Jatoi (Urdu: تحصِيل جتوئی) is a tehsil, an administrative subdivision, of Muzaffargarh District in Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is Jatoi, and it is situated in the southern part of the Punjab province. The estimated population of Jatoi is 714,576.[2]
Jatoi Tehsil
تحصِيل جتوئی | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| province |  Punjab |
| District | Muzaffargarh |
| City | Jatoi |
| Towns | 1 |
| Union councils | 16 |
| Government | |
| • MNA | Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari |
| • MPA | Khurrum Sohail Khan Laghari |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 714,576 |
| • Urban | 159,144 |
| • Rural | 555,432 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Area code | 0662 |
Tehsil Jatoi is known for the Jamia Sakeena-Tu-Sughra, a Turkish-style construction.[3] The common attire worn by the people in Jatoi Tehsil is the Shalwar kameez. As it is primarily a rural area, agriculture is the main occupation for most residents. Jatoi is particularly famous for its high-quality cotton crops and canal system.
See also
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edit- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "jatoi mosque". 26 March 2011.
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