Noorpur Thal Tehsil

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Noorpur Thal
تحصِيل نُورپُورتهل
Tehsil
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Noorpur Thal (

Union Councils.[1]
It comprises a major part of the Thal desert.

The majority religion is Islam, while the main language is Punjabi, native to 94.6% of the population.[2]

History

Noorpur Thal Tehsil was an agricultural region with forests during the

Hindu Shahi
kingdoms.

In 997 CE,

Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire
ruled the region.

Syed Noor Hassan Shah (ra) was a preacher of Islam. While He was traveling for preach, He reached to a point in desert where there was a “Toba” (means rain water). There was also grass near that water. It was so beautiful as finding water in desert was impossible. He stayed there with his family and his “Mureed’s) followers. The place named after him, and it’s called Noor Pur. Now its called Noor Pur Thal.

The Punjab region became predominantly

Punjab region
.

After the decline of the

Punjab region
.

The predominantly Muslim population supported

Muslim refugees from India
settled in the Noorpur Thal Tehsil. Noorpur Thal was named tehsil in 1982 by (MALIK HAJI AFZAL BAGHOOR)when Khushab was given the status of district.

Union Councils

Noorpur Thal is subdivided into 11 Union Councils.

  • Biland

See also

Pelowains(Land of Judges)

References

  1. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab – Government of Pakistan Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Pakistan, Census Office. "Population by Mother Tongue,Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2022.

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