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Ārifwāla (
Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...
and ) is a city and headquarters of
Arif Wala Tehsil Ārifwāla () is a tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Administration The tehsil of Arifwala is administratively subdivided into 30 Union Councils. Demography Most of the population are farmers; about 75% of ...
of
Pakpattan District Pakpattan District ( Punjabi and ), is a district of Punjab province in Pakistan, Pakpattan city is the district capital. Administrative division The district is divided into two tehsils, which contain a total of 63 Union Councils: Location ...
in the
Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
province of
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. It is the 69th largest city in Pakistan. Arifwala is located to the southwest of
Pakpattan Pakpattan (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ), often referred to as Pākpattan Sharīf (; ''"Noble Pakpattan"''), is an ancient, historic city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, serving as the headquarters of the Pakpattan Distr ...
.


Demographics


Population

According to 2023 census, Arifwala had a population of 157,063. The population of city in 1998 was 74,174 but according to the
2017 Census of Pakistan The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017. It was the first census taken in the country in the 21st century, nineteen years after the previous one i ...
, the population has risen to 111,403 with a growth of about 50.19% in 19 years.


Road projects

The Provincial Development Working Party approved a scheme to rehabilitate a 17 km stretch of road from Bahawalnagar to Arifwala for Rs631.246 million in its 7th meeting. The PDWP, chaired by Abdullah Khan Sumbal, also approved seven other road schemes worth a total of Rs9 billion.


References

{{reflist Cities in Punjab (Pakistan) Populated places in Pakpattan District