{{Main|Jhelum}}

The district capital, Jhelum City, is situated on the right and left bank of the Jhelum River, the left side of Jhelum is known as Sarai Alamgir and it also contains the Military College Jhelum (MCJ). The 16th-century Grand Trunk Road passes through the city. Jhelum city is near the site of the Battle of the Hydaspes between the armies of Alexander and Porus This battle took place a few miles downstream from the city center, along the river banks. Population of the Jhelum city (proper) is about 172,073[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-172&srt=pnan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=442609372 Population of Jhelum City] {{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} (2009) and it is the 35th largest city of Pakistan by population. A cantonment was built during the British rule, which has grown up into a strong Garrison, with an Infantry Division commanded by a Major General.

=River Jhelum=

{{Main|Jhelum River}}

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File:Jhelum River Bridge.JPG

The river Jhelum is navigable throughout the district, which forms the south-eastern portion of a rugged Himalayan spur, extending between the Indus and Jhelum to the borders of the Sind Sagar Doab. Its scenery is very picturesque, although not of so wild a character as the mountain region of Rawalpindi to the north, and is lighted up in places by smiling patches of the cultivated valley. The backbone of the district is formed by the Salt Range, a treble line of parallel hills running in three long forks from east to west throughout its whole breadth.

The range rises in precipices, broken by gorges, clothed with brushwood, and traversed by streams which are at first clear but become impregnated with the saline matter over which they pass. Between the line of hills lies a table-land, in which the small lake of Kallar Kahar nestles amongst the minor ridges. North of the Salt Range, the country extends upwards in an elevated plateau, diversified by a number of ravines and fissures, until it loses itself in tangled masses of Rawalpindi mountains. In this rugged tract, cultivation is rare and difficult, the soil being choked with saline matter. At the foot of the Salt Range, however, a small strip of level soil lies along the banks of the Jhelum and is dotted with prosperous villages.

The drainage of the district is determined by a low central watershed running north and south at right angles to the Salt Range. The waters of the western portion find their way into the Sohan, and finally into the Indus; those of the opposite slope collect themselves into small torrents and empty themselves into the Jhelum River.

=Khewra Salt Mine=

{{Main|Khewra Salt Mine}}

File:SaltMosque.JPG made of salt bricks inside the Khewra salt mine complex]]

The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is located in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan,{{cite book |author=O.H.K. Spate |author2=Andrew T.A. Learmonth |author3=B.H. Farmer |title=India, Pakistan and Ceylon: The Regions|publisher=Methuen Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-0-416-75530-5|page=502|date=13 July 1972 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ItkOAAAAQAAJ&q=khewra&pg=PA502 |access-date=3 April 2012}} an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Plain.{{cite journal|last1=Weller|first1=J. Marvyn|title=The Cenozoic History of the Northwest Punjab|journal=The Journal of Geology|volume=36|issue=4|pages=362–375|publisher=Chicago Journals|jstor=30055696|year=1928|doi=10.1086/623522|bibcode=1928JG.....36..362W|s2cid=129105623}} It is Pakistan's largest and oldest salt mine{{cite book |author=Stanley J. Lefond |title=Handbook of World Salt Resources |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Db87AAAAMAAJ&q=Khewra+Salt+Mines |access-date=3 April 2012 |edition=1st|date=1 January 1969 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-306-30315-9 |page=347}} and the world's second largest.{{cite book |author=Camerapix |title=Spectrum Guide to Pakistan |publisher=Interlink Books |isbn=978-1-56656-240-9 |page=150 |date=July 1998 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZlwOAQAAMAAJ&q=khewra+largest+salt+producer+in+world |access-date=8 April 2012}}{{cite book |author=Masud ul Hasan |title=Short encyclopaedia of Pakistan |publisher=Ferozsons |asin=B007EU8QHS |page=118 |edition=1st |year=1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JAoMAAAAIAAJ&q=khewra |access-date=8 April 2012}} It is a major tourist attraction, drawing up to 40,000 visitors a year.{{cite book |author=Sarah Nabruq |title=Masquerade |date=11 August 2014|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=9781496988218|page=43}} Its history dates back to its discovery by Alexander's troops in 320 BC, but it started trading in the Mughal era.{{cite book |author=Sarina Singh |author2=Lindsay Brown |author3=Lindsay Brown |author4=Rodney Cocks |author5=John Mock |title=Lonely Planet Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zn8I4qEew9oC&pg=PA138 |access-date=3 April 2012 |edition=7th|date=1 May 2008 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-74104-542-0 |page=138}} The main tunnel at ground level was developed by Dr. H. Warth, a mining engineer, in 1872 during British rule. After independence, the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation took over the mine, which still remains the largest source of salt in the country, producing more than 350,000 tons per annum{{cite news |last=Pennington |first=Matthew |title=Pakistan salt mined old-fashioned way mine |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002159747_saltmine25.html |access-date=8 April 2012 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=25 January 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725072022/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002159747_saltmine25.html |archive-date=25 July 2012 }} of about 99% pure halite.

Estimates of the reserves of salt in the mine vary from 82 million tons to 600 million tons.

=Tilla Jogian=

{{Main|Tilla Jogian}}

File:Tilla Jogian.jpg

Tilla Jogian is the highest peak in the Eastern Salt Range. At 975 meters (3200 ft) above sea level, it is about 25 km to the west of Jhelum City and 10 km west of the model village of Khukha. The view from the top of Tilla is highly rewarding. Rohtas Fort is located to the east of Tilla Jogian at a distance of about 7 km from Dina, a rapidly expanding town on the Grand Trunk Road.

=Rohtas Fort=

{{Main|Rohtas Fort}}

Rohtas Fort (Qila Rohtas) is a historical garrison fort located near the city of Jhelum. It was built by Raja Todar Mal, under the orders of the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, to subdue the rebellious tribes of the northern Punjab region, in the 16th century. This fort is about 4 km in circumference. The Rohtas fort was built to crush the local Gakhar tribes of Potohar, who rebelled against the Sur dynasty after the Mughal emperor Humayun was ousted by the former.

It took eight years to build the fort, it was captured by Mughal emperor Humayun in 1555.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofpa0000wynb_t6l9|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofpa0000wynb_t6l9/page/77 77]|title=A Brief History of Pakistan|publisher=Infobase Publishing|access-date=27 November 2015|isbn=9780816061846|last1=Wynbrandt|first1=James|year=2009}} Nader Shah, the Turkic ruler of Persia, Afghan ruler Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Maratha army also camped here during their respective campaigns in the Punjab region.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Rohtas was also occasionally used for administrative purposes by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire, after he captured it in 1825.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC&pg=PA259|title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813|access-date=27 November 2015|isbn=9781932705546|last1=Mehta|first1=Jaswant Lal|date=2005-01-01|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. }}{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/252369/rohtas-fort--the-treasure-of-potohar/|title=Rohtas fort — the treasure of Potohar|date=18 September 2011|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=27 November 2015}}

Agriculture

{{unreferenced section|date=January 2012}}

Jhelum District has a total area of {{convert|858767|acre|km2}}, out of which {{convert|316815|acre|km2}} are cultivated. The area is located on the eastern part of Potohar upland along with River Jhelum.

Agriculture in the District Jhelum depends mainly on rainfall. The average rainfall of the area varies from 20 to {{convert|40|in|mm}}. About three-fourths of this precipitation is received in monsoon season and the remaining one-fourth is received during the rest of the year. The irrigated area at present is limited but the emphasis on the construction of small dams is gradually increasing. Wheat remains the main crop.

In Tehsil P.D. Khan, salt is the predominant feature that is spoiling the rich agricultural land day by day. There is a long strip of very rich and virgin soil along the river which could be made a paradise of citrus plantation by drip irrigation if the local people are motivated and the Government of Punjab expressed some interest in it.{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}

Sports

{{unreferenced section|date=January 2012}}

File:Tent pegging champion in Jhelum.jpg

File:Neza Bazi.jpg]]

The main sports of the area are centred on agricultural pursuits and excellence and include bugdar (stone) lifting by young men. A localised version of kabaddi, bull races centered on a Persian water wheel at the villages of Kantrili, Nathwala, and Jada near the suburban town of Kala Gujran. Tent pegging also known as neza bazi which indicates the region's prowess during war and battle and hence the city has attributed the name of the land of martyrs and warriors. Zamir Jaffri Cricket Stadium near Suleiman Park is named after Zamir Jafri, a poet from Jhelum. Hockey is another sport that is common in Jhelum.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Flora and fauna

{{unreferenced section|date=January 2012}}

Vegetation of the forests of Jhelum Forest Division is dry, deciduous shrub type, phulai, Kahu (wild olive), and sanatha are the main species. The stocking, on the whole, is poor and the forests are open. Vegetation is poor on sandstone and red marl. The southern slopes are often devoid of vegetation while northwestern slopes carry good forests. The forests of Jhelum Forests Division are burdened with the right of grazing, browsing, and firewood. Under settlement out of total area {{convert|93566|acre|km2}} only {{convert|5468|acre|km2}} about (45%) are right free. The remaining 55% are open to grazing.

The fauna of the district is mostly indigenous restricted, like the vegetation, but similarly varied and interesting. The rugged and rough terrain, low rainfall, the scantly cover of vegetation, and the burning passions of the increasing number of hunters, all have their share in limiting the animal kingdom in the district. The river offers a better environment than elsewhere though the hills support more interesting wildlife. Urial (an animal from a deer family) and chinckara are spot aids while wild boar are found in the Salt Range. Wolves, foxes, and wild cats are also found. Hare is fairly common. Chikor grey and black partridge are also found in the parts of the district. Migratory ducks like teal pintail and mallard and some geese visit during winter.

Climate

The climate of the tract is extreme. In winter it is very cold and summer is very hot. The average rainfall varies from 48 to 69 m.m per annum which is much below the required quantity but in the rainy season, the water torrents flow from north to the river Jhelum at a very fast speed and cause damages to the crops, bridges, roads, and are responsible for the soil erosion in the District.

Over the years, global climate change has affected Jhelum as well as any other place on Earth and below comparison charts from Weatherbase show the difference in climate between 2008 and 2015:

{{Weather box

|location = Jhelum, Pakistan

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan high C = 20

|Feb high C = 22

|Mar high C = 27

|Apr high C = 33

|Jul high C = 36

|Aug high C = 34

|Sep high C = 35

|Oct high C = 33

|Nov high C = 28

|Dec high C = 21

|Jan high F = 68

|Feb high F = 72

|Mar high F = 81

|Apr high F = 91

|May high F = 100

|Jun high F = 104

|Jul high F = 97

|Aug high F = 93

|Sep high F = 95

|Oct high F = 91

|Nov high F = 82

|Dec high F = 70

|year high C = 31

|year high F = 87

|Jan low C = 5

|Feb low C = 8

|Mar low C = 12

|Apr low C = 18

|May low C = 22

|Jun low C = 26

|Aug low C = 25

|Sep low C = 23

|Oct low C = 17

|Nov low C = 10

|Dec low C = 6

|Jan low F = 41

|Feb low F = 46

|Mar low F = 54

|Apr low F = 64

|May low F = 72

|Jun low F = 79

|Jul low F = 79

|Aug low F = 77

|Sep low F = 73

|Oct low F = 63

|Nov low F = 50

|Dec low F = 43

|year low C = 16

|year low F = 62

|Jan precipitation mm = 34

|Feb precipitation mm = 50

|Mar precipitation mm = 60

|Apr precipitation mm = 36

|May precipitation mm = 32

|Jun precipitation mm = 52

|Jul precipitation mm = 237

|Aug precipitation mm = 221

|Sep precipitation mm = 78

|Oct precipitation mm = 12

|Nov precipitation mm = 10

|Dec precipitation mm = 30

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.3

|Feb precipitation inch = 2

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.4

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.4

|May precipitation inch = 1

|Jun precipitation inch = 2

|Jul precipitation inch = 9.3

|Aug precipitation inch = 8.7

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.1

|Oct precipitation inch = 0.5

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.4

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.2

|year precipitation cm = 85.2

|year precipitation mm =

|year precipitation inch = 32.2

|source 1 = Weatherbase 2008{{cite web

|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=415980&refer=&units=metric |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Jhelum, Pakistan | publisher=Weatherbase | year=2008}}

|date=August 2010

}}

{{Weather box

|location = Jhelum, Pakistan

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan high C = 19

|Feb high C = 21

|Mar high C = 27

|Apr high C = 33

|May high C = 38

|Jun high C = 40

|Jul high C = 36

|Aug high C = 34

|Sep high C = 34

|Oct high C = 33

|Nov high C = 27

|Dec high C = 21

|Jan high F = 66

|Feb high F = 69

|Mar high F = 80

|Apr high F = 91

|May high F = 100

|Jun high F = 104

|Jul high F = 96

|Aug high F = 93

|Sep high F = 93

|Oct high F = 91

|Nov high F = 80

|Dec high F = 69

|year high C = 30

|year high F = 86

|Jan low C = 4

|Feb low C = 7

|Mar low C = 12

|Apr low C = 17

|May low C = 22

|Jun low C = 26

|Jul low C = 26

|Aug low C = 25

|Sep low C = 23

|Oct low C = 16

|Nov low C = 9

|Dec low C = 5

|Jan low F = 39

|Feb low F = 44

|Mar low F = 53

|Apr low F = 62

|May low F = 71

|Jun low F = 78

|Jul low F = 78

|Aug low F = 77

|Sep low F = 73

|Oct low F = 60

|Nov low F = 48

|Dec low F = 41

|year low C = 16

|year low F = 60

|Jan precipitation mm = 35

|Feb precipitation mm = 46

|Mar precipitation mm = 45

|Apr precipitation mm = 32

|May precipitation mm = 27

|Jun precipitation mm = 51

|Jul precipitation mm = 223

|Aug precipitation mm = 225

|Sep precipitation mm = 79

|Oct precipitation mm = 18

|Nov precipitation mm = 12

|Dec precipitation mm = 25

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.4

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.8

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.8

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.2

|May precipitation inch = 1

|Jun precipitation inch = 2

|Jul precipitation inch = 8.8

|Aug precipitation inch = 8.9

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.1

|Oct precipitation inch = 0.7

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.5

|Dec precipitation inch = 1

|year precipitation cm = 81.8

|year precipitation mm =

|year precipitation inch = 32.2

|source 1 = Weatherbase 2015

|date=September 2015

}}

Demographics

{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|...|1998|936,957|2017|1,222,403|2023|1,382,308|align=left|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}

= Population =

As of the 2023 census, Jhelum district has 229,064 households and a population of 1,382,308. The district has a sex ratio of 103.70 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 80.65%: 86.55% for males and 74.53% for females.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_district.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} 284,927 (20.85% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_5.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |publisher=}} 541,318 (39.16%) live in urban areas.

= Religion =

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{{bar percent|Islam|green|98.84}}

{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|1.1}}

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As per the 2023 census, Muslims were the predominant religious group with 98.84% while Christians were 1.1% of the population. Christians mostly live in urban areas.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_9.pdf |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}

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|+ Religion in Jhelum District

! rowspan="2" |Religious
group

! colspan="2" |1941{{Efn|1941 figures are for Jhelum tehsil and part of Pind Dadan Khan tehsil of erstwhile Jhelum district. Figures for present-day tehsil excluding Choa Saidan Shah were taken from the current ratio of the current population of the tehsil to the current population of undivided Pind Dadan Khan tehsil. Proportion of religions in rural areas was assumed to be homogenous.}}

! colspan="2" |2017{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=District census: Jhelum |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise/results/041 |website=pbs.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}

! colspan="2" |2023

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Islam 15px

|323,254

|89.37%

|1,209,187

|98.92%

|1,350,437

|98.84%

Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis}}

|26,997

|7.46%

|356

|0.03%

|343

|0.03%

Sikhism 15px

|10,466

|2.89%

|{{N/a}}

|{{N/a}}

|14

|~0%

Christianity 15px

|676

|0.19%

|12,175

|1.00%

|14,962

|1.10%

Others

|310

|0.09%

|685

|0.05%

|541

|0.03%

Total Population

!361,703

!100%

!1,222,403

!100%

!1,366,297

!100%

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|+ Religious groups in Jhelum District (British Punjab province era)

! rowspan="2" |Religious
group

! colspan="2" |1881{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057656 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057656 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. |year=1881 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057657 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057657 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. |year=1881 |pages=14 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057658 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057658 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III. |year=1881 |pages=14 }}

! colspan="2" |1891{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25318669 |jstor=saoa.crl.25318669 |access-date=26 December 2024 |title=The Punjab and its feudatories, part II--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the British Territory |year=1891 |pages=14}}

! colspan="2" |1901{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25363739 |jstor=saoa.crl.25363739 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. |year=1901 |pages=34}}

! colspan="2" |1911{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393788 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393788 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911 |pages=27}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62718 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II |year=1911 |pages=27 |author=Kaul, Harikishan}}

! colspan="2" |1921{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430165 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921 |pages=29}}

! colspan="2" |1931{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1931 |pages=277}}

! colspan="2" |1941{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |pages=42 |author1=India Census Commissioner |volume=6 }}

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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Islam 15px

| 516,745

| {{Percentage | 516745 | 589373 | 2 }}

| 542,645

| {{Percentage | 542645 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 526,725

| {{Percentage | 526725 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 452,260

| {{Percentage | 452260 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 422,979

| {{Percentage | 422979 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 482,097

| {{Percentage | 482097 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 563,033

| {{Percentage | 563033 | 629658 | 2 }}

Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis}}

| 60,949

| {{Percentage | 60949 | 589373 | 2 }}

| 50,810

| {{Percentage | 50810 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 51,801

| {{Percentage | 51801 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 34,261

| {{Percentage | 34261 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 34,837

| {{Percentage | 34837 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 36,068

| {{Percentage | 36068 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 40,888

| {{Percentage | 40888 | 629658 | 2 }}

Sikhism 15px

| 11,188

| {{Percentage | 11188 | 589373 | 2 }}

| 15,169

| {{Percentage | 15169 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 15,070

| {{Percentage | 15070 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 24,436

| {{Percentage | 24436 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 18,626

| {{Percentage | 18626 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 22,030

| {{Percentage | 22030 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 24,680

| {{Percentage | 24680 | 629658 | 2 }}

Christianity 15px

| 416

| {{Percentage | 416 | 589373 | 2 }}

| 253

| {{Percentage | 253 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 271

| {{Percentage | 271 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 450

| {{Percentage | 450 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 430

| {{Percentage | 430 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 672

| {{Percentage | 672 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 893

| {{Percentage | 893 | 629658 | 2 }}

Jainism 15px

| 58

| {{Percentage | 58 | 589373 | 2 }}

| 169

| {{Percentage | 169 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 151

| {{Percentage | 151 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 163

| {{Percentage | 163 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 195

| {{Percentage | 195 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 209

| {{Percentage | 209 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 159

| {{Percentage | 159 | 629658 | 2 }}

Zoroastrianism 15px

| 16

| {{Percentage | 16 | 589373 | 2 }}

| 9

| {{Percentage | 9 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 4

| {{Percentage | 4 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 3

| {{Percentage | 3 | 629658 | 2 }}

Buddhism 15px

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 589373 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 2

| {{Percentage | 2 | 629658 | 2 }}

Judaism 15px

| {{N/a}}

| {{N/a}}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 629658 | 2 }}

Others

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 589373 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 609056 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 594018 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 511575 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 477068 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 541076 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 629658 | 2 }}

Total population

! 589,373

! {{Percentage | 589373 | 589373 | 2 }}

! 609,056

! {{Percentage | 609056 | 609056 | 2 }}

! 594,018

! {{Percentage | 594018 | 594018 | 2 }}

! 511,575

! {{Percentage | 511575 | 511575 | 2 }}

! 477,068

! {{Percentage | 477068 | 477068 | 2 }}

! 541,076

! {{Percentage | 541076 | 541076 | 2 }}

! 629,658

! {{Percentage | 629658 | 629658 | 2 }}

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| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}}

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|+ Religion in the Tehsils of Jhelum District (1921)

! rowspan="2" |Tehsil

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersC|Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

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Jhelum Tehsil

| 155,510

| {{Percentage | 155510 | 173122 | 2 }}

| 11,467

| {{Percentage | 11467 | 173122 | 2 }}

| 5,624

| {{Percentage | 5624 | 173122 | 2 }}

| 362

| {{Percentage | 362 | 173122 | 2 }}

| 158

| {{Percentage | 158 | 173122 | 2 }}

| 1

| {{Percentage | 1 | 173122 | 2 }}

! 173,122

! {{Percentage | 173122 | 173122 | 2 }}

Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil

| 127,359

| {{Percentage | 127359 | 143338 | 2 }}

| 13,827

| {{Percentage | 13827 | 143338 | 2 }}

| 2,052

| {{Percentage | 2052 | 143338 | 2 }}

| 63

| {{Percentage | 63 | 143338 | 2 }}

| 37

| {{Percentage | 37 | 143338 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 143338 | 2 }}

! 143,338

! {{Percentage | 143338 | 143338 | 2 }}

Chakwal Tehsil

| 140,110

| {{Percentage | 140110 | 160608 | 2 }}

| 9,543

| {{Percentage | 9543 | 160608 | 2 }}

| 10,950

| {{Percentage | 10950 | 160608 | 2 }}

| 5

| {{Percentage | 5 | 160608 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 160608 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 160608 | 2 }}

! 160,608

! {{Percentage | 160608 | 160608 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}}

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|+ Religion in the Tehsils of Jhelum District (1941)

! rowspan="2" |Tehsil

! colspan="2" |Islam 15px

! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}}

! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px

! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px

! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px

! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersB|Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

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Jhelum Tehsil

| 200,269

| {{Percentage | 200269 | 225241 | 2 }}

| 15,341

| {{Percentage | 15341 | 225241 | 2 }}

| 8,720

| {{Percentage | 8720 | 225241 | 2 }}

| 639

| {{Percentage | 639 | 225241 | 2 }}

| 147

| {{Percentage | 147 | 225241 | 2 }}

| 125

| {{Percentage | 125 | 225241 | 2 }}

! 225,241

! {{Percentage | 225241 | 225241 | 2 }}

Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil

| 174,864

| {{Percentage | 174864 | 192770 | 2 }}

| 15,411

| {{Percentage | 15411 | 192770 | 2 }}

| 2,395

| {{Percentage | 2395 | 192770 | 2 }}

| 51

| {{Percentage | 51 | 192770 | 2 }}

| 12

| {{Percentage | 12 | 192770 | 2 }}

| 37

| {{Percentage | 37 | 192770 | 2 }}

! 192,770

! {{Percentage | 192770 | 192770 | 2 }}

Chakwal Tehsil

| 187,900

| {{Percentage | 187900 | 211647 | 2 }}

| 10,136

| {{Percentage | 10136 | 211647 | 2 }}

| 13,565

| {{Percentage | 13565 | 211647 | 2 }}

| 40

| {{Percentage | 40 | 211647 | 2 }}

| 0

| {{Percentage | 0 | 211647 | 2 }}

| 6

| {{Percentage | 6 | 211647 | 2 }}

! 211,647

! {{Percentage | 211647 | 211647 | 2 }}

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| colspan="15" | {{small|Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.}}

= Language =

{{Pie chart

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|caption = Languages of Jhelum district (2023){{cite web|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)|url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_11.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}

|label1 = Punjabi |value1 = 88.82 |color1 = red

|label2 = Urdu |value2 = 4.24 |color2 = green

|label3 = Pashto |value3 = 2.73 |color3 = lightgreen

|label4 = Others |value4 = 4.21 |color4 = grey

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At the time of the 2023 Census of Pakistan, 88.82% of the population spoke Punjabi, 2.73% Pashto and 4.24% Urdu as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_11.pdf}} The dialects of Punjabi spoken here are Potohari and Majhi.

Development organizations

Rehmat Welfare Foundation Jhelum is a charity project working for poor and needy people of fifty-mile area including Jhelum which cannot afford the expenses of their daily life and very expensive general medical and kidney dialysis treatment.[http://www.rehmatfoundation.com/about About Rehmat Foundation]. RehmatFoundation. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.

Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Program{{cite web|url=http://www.chip-pk.org|title=Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Programme|work=chip-pk.org|access-date=27 November 2015}} (CHIP) is working in Sohawa Tehsil since 2004, with its field office in the area CHIP has successfully mobilized community people to get organize into Community Based Organizations, Community Citizen Boards and Women Organizations. Further, CHIP has duly built the capacity of these local entities to take new initiatives. These community-level organizations, in collaborative partnerships with CHIP, are working on several development projects. The main focus of these projects is to eliminate illiteracy from villages of Sohawa especially those where government education structure does not exist, make clean drinking water available, provide technical support to the local farmers, raise skill development opportunities for women, and include them in the decision-making process, aiding social inclusion, so as to better represent the communities they live in. The local community-level organizations developed by CHIP are making successful efforts in implementing development projects by deriving funds from local government bodies.

Universities, colleges and schools

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Notable people

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See also

=Villages in Jhelum District=

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