Sohawa Tehsil

Sohawa is an administrative sub-division (Tehsil) of the Jhelum District, situated in the Punjab province of Pakistan,^[2] located in the northwestern part of the district.

Sohawa تحصیل سوہاوہ
Tehsil
Tomb of Sultan Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghauri
Sohawa Location in Pakistan Show map of Punjab, Pakistan Sohawa Sohawa (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°51′0″N 73°0′0″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Rawalpindi
District	Jhelum
Area
• Tehsil	1,258 km2 (486 sq mi)
Population  (2017 census)[1] (21.6% urban)
• Tehsil	201,948
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Urban	16,000
• Rural	185,948
Languages
• Official	Punjabi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal Code	49230
Area code	0092544

Union Councils

Sohawa Tehsil is subdivided into 9 Union Councils: Adrana, Domeli, Jajial, Kohali, Lehri, Nagial, Pail Bane Khan, Phulrey Sydan, Pind Matay Khan Rai Pur and Sohawa.

Demographics

The village of Kot Dhamiak (Fort of Dhamials) was a fort in the 12th century, and was where the Ghurid dynasty ruler Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghauri was murdered by Khokhars.^[3] According to the 2017 census of Pakistan, the most widely spoken first languages were Punjabi (98%), Urdu (1.9%) and Pashto (0.1%); Islam was followed by 100% of the population.