Kasur District
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| Kasur District | |
 Location of Kasur District (highlighted in red) within Punjab. |
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| Area | 3995 km² |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
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| Main language(s) | Punjabi, Urdu |
| Website | www.Kasur.20fr.com |
Kasur District (Urdu/Punjabi: ضلع قصور) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It came into existence on 1st July 1976. Earlier it was part of Lahore District.
The district capital is Kasur city, the birth city of the Sufi poet Bulleh Shah, well known in that region as well as in the whole of Pakistan.
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[edit] Area
The total area of the district is 3,995 square kilometres.
[edit] Population
According to the 1998 census, the total population of the district is 2,376,000. Of this 95.4% are Muslims, 4.4% are Christians while the rest are Ahmadis, Hindus and scheduled castes. 22.78% of them lived in the urban areas.[1]
[edit] Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into 3 tehsils[2] and 113 Union Councils[3]:
| Name of Tehsil | Number of Unions |
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| Chunian | 27 |
| Kasur | 55 |
| Pattoki | 31 |
| Total | 113 |
[edit] Physical features
The district is bounded by the river Ravi in the north-west and river Satluj in the south-east. Whereas the old course of river Bias bifurcates the district into two equal parts locally known as Hither and Uthar or Mithan Majh. Both of the areas have a height differential of approximately 5.5 meters. The natural surface elevation of the district is 198 meters above the sea level, having a general slope from north-east to south- west. Whereas the east and west ends of the district comprise the flood plains of the rivers Satluj and Ravi, characterized by breaching of looping river Channels braided around meander bars.
[edit] Topography
Topographically speaking, Kasur district lies between the river Satluj which flows along its boundaries with India and river Ravi which flows its boundary with Sheikhupura District. The districts may be divided into two parts, a low lying or riverine area along the two bordering rivers and upland, away from the rivers. The riverine area is generally inundates during monsoon season. The water level in this area is higher than in the upland. The soil is sandy. The upland is flat plains sloping from north-west to south-west. The general height of the area is from 150 to 200 meters above the sea level.
[edit] Flora
Flora of the district has been greatly modified by human agency of the old open forests of small trees and shrubs; there remains only a few Rakhs or portions of forest which are kept as gazing ground for cattle etc. Amongst trees the most important are Kikar (Acacia arbica), Shisham or Tahli (Dalbergia sissoo), Beri (Zizyphus jajaba), Toot (Morus marlaccae), Sharin (Albizzia lebbek, Dharek (Malia azerdaracb), Phulahi (Acacia modesta), and Nim (Melia indica), Piple (Ficus indica) are planted for shade.The growth in Rakhs is composed mainly of three kinds of trees Jand (Prosopis spicigera), Karril (Capparis aphylla), and van or Jal (Salvadora obeoides). Occasionally pelu (acacia Loucophhloea) and Farash (Tamarix articulate) are also found. Pilchi (Tamarix gallio) is found on moist sandy soil along the rivers and is used for wicker-work, basket making etc.
[edit] Fauna
Wolf and jackal are the only wild animals of any importance. The former being met with occasionally in the low land wastes of Chunian Tehsil but jackal are found every where. Changa Manga reserve a thick forest is the only area in which a few Nelgai, pig, peafowl and here are found. [4]
[edit] Tribes and Races
The principal tribes residing in Kasur district are Rajputs. Arain are descendants from the group of soldiers of Muhammad bin Qasim from Areeha (Jericho) were called by their Arabic name "Areehai", which changed to Arain by the usage in local tongues. Mogul or Mughal belong to Chagatai Genghis Khan 's family, Pushtuns or Afghan belong to Israil's family, Gujjar,Ansari, Jats, Butt, Rajput, Mayo, Kamboh, Dogar, Sheikh,Khojas, Khokhar and others, also live in Kasur.
After the partition of British India in 1947, the refugees from east Punjab settling in this district also belong largely to these tribes and castes. There are artists and artisans of various professions and trades also. They include blacksmiths, carpenters, potters, leather makers, shoe makers, barbers, weavers, and masons. Mazaras (peasants) are generally paid in kind at the time of each harvest. These workers are found from any caste, creed, culture and religion. The Arain and Rajput constitute the majority of the population. The next most numerous tribe is Arain consisting of about 30% of the population, Jats with about 05% and Sheikh at 4%, while Sayyed, Butt, Mughal, Chagatai, Afghan, Pashtun, Ansari, Sheikh and Kamboh comprise lesser percentages and are mostly settled in towns.
[edit] Places of Interest
- Shrine of Baba Bulleh Shah, Kasur City
- Ganda Singh Wala Border, Pakistan-India Border.
- Balloki Headworks
- Changa Manga Forest, near Chunian Town
- Pakistan Feeds...Providing best feeds for cattle
[edit] See also
- Kasur, the capital of Kasur District
[edit] External links
- Kasur City Website
- Vibrant Website of Kasur District
- Kasur City Portal Website
- Find photos of Kasur
- Kasur's best school providing quality education on non-profit basis
- kasur's First Online Newspaper
[edit] References
[edit] Additional references
- District Census Report of Kasur, Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, August 2000.
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