Sahiwal

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Sahiwal

Town in the District and tahsil of Shahpui, Punjab, situated in 31 59' N and 72 20' E., on the left bank of the Jhelum, 22 miles south of Shahpur town on the road from Bhera to Jhang. Population (1901), 9,163. The town has a brisk trade in cotton, grain, and ghi with Multan and Sukkur; and the extension of the Lower Jhelum Canal is giving renewed prosperity to the impoverished Baloch who own the country round. The municipality was created in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 9,200, and the expenditure Rs. 8,800. In 1903-4 the income amounted to Rs. 10,500, chiefly from octroi ; and the expenditure was Rs. 10,100. The town possesses an Anglo-vernacular middle school, maintained by the municipality, and a Government dispensary.