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Welcome:
During British Rule Narowal was a town of the Rayya
Tehsil of Sialkot District after independence from Britain in 1947
Narowal became Tehsil headquarters - in 1991 the district of Sialkot
was bifurcated, Narowal then became the capital of the newly formed
Narowal District,
This is the historical place where Jagat Guru Nanak Ji departed from
this world on 23rd Assu, Samvat 1596 (22nd Sept. 1529 AD). It is
also called Dera Nanak Baba. Dera Sahib railway station, on Lahore-Narowal
section, serves this place. The Shrine is located by the River Ravi
within a distance of nine kilometers from the railway station. The
present building was built at a cost of Rs.1,35,600, donated by Sardar Popindar Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala. It was repaired by
the Govt. of Pakistan in 1995 incurring expenditure in lacs of
rupees. It has a spacious and beautiful building. Its location
beside a forest and river Ravi makes its care difficult.
Narowal District takes its name
from its headquarters town. It is divided into two Tehsils viz
Narowal and Shakargarh. Before coming into being the district,
both Narowal and Shakargarh were the Tehsils of the district
Sialkot. In 1991, Narowal district was created comprising
Narowal and Shakargarh tehsils. Before independence of Pakistan,
Shakargarh town was the headquarters of Tehsil Shakargarh, which
formed part of Gurdaspur district. Under the Radcliff Award,
Shakargarh Tehsil was transferred to Pakistan and attached with
Sialkot district. Then in 1991, Shakargarh was attached with
Narowal district. Now Shakargarh is functioning as Tehsil in
District Narowal. Narowal is functioning as a separate
administrative district with effect from July 1, 1991.
Location
It lies from 31° 55' to 32° 30' north latitudes and 74° 35' to
75° 21' east longitudes. The district is bound on the northwest
by Sialkot district, on the north by Jammu State, on the east by
Gurdaspur district (India) and on the south by Amritsar district
(India) and Sheikhupura district.
Area
The total area of the district is approximately 2337 square
kilometers. Narowal Tehsil occupies 1065 square kilometers while
the remaining area falls in Shakargarh Tehsil.
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Narowal
History Introduction:
Narowal District takes its name from its headquarters town. It
is divided into Three Tehsils vis Narowal, Zafarwal and
Shakargarh. Before coming into being the district, both
Narowal and Shakargarh were theTehsils of the district Sialkot.
In 1991, Narowal district was created comprising Narowal and
Shakargarh tehsils. Before independence of Pakistan,
Shakargarh town was the headquarters of Tehsil Shakargarh,
which formed part of Gurdaspur district. Under the Radcliff
Award, Shakargarh tehsil was transferred to Pakistan and
attached with Sialkot district. Then in 1991, Shakargarh was
attached with Narowal district. Now Shakargarh is functioning
as tehsil in District Narowal. Narowal is functioning as a
separate administrative district with effect from July 1,
1991.
Location:
It lies from 31º- 55? to 32º- 30? north latitudes and 74º- 35?
to 75º- 21? east longitude.
Boundaries:
The district is bounded on the north - west by Sialkot
district, on the north by Jammu State, on the east by
Gurdaspur district (India) and Sheikupura district.
Area:
The total area of the district is approximately 2,337 square
kilometers. Narowal tehsil occupies 1,065 square kilometers,
while remaining area falls in Shakargarh tehsil.
Physical Features:
The general aspect of the district is a plain slopping down
from the uplands at the base of Himalayas to the level
country to the south ? west, and the general altitude is 266
metres above the sea level. Bounded on south - east by the
river Ravi, the district is fringed on either side by a line
of fresh alluvial soil, about which rise the low banks that
form the limits of the riverbeds. At about a distance of 24
kilometres from Ravi, another stream, the Dake ? which rises
in the Jammu hills ? traverses this district. The district
is practically a level plain throughout. Its north ? eastern
boundary is at a distance of about 32 kilometres from the
outer line of the Himalayas. But the foot ? hills stop short
of the district and its surface is level plain, broken only
by the river Ravi, by the Aik and Dake streams and a few
nullahs. There are differences in water level, which
facilitates in well ? irrigation. But generally, the
physical aspects of the district present little variety. It
is fertile and its dense population ensures that almost
every available acre is brought under the plough.
Climate:
The district has extremes of climate. The summer season
starts from April and continues till October. The hottest
months are May, June and July. The mean maximum and
minimum temperature during these months are 40 and 24
degrees respectively.
History:
According to a legend, the town Narowal was founded
by, one Baba Naro Bajwa some 900 years ago. The town
was, then surrounded by 22 villages inhibited by a Jat
clan only, known as Bajwa.
Syed Habib Shah son of Inayat Ullah Shah assisted
Naro in the development and establishment of the town.
He brought and settled a big chunk of population of
Aroud and Kamboh castes.
Baba Naro occupied the northern portion of Narowal
and Syed Habib Ullah Shah and his followers consisting
of various muslim clans inhibited southern portion.
During the Sikh regime, Sikh Sardars took hold of
major part of the fertile land and annexed the Narowal
town to Rayya Khas Tehsil of district Amritsar, some 100
years back.
Before independence of Pakistan, Shakargarh town was
headquarters of tehsil Shakargarh, which formed part of
Gurdaspur district. Under the Radcliff Award, Shakargarh
tehsil was transferred to Pakistan and attached with
Sialkot district.
Previously Zafarwal and Rayya formed separate tehsil
headquarters. In about 1927, some adjustments in the
territorial jurisdiction of the tehsils and districts
were made, when Narowal came into existence as the
tehsil headquarters and Zafarwal and Rayya were merged
in it.
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Population: |
1.4 million
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Urban: |
22% |
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Rural: |
78% |
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Population Density:
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541 per square km
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No. House holds:
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206,000 |
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No. of Union Councils:
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74 |
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No. of villages:
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1250 |
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Literacy Rate: |
62% |
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Lit. Rate |
(Male) 72% |
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Lit. Rate |
(Female) 41%
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PRIME FUNCTION
(i)-Sanitation Services in Urban areas.
(ii)-Public water supply in Urban areas.
(iii)- Street lights in urban areas.
(iv)- Regulating Bus/Wagon Stands for general public.
(v)- Collection of property Taxes.
(vi)- Development of streets, drainage schemes, Parks, all over the
Tehsil.
(vii)- Development & maintenance of water supply schemes in urban
areas.
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