Toba Tek Singh District

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Toba Tek Singh District (Template:Langx, Template:Langx), Template:Langx) is a district of Faisalabad division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes.<ref name="TekGov">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It became a separate district in 1982.<ref name=profile>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Etymology

The city and district is named after a sikh figure Tek Singh. Legend has it that Tek Singh, a kind-hearted man served water and provided shelter to the worn out and thirsty travelers passing by a small pond (Toba in Punjabi) which eventually was called Toba Tek Singh, and the surrounding settlement acquired the same name.<ref name="TekGov"/> There is also a park here named after Singh.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

History

British Raj

Toba Tek Singh was developed by the British toward the end of the 19th Century when a canal system was built. People from all over the Punjab (from the current Pakistani and Indian Punjab) moved there as farmlands were allotted to them. Most of the people who migrated there belonged to Lahore, Jalandhar ,Hoshiarpur and Sialkot districts.

The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the tehsil of Toba Tek Singh as follows:

Tehsil of the new Lyallpur District, Punjab, lying between 30°50' and 31°23' N. and 72° 20' and 72°54' E., with an area of Template:Convert. The population in 1906 was 148,984. It contains 342 villages, including Toba Tek Singh (population, 1,874), the headquarters, and Gojra (2,589), an important grain market on the Wazirabad-Khanewal branch of the North-Western Railway. The land revenue in 1905-6 amounted to Rupees 470,000. The tehsil consists of a level plain, wholly irrigated by the Chenab Canal. The soil, which is very fertile in the east of the tehsil, becomes sandy towards the west. The boundaries of the tehsil were somewhat modified at the time of the formation of the new District of Faisalabad (formerly called Lyallpur).<ref>Toba Tek Singh – Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 406 Digital South Asia Library website, Retrieved 1 June 2021</ref>

The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from eastern Punjab settled in the Toba Tek Singh District.

After independence

During the 1970s, when many Pakistani cities were renamed to change names given after British Rulers to their original or native names, or to names more acceptable to the local population (for example, Montgomery was renamed to its old original name Sahiwal), Toba Tek Singh remained one of the very few cities to maintain its original name mainly because of noble reputation of Tek Singh. In 1982, Toba Tek Singh, formerly a subdivision, was separated from Faisalabad District and became a separate district.<ref name="TekGov"/>

in 1970, the historical Kisan Conference saw 200,000 Kisans (peasants) and progressive people from the whole country gathered in Toba Tek Singh. The conference had a great impact on the political history of Pakistan.

Demography

Toba Tek Singh is located in center of Punjab and occupies 3252 square kilometers and is made up of large areas of lowlands that flood frequently during the rainy season; the floods originate from the Ravi River that runs along the southern and southeastern borders. During the British Raj, Toba Tek Singh had a sizeable Hindu and Sikh population, much of which migrated to India after the partition in 1947, while many Muslim refugees from present-day India settled in the Toba Tek Singh District.<ref name=profile/>

Graveyard on the top of Wanger Wala Tibba

Population

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As of the 2023 census, Toba Tek Singh district has 393,896 households and a population of 2,524,044. The district has a sex ratio of 105.49 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 71.38%: 76.37% for males and 66.13% for females.<ref name="2023table1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="2023table12">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 621,491 (24.62% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.<ref name="2023table5">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 563,525 (22.33%) live in urban areas.<ref name="2023table1"/>

Religion

The exterior of Catholic Church, Toba Tek Singh

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Religion in contemporary Toba Tek Singh District
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[[Population|Template:Abbr]] Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr
Islam 271,144 68.40% 2,122,084 96.83% 2,440,350 96.68%
Hinduism 55,575 14.02% 123 0.01% 279 0.01%
Sikhism 53,233 13.43% Template:N/a Template:N/a 19 ~0%
Christianity 16,353 4.13% 66,839 3.05% 81,259 3.22%
Ahmadi Template:N/a Template:N/a 2,419 0.11% 1,980 0.08%
Others 100 0.02% 30 ~0% 157 0.01%
Total Population 396,405 100% 2,191,495 Template:Percentage 2,524,044 100%
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At the time of the 2023 census, 96.20% of the population spoke Punjabi and 2.48% Urdu as their first language.<ref name="2023table11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Economy

As per University of Agriculture, Faisalabad research, after Karachi, Toba Tek Singh is the second hub of poultry products in Pakistan. Farmers grow orange (kinoo) gardens and have a major role in the export of oranges from Pakistan. Many Toba people are overseas Pakistanis and these make a major contribution to the Pakistani economy.<ref> University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Sub-Campus Toba Tek Singh - Overview) Retrieved 1 June 2021</ref><ref>TOBA TEK SINGH: Citrus plants to be grown in 30 orchards Dawn (newspaper), Published 30 January 2004, Retrieved 1 June 2021</ref>

Administration

The district of Toba Tek Singh is administratively subdivided into four tehsils and 82 Union Council.

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Union Councils
Kamalia<ref name="profile" /> 486 422,477 869.29 63.55% 13
Gojra<ref name="profile" /> 851 755,579 887.87 74.22% 24
Pirmahal 774 496,636 641.65 68.39% 15
Toba Tek Singh<ref name="profile" /> 1,141 849,352 744.39 74.45% 30

The district is represented in the National Assembly by three elected MNAs who represent the following constituencies:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Constituency MNA Party
NA-111 Chaudhry Khalid Javaid Warraich Pakistan Muslim League (N)
NA-112 Muhammad Junaid Anwaar Chaudhry Pakistan Muslim League (N)
NA-113 Riaz Fatyna Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

The district is represented in the provincial assembly by seven elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:

Constituency MPA Party
PP-84 Bilal Asghar Warraich Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
PP-85 Abdul Qadeer Alvi Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PP-86 Saeed Ahmed Saeedi Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
PP-87 Lieutenant Colonel (R) Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan Gadhi Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PP-88 Nazia Raheel Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PP-89 Makhdoom Syed Ali Baba Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Until the year 2000, when the Divisions of Pakistan were abolished, Toba Tek Singh and Jhang districts were part of Faisalabad Division (this included Faisalabad District).

Major towns in Toba Tek Singh District are:

Notable people

References

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