Layyah
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Layyah
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| Country | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| District | Layyah |
| Area | |
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| • Rank | 76th, Pakistan |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 31200 |
| Calling code | 0606 |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union councils | 36 |
| Website | layyah |
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Layyah (Saraiki and Template:Langx), also spelled as Leiah, is a city in Layyah District of Punjab province of Pakistan.[2] The city is the headquarter of Layyah District and Layyah Tehsil. It is the 75th most populous city of Pakistan.[3]
The main languages spoken in the city include Saraiki, Punjabi, and Urdu.
Geography
It lies between 30–45 to 31–24 degree north latitudes and 70–44 to 71–50 degree east longitudes. The area consists of a semi-rectangular block of sandy land between the Indus River and the Chenab River in Sindh Sagar Doab. Layyah is situated at an average elevation of 143 m above sea level. The total area covered by the district is 6,291 km2 with a width from east to west of 88 km and a length from north to south of 72 km.[citation needed]
History
The town was founded around 1550 by Kamal Khan Mirani, a member of Baloch Mirani dynasty and a direct descendant of Ghazi Khan Mirani, who laid the foundation of Dera Ghazi Khan.[4] The region was part of Multan province of Mughal Empire.[5] Around 1610, the town was taken from the Mirani rulers by the Jaskani Baloch, who held it until 1787. Abdun Nabi Sarai was appointed Governor by Timur Shah Durrani, but three years later, it was included in the Governorship of Muhammad Khan Sadozai, who transferred his seat of Government to Mankera. Pathans also settled the land during the Abdali era of Jahan Khan who was the chief of Durrani forces in the region.[6]
In 1794, Humayun Shah, a rival claimant to the throne of Kabul, was captured near Layyah and brought into the town, where his eyes were gouged out by order of Zaman Shah. Under the Sikh Government, the town once more became the centre of administration for the neighbouring tract, and after the British occupation in 1849, was for a time the headquarters of a Civil Administrative Division. This administrative status of Layyah was short-lived and the British reduced it to the level of Tehsil headquarters, making it a part of Dera Ismail Khan. In 1901, Layyah was transferred to the new District of Mianwali. Later on, it was made part of the Muzaffargarh District. In 1982, Layyah Tehsil was upgraded to District headquarters comprising three Tehsils: Layyah, Karor and Chaubara. The municipality was created in 1875.[7]
In February 2025, a branch of Pak Tea House, a literary centre, was established in the city.[8]
Demographics
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | 14,913 | — |
| 1961 | 19,608 | +2.77% |
| 1972 | 33,549 | +5.00% |
| 1981 | 51,482 | +4.87% |
| 1998 | 72,319 | +2.02% |
| 2017 | 126,055 | +2.97% |
| 2023 | 151,274 | +3.09% |
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According to 2023 census, Layyah had a population of 151,274.[10][11]
Notable people
- Lala Harkishen Lal (d. 1937), Indian industrialist and co-founder of Punjab National Bank
- Munir Malik (1934–2012), Pakistani cricketer
- Mahar Ijaz Ahmad Achlana (b. 1966), Pakistani politician and former member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
- Jalat Khan (b. 1999), Pakistani domestic cricketer
- Mehr Abdul Haq (1915–1995), Pakistani philologist
- Mohinder Pratap Chand (1935–2020), Indian writer and poet
- Niaz Ahmed Jhakkar (1958–2026), politician
- Malik Awais Jakhar, politician
- Hassan Nawaz, Pakistani international cricketer
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Urban Localities by Population Size and their Population by Sex, Annual Growth Rate and Household Size: Census–2023" (PDF). pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Layyah Script error: No such module "webarchive".. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nadiem, Ihsan H. (2005). Punjab: Land, History, People. Lahore: al-Faisal Publishers. p. 124. ISBN 978-969-503-434-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dasti, Humaira Faiz (1998). Multan, a Province of the Mughal Empire, 1525-1751. Royal Book. ISBN 978-969-407-226-5.
- ^ Ahmad Khan, Hussain Re-thinking Punjab: The Construction of Siraiki Identity (2004) National College of Arts
- ^ History Layyah Script error: No such module "webarchive"..
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hussain, Irshad (3 February 2025). "Layyah revives literary legacy with Pak Tea House". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Layyah (Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
External links
- Layyah – Official website
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Layyah – Government Government of Punjab". Archived from the original on 3 July 2020.
- Layyah Online
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- A Brief History of Layyah
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.عطا, محمد صابر (15 August 2023). "لیہ میں تاریخی سرائے 'ہر جس گابہ' اور گابہ خاندان" [The historic inn 'Har Jas Gaba' in Layyah and the Gaba family]. Independent Urdu (in اردو). Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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