Chaubara ( ur, , pa, تحصیل چوبارا) is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

located in

Layyah District Layyah District ( skr, , urd, ), is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the southern part of the province. Layyah City is the district headquarter of Layyah District. Layyah has hot desert climate. The main languages spoke ...

, in

Dera Ghazi Khan Division Dera Ghazi Khan Division is an administrative division of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. The reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government but division system was restored again in 2008. Districts It contains the following districts: * ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. The market town of 'Chaubara' is the headquarters of the tehsil. The Chaubara Tehsil is the least populated tehsil in Punjab, with a total population of 252,200. Of this total population, residents are divided into rural and urban locations which consists of 80.9% and 19.1% of Chaubara's population respectively. It is the largest teshil in

, followed by the

Layyah Layyah ( Saraiki and ur, ), previously spelled as Leiah, is a city in the Pakistan.Karor Lal Esan Karor Lal Esan ( Saraiki, Punjabi, ur, ) is a city of Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Karor Lal Esan Tehsil and administrative subdivision of the district. History Etymology Its old name is ...

, all of which total a land area of 6,291 square kilometres.

Union councils

Tehsil Chaubara consists of 7 union councils i.e. Nawankot, Khaira wala, Jamal Choupre, Sher Garh, Rafique Abad, Aulaq Thal Kalan and Chaubara.

Language

Saraiki and

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

are local languages in the region. However,

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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and

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

are also spoken in this region.

Occupations

Majority of residents are farmers by profession and raise domestic animals for milk and meat. Small ruminants are a basic source of income, and

black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ha ...

and white grams are the most cultivated crops in this area. Wheat and cotton are also grown. This area has potential for forest cultivation since

underground water Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. About 30 percent of all readily available freshwater in the world is groundwater. A unit of rock or an unconsolidate ...

provides favourable conditions. The proposed Phase-II of the Greater Thal Canal is expected to irrigate a large area of land and improve the local production as well as GDP of Pakistan.

Weather

Weather is relatively hot but nights in the desert of Thal are relatively cold even in summer. Maximum temperature in summer can reach up to 48°C during the day and about 30°C at night. Winter always remains mild except from mid-December till mid-January.

Desert

A part of

Thal Desert The Thal desert (Urdu, Punjabi: ) is situated at 31°10’ N and 71°30’ E in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located near the Pothohar Plateau, the area falls under the Indomalayan biogeographic realm and stretches for a length of approximat ...

falls in the region of Chaubara. The Thal Jeep desert rally and camel dance festival are annual events in the region.

References

External links

Layyah District Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan {{Layyah-geo-stub