Bhalwal

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Bhalwal is a city roughly half-way between Islamabad and Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan.

1 Introduction
2 Dialing Code
3 PostalCode
4 Important No.s
5 Transportation
6 Travel Companies
7 Famous Hospitals
8 Homeopathic Clinics
9 Business and Industry
10 Schools and Colleges
11 Hindu and Sikhs before 1947
12 Parsis, Anamist, Jewish, Armenian before 1947
13 Famous People from Bhalwal

[edit] Introduction

Bhalwal is an agricultural city famous for the production of "Kinno" (Orange). So it is also called "California of Pakistan". It is situated by River Jhelum which flows near its Sub-Division"Bhera". It is Tehsil of Distt. Sargodha.

[edit] Dialing Code

O48

[edit] PostalCode

For city area 40410

For Colony area40420

[edit] Important No.s

Police Station15 & 6642972

Fire Brigade 116

Wapda 118

Railway Station117

[edit] Transportation

One can adopt a route via M-2 (Motorway 2) from Islamabad or Lahore to reach Bhalwal via Salam Interchange. A route of Railway from Lalamusa to Sargodha also connects Bhalwal with other parts of country.

[edit] Travel Companies

Al-Shahbaz Travels from Islamabad to Sargodha and Gara Bros from Lahore to Jhawarian are main carriers of passengers. Daewoo Pakistan also has a bus terminal in Bhalwal to connect with Rawalpindi and Lahore.

[edit] Famous Hospitals

There is a Tehsil Headquarter Hospital run bu Govt. also private hospitals named

1- Kokara Hospital

2- Farooq Poly Clinic

3- Nawaz Hospital

[edit] Homeopathic Clinics

Homeopathic medicines are widely used in the area. Famous Homeopathic Clinic is

Al-Raza Homoeo Clinic & Store (Girls College Rd. Bhalwal) Zahid Homoeo Pahtic (Girls College Rd. Bhalwal)

[edit] Business and Industry

It is mostly a farming community, major products include rice, wheat, sugarcane, and citrus fruit. Mandarin oranges are a major fruit. The largest employer is NOON sugar mills, which also owns the Nurpur noon dairy farm. Other Mills and Factories are as under.

1- Noon Textiles (a part of Neeli Bar Group)

2- Gul Textiles

3- Fazal Flour Mills

Besides, there are about 45 Kinno Factories in the area.

[edit] Schools and Colleges

Government College and Government Schools for Girls and Boys till Degree Classes are working their best. Also there are many private schools and colleges

1- Zia Public High School Bhalwal.

2- Taleem ul Islam School Bhalwal

3- Jinnah Cadet School Bhalwal

4- Marry Dall School Bhalwal

5- Shariat College for Women

[edit] Hindu and Sikhs before 1947

Bhalwal had a population of Hindus and Sikhs before the partition of India . The entire population was displaced from Sargodha at the time of the partition of India in 1947 . Hindu's and Sikhs from Bhalwal are now settled in India .

[edit] Parsis, Anamist, Jewish, Armenian before 1947

Bhalwal also had a population of many other minority faiths as well before the partition of India . The entire population was displaced from Sargodha at the time of the partition of India in 1947 with Armenians, Jews and anamists heading towards the urban center of Karachi principally but also Lahore, Peshawer and Rawalpindi.

[edit] Famous People from Bhalwal

Imtanan Arif
Malik Feroz Khan Noon Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan who bought Gawadar Port from Oman and submerged it in Pakistan.
Chaudary Muhammad Ali(Late) He was a great leader of the region and MD of Group of Neeli Bar of Companies. He lived in the hearts of the people of Bhalwal but he died before he can do alot for this city.
Dr. Asif Raza Awan Famous Homoeo Doctor in the city and member of Distt. Baitul Mall Sargodha also Adll: General Secretary of Paksitan Muslim League.
Malik Amjad Ali Noon, young politician of Ali Pur Noon family, the son of Malik Anwer Ali Noon, The first nazim of zillah Sargodha.