Lodhran Tehsil

Lodhran is an administrative unit of district Lodhran under the Multan Division of Punjab province (Pakistan). Development wise, it is more developed than the other two tehsils of district Lodhran; Kehror Pakka and Dunyapur. City became more famous nationally and internationally after the General Elections of 2013 when allegations of rigging were put by the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf in National Assembly Constituency NA-154.[2][3]

Lodhran Tehsil
Tehsil
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab
DistrictLodhran
Population
 • Tehsil704,668
 • Urban
586,817
 • Rural
586,817
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (PDT)

Geography

This tehsil is further divided into several union councils, in which, Gogran, Laal Kamal and Jalla Arain are more famous.

Gogran

This area is very famous due to the holy shrine of Syed Nasruddin Shah and his forefathers in Mehrabad. His son Syed Rafi ud Din was also the member of Punjab Provincial Assembly during the General Elections of 2008 from Provincial Constituency PP-210. During his regime, Government Degree College Gogran and a Government Hospital were constructed in this area. Similarly, double road was constructed from Lodhran (Mundhali Morr) to Gogran in his reign.

Jalla Arain

This area is famous for a domestic sweet, called "Sohan Halwa". The name of this area is designed on the caste of "Arain" but there are several other caste fellows that live in this area. Mainly, this is an agricultural area. People usually belong to agriculture industry.

References
  1. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090328121845/http://www.pakdevolution.com/lodhran_intro.htm
  3. http://www.lodhran.gop.pk/dcos

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