Dahranwala
Aerial view of Dahranwala
Aerial view of Dahranwala
Dahranwala is located in Pakistan
Dahranwala
Dahranwala
Coordinates: 29°35′48″N 72°50′44″E / 29.5967°N 72.8456°E / 29.5967; 72.8456
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictBahawalnagar District
TehsilChishtian Tehsil
Area
 • Total772 km2 (298 sq mi)
Elevation
178 m (584 ft)
Population
 (1998)
 • Total0.36 M
 • Estimate 
(2006)
0.5 M
 • Density366/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Union councils22
Websitehttp://www.dahranwala.com

Dahranwala (Punjabi, Urdu: ڈاہرانوالہ) is a town of tehsil Chishtian (sub-district) in Bahawalnagar District of the Punjab Province of Pakistan.The town Dahranwala situated in east of Harunabad, south of Chishtian and north of Fortabbas.[1] As we know southern Punjab is backward province of Pakistan but with the passage of time Southern Punjab has much improved. Similarly, cities of Sothern Punjab has also become more facilated. These cities are not less than cities of Nothern Punjab. In Dahranwala, there are educational institutes more than two dozen and 5 public private hospitals. 10 years people of Dahranwala were going to other cities Chishtian, Harunabad for educational and health facilities. Dahranwala consisted on 9 rural and urban union councils.


Administration

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Dahranwala town consists of 09 Unions Councils which are mostly villages.

List of Union Councils

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Union Council No. Union Council Name
75
Chak No. 112/M
76
Chak No. 118/M
77
Chak No. 128/M
78
Chak No. 174/M
79
Chak No. 201/M
81
Chak No. 177/M
82
Chak No. 166/M
83
Chak No. 169/M
84
Chak No. 130/M

Educational Institutes

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Public

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  1. Govt Girls Higher Secondary School Dahranwala [2]
  2. Govt Boys Higher Secondary School Dahranwala [3]
  3. Govt Degree College for Boys Dahranwala [4]
  4. Govt Degree College for Women Dahranwala [5]

Private

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  1. Allied School Pen Campus Dahranwala
  2. The Educators Husnain Campus Dahranwala
  3. The Knowledge School Dahranwala
  4. Umar Science High School Dahranwala
  5. Al Rehman School and College Dahranwala
  6. The Jon Sons School Dahranwala
 
Dahranwala Traffic Scene


Climate

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The climate of Dahranwala is hot and humid.This city has four seasons of weather like other cities of Punjab. The temperature extremes occur during the months of May, June, and July, when the temperature reaches up to 49–55 °C. In August, the monsoon seasons starts, with heavy rainfall throughout the area. December and January are the coldest months, when temperatures can drop down to –1 °C. The annual average rainfall is 160 mm.

Banks in Dahranwala

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  1. Habib Bank Limited.
  2. National Bank of Pakistan. [6]
  3. Soneri Bank Limited.
  4. The Bank of Punjab.
  5. United Bank Limited.
  6. Allied Bank Limited.
  7. Apna Micro Finance Bank Limited[7]
  8. NRSP Microfinance Bank[8]
  9. Khushhali Bank [9]

People from Dahranwala

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References

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