Layyah District
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| Layyah District | |
 Location of Layyah District (highlighted in red) within Punjab. |
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| Area | 6291 km² |
| Population (2005) • Density |
1520951 • 178/km² |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
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| Main language(s) | Saraiki and Urdu |
| Website | [1] |
Layyah District (Urdu: لیہ ) is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. The capital is Layyah.
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[edit] Description
Layyah District (formerly spelled as Leiah) is bounded to the North by Bhakkar District, to the east by Jhang District. The River Indus flows to its Western side across which lies district Dera Ghazi Khan and to the south Muzaffargarh District. District Layyah has an area of 6291 square kilometres and comprises three tehsils and two sub tehsils of:
- Layyah
- Chaubara
- Karor Lal Esan
Two new sub Tehsils have been made on January 07, 2007 by Chaudhary Pervez Elahi (Chief Minister Punjab) which are as follows:
- Chowk Azam
- Fatehpur
A mega project of Thal greater Canal has been started in Layyah from January 2007.
The word 'Leiah' itself is believed to be derived from 'Leian' in Saraiki language, a plural form of 'Lai' which is a name of bush. In former times, the land in Layyah (Leiah) was mostly covered by sand dunes with bushes (Leian). Therefore this place was known as 'Leian' which became 'Leiah' afterwards.
Majority of people in Layyah are native speakers of Saraiki or Punjabi language, although Urdu is widely understood and spoken. The medium of education is Urdu and English. The district had a population of 1,520,951 of which only 20.47% are urban in 2005. It is thus the fifth-most backward district in Punjab.
[edit] Climate and soil
The district Layyah has an extremely hot climate. Maximum temperature in the summer goes up to 45 degree Celsius. The temperature in winter is low due to nearness to Koh-Suleman range of mountains. The tehsil Chaubara is almost barren and consists of forest and sand dunes. It is actually a ‘Rakh’ under the control of Forest Department. The tehsils of Layyah and Karor Lal Esan are comparatively better developed agriculturally compared to other tehsils of the distract but still there are large tracks of sand dunes and uncultivated land. The river Indus passes from North to South on Western side of the district and touches D.G.Khan.
[edit] District at a glance
- Education: 45% (average of urban and rural) 53% male and 40% female.
- Main Towns: Chowk Azam, Ladhana, Chowk Fatehpur and Kot Sultan
- Main Crops: Sugarcane, Wheat, Cotton, Gram and Guar seed.
- Main Fruits: Citrus and Dates.
- Main Vegetables: Onion,Green chilli(70% of the whole production in Pakistan) and Potatoes.
- Forest: 34,338 acres (139 km²)
- Total Metalled Roads: 869 km
- No. of Grid Stations: 7
- No. of Telephone Exchanges: 18
- Number of Industrial Units: 365
- Major Industries: Cotton Ginning & Pressing, Flour Mills, Oil Mills and Sugar.
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