Dunyapur
| دنیا پور | |
|---|---|
| Tehsil | |
| Dunyapur | |
  Yousaf Children Hospital Dunyapur | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Lodhran District |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6) |
| Website | www.tmadunyapur.com |
Coordinates: 29°48′06″N 71°44′27″E / 29.80167°N 71.74083°E Dunyapur is a tehsil of the Lodhran District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of the district capital of Lodhran.
History
The foundation of city was laid in 1830. In 1849 it came under the British Rule and settlement operation in the city started in 1873 and concluded in April 1875. The district got its present name in 1873. Previously it was ascribed different names like Chak Bangar, Pirwala etc. Initially, it comprised 19 villages. Kahror Pacca and Dunyapur were annexed with it in 1924. Dunyapur is the oldest town of Lodhran. Lodhran was raised to the status of district in 1991 and comprised 424 villages. In 1992, fourteen more villages were included in the district. In 1991 Dunyapur gained the status of Tehsil.
Education
Dunyapur has highest literacy rate of 66.6% among all the Tehsils of . It is fertile city in education. There are many educational institutes providing education up to the level of graduation. Some main educational institutes are:
- Al Madina Science Academy, main tanki wali galiDunyapur, by Prof. M Azeem Anwar and Mr Muzammil Shareef
- Punjab Science College Dunyapur, a project of Punjab Group of Colleges
- Hannan Education System
- Allied School Dunyapur, a project of Allied Schools
- The Educators School, a project of Beacon House School Systems
- Dunyapur Public School
- Al-Rehmat HSC
- National Science College Dunyapur
- New Millat College of Science & commerce
- Quaid-e-Azam College of Technology
- Ibn-e-Sena Girls HSC
- Executive College Dunapur
- Govt. High School for Boys
- Govt. High School for Girls
- Govt. Degree College for Boys
- Govt. Degree College for Girls
Population
In this Area most of the people are settle in 1927 of the other District of the Punjab. Most of the people basically belong to District Hoshiarpur, Gujrat and Chakwal.When British Government give this people Agriculture Land in this Area. Other people are migrate during the partition of India in 1947.Some Local people are settle in this area. The main Village in Dunyapur are: Makdoom ali, Jalla Arain, Masri Kot, 358/W.B, 355/W.B, 356/W.B, Kallal Wala and 343/W.B
The main tribes and clans of this region are:
Gujjar, Dogar, Waraich Awan, Jutt, Arain, Kanju, Rajpoot, Kallal, Shah.
Transport
City is located on the E5 which is directly connected to N-5 National Highway linking Torkham and Karachi . It is the most busiest highway of Pakistan. This city is also direct linked to Multan and Bahawalpur . There is also a railway station linking Dunyapur with other cities.
Agriculture
Dunyapur has fertile land. Main crops are cotton, wheat, sugarcane and corn. It supplies these products to other parts of Pakistan. Lodhran is the first district of Pakistan which directly exports cotton to China. In fruits orange, mangoes, guava and Syzygium cumini are produced and supplied.
