Lilla, Jhelum
Lilla (للہ) is a village and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil,.[1]
Lilla, Jhelum Lilla Town | |
|---|---|
Village and union council | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab Province |
| District | Jhelum District |
| Tehsil | Pind Dadan Khan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal Republic |
| Population | |
| • Total | 70,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Pakistan Postal | 49020 |
| Area code(s) | 0092 544 |
| Website | http://www.lillatown.com |
The village is some 220 metres above the sea level and is located in central Punjab. Lilla is also known as Lilla Town and Lilla Shareef. Lilla have 4 small parts which are name as Lilla Bherwana, Lilla Bhera, Lilla Hindwana and Lilla Gujj.
Independence
The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while Muslim refugees from India settled down in the Lilla and nearby areas.
Nearest cities
East: Pind Dadan Khan West: Khushab North: Chakwal South: Bhera
Nearest villages
East: Toba West: Dudhi Thal North: Peer Kahra & Dhoke Burj South: Langar
Location
Lying at 32.567° North latitude and 72.750°East longitude (Geographical coordinates in decimal degrees (WGS84))and Lying at 32 34' 00° North latitude and 72 45' 00°East longitude (Geographical coordinates in degrees minutes seconds (WGS84)) [2] Lilla is located 163 kilometer's southwest of Islamabad, in Jhelum District and 3 hours drive from the heart of Punjab Lahore. It lies about 2 miles away from the M-2 motorway, which connects Lahore and Islamabad. It is connected to the M-2 by Lilla Interchange. Lilla is roughly 30 km from Pind Dadan Khan and 116 km to Jhelum. Directly connected by the M-2 motorway are Lahore Islamabad and the route to Khusab, Johrabad, Chakwal and Sargodha. Several cities are within 1 to 2 hours drive including Gujrat (home to fan manufacturing), Sargodha, Faislabad, Chakwal, Jhelum and Mirpur, Azad Kashmir.
Topography
Lilla mainly comprises flat, fertile plains, although here are a high hills on the Peer Khara and Kallar Kahar Road. The River Jhelum flows on the western and northern sides. The city is located 200 meters above sea level.
Climate
The village has a climate of extreme heat in the summers and moderate cold in the winters. The maximum temperature reaches 50 °C (122 °F) in the summer while the minimum temperature recorded is as low as freezing point in the winter.
The average annual rainfall is 1,200 mm (47 in), most of which falls in the summer monsoon season. However, westerly disturbances also bring quite significant rainfall in the winter. In summer, the record maximum temperature has soared to 48.4 °C (119 °F) recorded in June 1954, while it has dropped to a minimum of −3.9 °C (25 °F) several occasions, though the last of which was in January 1967.
| Climate data for Lilla Town | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
28.7 (83.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
21.5 (70.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
14.5 (58.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) |
56 (2.2) |
68 (2.7) |
44 (1.7) |
38 (1.5) |
37 (1.5) |
237 (9.3) |
236 (9.3) |
92 (3.6) |
23 (0.9) |
16 (0.6) |
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Demographics
It is the hostorical town and its mostly residents are arab's specifically "Ansari" The casts which's name ended with "L" In Urdu we called as "lam" are the Ansarians except some exceptions Such as cast hall is not arab but the Gujj's are Ansari....The majority of the people in the village speak Punjabi]. Main castes of Lilla are Marhal, Guliyal, Dulyal, Khushial, Gujj, Nuthlial, Nushial, Maswal, Ranjha, Jat, Bajra, Syed, Peers, Mughals, Mirhnal, Gujj, Chahdar, Phaphrah, Peerrwal, Lambar, Gondal, Ranjha, Chahb, Karmal, Panwar, Hall and Pajhlals are among the tribes residing here.
Village
The old village has narrow streets and crowded bazaars.
The main market area of Lilla is near to "Lari Adda", "Main Lilla Chowk", "Lari Add Chowk" and includes "Main Bazaar", "Androon Bazaar", "Shahid Market", "Porani Mandi Bazaar", and Ranjha Market. Some of the main roads of Lilla are Main Bazar Road, GT Road, Peer Khara Road, Matan Road and Railway Road.
Historical places
- Darbar Hazrat Khawja Faiz Bakhsh Chishti Nizami
- Darbar Peer Hazrat Lillahi
- Peer Kahara
- Kakiya Wali Sarkar
Major floods
The biggest floods in Jhelum in recent years were in 1992. Jhelum city and surrounding areas were almost completely submerged under flood waters.
Mosques
There are four main mosques and about 30 small mosques in the village. Two mosque and Maddarasa built by Hazrat Peer Lillahi and many young boys have done Hifz e Quran there.
Telecommunication
4G Internet Service is available in this village since September 2018. The PTCL provides the main network of landline telephone. All major mobile phone companies operating in Pakistan provide service in Lilla. Broadband internet access is available from DSL, EVDO to state of the art WiMAX technology from many ISPs, WiMax and WiFi operators like PTCL EVO,Wateen, Mobilink, WorldCall, LinkdotNet etc. Different Cellular Networks are also Providing 4G internet in village Lilla.
Education
Schools
- Government Higher Secondary School Lilla
- Al Ghazali High School
- Dar-e-Arqam Schools
- The Sufa Grammer School
- The Citizens Foundation
- The Educator
Madrasa and darbars
- Astana Aliya Chistia Nizamia Sulemania
- Darbar Hazrat Khawja Faiz Bakhsh Chishti Nizami R.A
- Astaniya Aliya Lilla Shareef Madrasa
- Darbar Peer Hazrat Lillahi R.A
- Darbar Sindhan Badshah R.A
- Darbar Bawa Sakhi Gulam Sarwar Qadri R.A
- Darbar Peer Khara Shareef
Transportation
Road
Lilla is about 3 miles (5 km) from the M-2 motorway which connects Lahore and Islamabad. It is also connected to all other cities, like Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum, Chakwal, Khushab, Sargodha and Mianwali by a highway. Different Bus Service drives regular routes from Lilla to the rest of the country.
Rail
Lilla is also connected by the rest of the country through the rail.
Tourist attraction
The Peer Khara Spiritual Darbar and Hills is a small and extensive rocky mountain range located near to Lilla. It is also a place of tourist attraction in Lilla. Kakiyawali Sarqar darbar is also a landmark and point of interest in Lilla.
Sports
Cricket, Volleyball, Badminton and Football tournaments are held by few sports lovers, Unfortunately Kabadi, Kushti have become the games of past. Now a day’s generation is not even aware of so many games. TV, Dish, video games have eliminated the Punjab culture and games. Now those games are seen in TV only. The famous Dara,s are totally vanished.
Notable people
- Khalid Masud,Chemical Engineer[3]
- Nasir Mehmood,Politician PMLN, MPA PP27 [4]
- Muhammad Fahad ul Hassan, Social Worker
