Jampur
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jampur |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | Masjid Deen Muhammad Khan, Jam Pur, Punjab, Pakistan 01.jpg |
| image_caption | Deen Muhammad Khan Mosque |
| map_caption | Location of Jampur |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Pakistan Punjab# Pakistan |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Punjab, Pakistan Punjab |
| subdivision_type2 | Division |
| subdivision_name2 | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Rajanpur |
| population_total | 155,243 |
| total_type | City |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 103 |
| leader_name | Jaffar Khan Leghari (MNA), Mohshin Khan Leghari (MPA) |
| leader_name1 | Haji Muhammad Akram Qurashi |
| blank_name_sec2 | Union councils |
| blank_info_sec2 | 19 |
| area_code | 0604 |
| area_code_type | Calling code |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
| :: |
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Jampur ({{Nastaliq|جام پور}}) is the capital city of Jampur Tehsil, in the Rajanpur District of Punjab, Pakistan. It comprises an area of about 16.7 square kilometers and has a population of about 155,243 (2023) It is the capital of Jampur Tehsil. Approximately 50 km to the west are the high and dry, barren mountains of the Sulaiman Range. To the east is the Indus river.
Etymology
The old name of Jampur was Jadam Pur.The word Jampur has two parts: "JAM" and "PUR". "Jadam"(was Jakhar by Caste) faded into "Jam" with the passage of time. "Pur" means "vivified by" or "populated by".
Demographics
Population
According to 2023 census, Jampur had a population of 155,243.
Educational institutes
Jampur is a lightly populated city with a lack of industry, though the land is fertile. One of the main local educational institutes is Govt. Boys High School Jampur which was founded in 1885, as a consequence of the introduction of the British Government system in 1857. Jampur has two public girls high schools for education up to the 10th class. The city has one public college for boys and one for girls.
Medical facilities
Jampur has a Tehsil Headquarter Hospital (T.H.Q) which consists of 1000 beds and many private clinics where specialized doctors serve.
Civil administration
Tehsil Jampur has 19 Union Councils namely: union council Tatar Walla (Mirza Ubaid Ullah House), Allahabad, Basti Rindan, Bokhara, Burrerywala, Dajal, Hajipur, Harrand, Jampur East, Jampur Gharbi, Kot Tahir, Kotla Dewan, Kotla Mughlan, Muhammad Pur, Noorpur Manjuwala, Noshahera, Tal Shumali, Tatarwala, Tibbi Lundan, Wah Leshari
The city used to have tribal and sub-tribal systems due to the Baloch tribes that settled here but has been modernized due to education and access to technology, like the internet. Most of the city is now inhabited by Urdu speaking Muhajir families which moved here post-partition of 1947.
Saraiki and Urdu are the most spoken languages in the city.
References
References
- "Punjāb (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Jāmpur (Rajanpur, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
- "TMA JamPur Website".
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