Shakargarh
Sign in to saveShakargarh (Punjabi, ), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-east of Narowal District in Punjab, Pakistan. It borders Kathua District to the east and Zafarwal Tehsil to the west. Its literacy rate is more than 85% which is the highest literacy rate tehsil-wise. The city is located at 32°16'0N 75°10'0E on the west bank of the Ravi River. The Tehsil is administratively subdivided into 35 union councils, three of which form the Tehsil capital Shakargarh.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shakargarh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Narowal
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- Tehsil
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- Shakargarh
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- Established
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1912
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- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Shakargarh Tehsil
- Population
- +73160
- Area
- +1272
- Capital of
- Shakargarh Tehsil
- Image
- Shakargarh.jpeg
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Shakargarh (Punjabi, ), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-east of Narowal District in Punjab, Pakistan. It borders Kathua District to the east and Zafarwal Tehsil to the west. Its literacy rate is more than 85% which is the highest literacy rate tehsil-wise. The city is located at 32°16'0N 75°10'0E on the west bank of the Ravi River. The Tehsil is administratively subdivided into 35 union councils, three of which form the Tehsil capital Shakargarh.
==Demographics== The total area of Shakargarh Tehsil is about 1,272 square kilometres. According to the 1998 census, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097 of which only 12.11% were urban. The Tehsil's population is 80 percent Gujars and 20 percent others.