Layyah District

It lies between 30–45 to 31–24 degree north latitudes and 70–44 to 71–50 degree east longitudes. The area consists of a semi-rectangular block of sandy land between the Indus River and the Chenab River in Sindh Sagar Doab. The total area covered by the district is 6,291 km² with a width from east to west of 88 kilometres (55 mi) and a length from north to south of 72 kilometres (45 mi).

Layyah region was part of Multan region when Umayyad Arabs conquered the area, spreading Islam in the region. The town was founded around 1550 by Kamal Khan, who laid foundation of Dera Ghazi Khan. Around 1610, the town was taken from the Rulers, who held it until 1787. Abdun Nabi Sarai was appointed Governor by Timur Shah Durrani, but three years later it was included in the Governorship of Muhammad Khan Sadozai, who transferred his seat of Government to Mankera.

In 1794, Humayun Shah, the rival claimant to the throne of Kabul, was captured near Layyah and brought into the town, where his eyes were put out by order of Zaman Shah. Under the Sikh Government, the town once more became the centre of administration for the neighbouring tract, and after the British occupation in 1849, was for a time the headquarters of a Civil Administrative Division.

This administrative status of Layyah was short-lived and the British reduced it to the level of Tehsil headquarters, making it a part of Dera Ismail Khan. In 1901, Layyah was transferred to the new District of Mianwali. Later on, it was made part of the Muzaffargarh District. In 1982, Layyah Tehsil was upgraded to District headquarters comprising three Tehsils: Layyah, Karor and Chaubara. The municipality was created in 1875.[4]

The district of Layyah is made up of three tehsils:[5]

1. Chaubara Tehsil
2. Karor Lal Esan Tehsil
3. Layyah Tehsil

There are seven main towns of District Layyah are:[6]

1. Chowk Azam
2. Fatehpur
3. Kot Sultan
4. Pahar Pur Thal
5. choubara
6. peer jaggi
7. ladhana

• Metlawala
• Dewaywala
• Pati Lail Teshil Choubara

According to Pakistan District Education Ranking, a report released by Alif Ailaan, Layyah is ranked at number 38 out of 155 districts nationally with an education score of 66.76. The learning score of Layyah is 70.8.[7] The readiness score of Layyah is 65.13 ranking the district at number 31. Furthermore, the school infrastructure score of Layyah is 94.38, placing it a national rank of 18.[7] The score reflects that most schools in Layyah have all basic facilities e.g. electricity, drinking water and functional toilets.

The issues reported in TaleemDo! App by the residents of Layyah suggest that students of government schools have low confidence as compared to private schools, but the students can’t go to private schools because of high fees. Complaints about quality of teachers and a few basic facilities are also the issues reported in the app.

In education Layyah is improving day by day.[8]

There are 17 small dams in the district to provide water for irrigation.[10]

1. Khokher Zer Dam
2. Surlah Dam
3. Dhok Talian Dam
4. Kot Raja Dam
5. Dhoke Qutab Din Dam
6. Nikka Dam
7. Walana Dam
8. Khai Gurabh Dam
9. Pira Fatehal Dam
10. Bhagtal Dam
11. Dhurnal Dam
12. Mial Dam
13. Kanwal Dam
14. Dhrabi Dam
15. Khai Dam
16. Chowkhandi Dam
17. Minwal Dam

There are multiple industries in Layyah.[8]

• Sugar Mill 01
• Rice Factories 15
• Cotton Ginning Factories 25
• Ice Factories 18
• Vegetable Ghee Factory 0
• Cold Storage 05
• Flour Mills 13

Total 78

Land of Layyah is categorized in 6 parts.[8]

• Cultivated Area 10,12,828 Acres
• Irrigated Area 8,32,306 Acres
• Barani Area 1,80,522 Acres
• Uncultivated Area 5, 39,820 Acres
• Culture able Waste 59,600 Acres
• Un-Culture able Area 4,80,220 Acres

There are 2 main means of transportation used in layyah listed below.[11]

Sehar village residents flood-prone Layyah district, had seen their homes repeatedly inundated and they finally took matters into their own hands and rebuilt their homes on raised dirt platforms five to six feet high, shored up with eucalyptus trees planted around the edges.[12][13][14]

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 1,823,995, of which 924,837 were males and 899,016 females. Rural population is 1,502,821 while the urban population is 321,174. The literacy rate was 58.19%. Muslims were the predominant religious community with 99.35% of the population while Christians were 0.53% of the population.[2]

At the time of the 2017 census, 66.67% of the population spoke Saraiki, 27.79% Punjabi, 2.78% Urdu and 2.29% Pashto as their first language.[2]

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  Railway Station ریلوے اسٹیشن Layyah
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  Sadar Bazaar صدر بازار Layyah
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  Vegetable and Fruit Market سبزی منڈی of Layyah at twilight
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  D.H.Q Hospital Layyah, By: Ashiq Hussian Saggu Kot Sultan

30.9602°N 70.9423°E / 30.9602; 70.9423