Kallar Syedan is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

in the

Rawalpindi District Rawalpindi District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropo ...

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. Earlier a part of the

Kahuta Tehsil Kahuta Tehsil (Punjabi, Urdu ) is one of the seven tehsils (subdivisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The neighbouring tehsil of Kallar Sayedan used to be part of Kahuta, but was later created as separate tehsil. The ...

, it became a separate tehsil on 1 July 2004.

Kallar Syedan Kallar Syedan ( Punjabi/) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan, and is the headquarters of the Kallar Syedan Tehsil. History Kallar Syedan's existence dates back approximately 1,200 years. The town rose to prominence during Sikh rule, eviden ...

is the capital of the tehsil.

Demography

According to the 2017 census of Pakistan, Kallar Syedan Tehsil has a total population of 217,273. Many clans are living in Kallar Syedan Tehsil such as the Kashmiri Bhatt tribes,the Janjua Rajput tribe,the Mughal tribe Baig (Looni sahlyal), the Mengal tribe & Budhal tribe Clan of Awan (Mangal Rajgan), the Saroha Rajgan tribe,

Gujjars The Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara) are an agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic ...

, the

Awan Awan may refer to: * Awan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Awana, also known as Awan is a clan of Gujjars in South Asia * Awan (tribe), a social group of Pakistan * Awan dynasty, an Elamite dynasty of Iran * Awan languages, ...

, the Raeen inhas) the Ghakhar Kiani tribe, the Muhajir Siddiqui, the mughal tribe, the Sheikh tribe,the rajputs, the Malik tribe and others. The Bhakri Sadaat of Kallar Syedan is the most prominent clan in this area. Because one study clearly defined them as the founder of Kallar Syedan.

Administrative divisions

The tehsil is divided into 11 Union Councils: * Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City ** Kallar Sagwal ** Kallar Badhal ** Tota ** Mera Sangal ** Mangloora **

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Sadiq Sadiq may refer to: Places * Sadiq (town), Faridkot district, Punjab, India Punjab () is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the ...

Looni Salyal Looni Salyal is a town and capital of Union Council Looni, Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Language * Pothwari language: 90% * Urdu 5% * Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-Europ ...

** Darkali Shershahi ** Mangal Rajgan **

Saroha Saroha Rajgan is a village in Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. On 1 July 2004 Saroha Rajgan became part of Tehsil Kallar Syedan, which was formerly a Union Council of Kahuta Tehsil Kahuta Tehsil (Punjabi, Urdu ) is one of the ...

** Jocha ** Mamdot ** Jaswala **

Darkali Mamuri Kallar Syedan is a tehsil in the Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Earlier a part of the Kahuta Tehsil, it became a separate tehsil on 1 July 2004. Kallar Syedan is the capital of the tehsil. Demography According to the 2017 census of Pakis ...

* Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils **

Nala Musalmana Nala Musalmana is a village and a union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil in Rawalpindi District Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in ...

Manyanda Manyanda is a village and a union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil in Rawalpindi District Punjab, Pakistan. Manyanda Coms under Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils Manyanda was under NA-50, National Assembly and PP-2, Punjab Assembly. After (De ...

** Samote **

Choha Khalsa Choa Khalsa is a town and union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town consists of 800 houses. On 1 July 2004, Choa Khalsa became a union council. History The word "choa" means water spring, and Khalsa ...

** Kanoha ** Doberan Kallan * Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils ** Bhala Khar ** Guff ** Ghazan Abad ** Bishandote

Delimitation 2018

* After Delimitation 2018 of

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, Kallar Syedan Tehsil is divided into two parts in

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(1) Municipal Committee Kallar Syedan City and Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils comes under NA-57 (Rawalpindi-I), and (2)

Circle 6 Union Councils Comes Under

NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II) NA-52 Rawalpindi-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Area * Gujar Khan Tehsil * Sagri Qunungo Halqa of Rawalpindi Tehsil (including Mughal) Members of Parliament 1970–1977: NW-27 Rawalpindi-II 1977–2002: NA ...

. * In

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Kallar Syedan Tehsil is divided into three parts: (1) Municipal Committee

City and Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils come under

PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) PP-7 Rawalpindi-I () is a Constituency of Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Area * Kahuta Tehsil * Kallar Syedan Tehsil 1985-1988:PP-7 Rawalpindi-VII General elections were held on March 12, 1985.(PP-7 – Rawalpindi) Chaudhary Muhammad Khalid won ...

, (2) Kallar Syedan Circle Union Council Bishandote and Village Arazi Khas are under PP-9 (Rawalpindi-IV) and (3) Kallar Syedan Circle Union Councils Bhalakhar, Gufl and Ghazan Abad are under PP-10 (Rawalpindi-V).

Towns and villages

Mangal Rajgan

Notable people

Tikka Khan Tikka Khan, also known as the Butcher of Bengal.Tikka Khan title: * * * * * * * * (; 10 February 1915 – 28 March 2002) was a Pakistani military officer and war criminal who served as the first Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan), chief of the a ...

, Army Chief of Staff (1972–1976), Governor of East Pakistan (1971), Governor of Punjab (1988–1990) *

Abdul Aziz Mirza Abdul Aziz Mirza (; born 1943) is a retired Pakistan Navy admiral who served as the 15th Chief of Naval Staff from 1999 until retiring in 2002, after taking over the command of the Navy following the revolt and resignation Admiral Fasih Bo ...

, Chief of Naval Staff, ambassador to Saudi Arabia *

Khem Singh Bedi KCIE Khem Singh Bedi (21 February 183210 April 1905) was a claimed direct descendant of Guru Nanak, a leader, and the founder of the Amritsar Singh Sabha in 1873. It instituted many charitable causes for Sikhs, was a landowner and politician in ...

,descendants of Guru Nanak Dev ji

Places of interest

* Bedi Mahal * Sangni Fort *

Pharwala Fort Pharwala Fort ( Punjabi:قلعہ پھروالہ) is a 15th-century fort located near Kahuta Tehsil, about 40 km from Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan. The fort is naturally defended on one side by the Himalayan range and on the other by the S ...

* Phalina Noor Dam * Old Gurdwara in Kanoha

Gallery

File:Sangni Fort 1.jpg, ToursSA File:Old Gurdwara Kallar Syedan.jpg, Old Gurdwara Kallar Syedan File:Bedi Mahal- a view.JPG, Bedi Mahal File:Bedi Mahal Top.JPG, Bedi Mahal top File:Karishan Mandir-1.JPG, Karishan Mandir File:Dhan Gali Bridge.jpg, Dhan Gali Bridge

References

{{PakistanCities Tehsils of Rawalpindi District