Kallar Syedan Tehsil
Administrative Tehsil subdivision in Punjab, Pakistan
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Kallar Syedan is a tehsil in the Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Earlier it was a part of the Kahuta Tehsil, it became a separate tehsil on 1 July 2004.
Kallar Syedan
کلر سیداں | |
|---|---|
| کلرسیداں | |
  Kallar Syedan  Kallar Syedan | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′52″N 73°22′43″E | |
| 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) |
| Postal code | 46000 |
| Area code | 051 |
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. Many clans are living in Kallar Syedan Tehsil, such as the Kashmiri Bhatt tribes, the Janjua Rajput tribe, the Mughal tribe Baig (Looni Sahlyal), the Mengal tribe, Budhal tribe, clan of Awan (Mangal Rajgan), the Saroha Rajgan tribe, Gujjars, the Awan, the Raeen (Minhas), the Ghakhar Kiani tribe, the Muhajir Siddiqui, the Mughal tribe, the Sheikh tribe, the Rajputs, the Malik tribe and others.[2]
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 Rajgan
- Saroha
- Jocha
- Mamdot
- Jaswala
- Darkali Mamuri
- Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils[3]
- Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils
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[4] (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
Mangal Rajgan
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[5]
- Khem Singh Bedi, descendants of Guru Nanak Dev ji (1469 - 1539), founder and first guru of Sikhism
Places of interest
- Bedi Mahal
- Sangni Fort
- Pharwala Fort
- Phalina Noor Dam[6]
- Old Gurdwara in Kanoha[7]
Gallery
ToursSA
Old Gurdwara Kallar Syedan
Bedi Mahal
Bedi Mahal top
Karishan Mandir
Dhan Gali Bridge
