Khanpur
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Khanpur is a city and Tehsil
of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur
Division, in the Punjab
Province of Pakistan
. According to the census of 1998, the city population was 117,764 with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. As of in 2009, it is around 156,152.
The city is agriculturally an economic influx as a centre for sugarcane
and cotton
crops. It is one of the largest Tehsil
of the Rahim Yar Khan District, in terms of its area. The famous Cholistan Desert
is mainly located in the Khanpur area. There are many Places in Pakistan, named as Khanpur, But only two of them have the status of Tehsil, and the other One is in NWFP. Khanpur Is also known as Khanpur Katoora and also a strong candidate of becoming a District, as it had the status of District in British Era till 1938.
Khanpur is also known as Khanpur Katora; The Urdu
word "Katora" is defined as the English word for bowl. This name is used as a common term because Khanpur has had a long history of producing clay bowls. The city is also popular nationwide for its sweets specially for its "Peras","Khoya"."sonahalwah"(Sweets).
Khanpur is also famous for a very famous khanqah, khanqah-e-aaliya qadriya, situated in a small
village called Deenpur Shareef, this village is about 10 minutes drive from Khanpur Railway station. There are two famous religious personalities (waliaullah) called Hazrat Maulana Mian Siraj Ahmed sahab, and his son Hazrat Maulana Mian Masood Ahmed sahib and Mian Muhammad Anwar Zeeshan sb .who is the first scholar in the history of deenpur sharif.
. Its old large market areas and Bazaar
are clear evidence of the old saga of this city. Its long adjoining Shahi Road leads to many cities such as Rahim Yar Khan on one side and Liaquat Pur and Bahawalpur
on the other side. In the old times Khanpur is famous for its bowl makers.Khanpur is also known as "Sahipur" named before the great scholar Gil Sahi (Late). Chachran (Sharif) is a small town (a Kasba) located in tehsil Khanpur along with Indus River and approximately 35 Km away from Khanpur city is the birth place of Khawaja Ghulam Fareed (The national poet of saraiki).Only Urban Town of Tehsil Khanpur namely ZAHIR PIR is situated about 22 km from Khanpur city on National Highay(N-5)(KLP Road)having population of more than 50000.
These tombs are of
A famous religious Dars gah Namely Markaz Ahelahadith is situated at Rehman Colony Khanpur (Bye Pass Road)where a Famous religious scolour name Qari Abdul Wakeel served the natives with full of his passion. He also established maney Ahlehadith Mosques / Midrissas sournding the are of khan pur town/tehsil.
Hazrat Jaitha Bhutta R.A.(3 Khulfa Of Sayyidina Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jillani R.a)
Mulana Hazarat Mia Abdul Hadi, in basti dinpur sharief on 5 km on zahirpir road. He is known as wali and they migrates from with his father JHANG Distt.
is situated on nawankot road and playing a remarkable role in the field of education.
The major Cricket Clubs are in Khanpur Matchless Cricket Club founded in 1977.this club did a lot in regional cricket under the presidentship of M Afzal Ch advocate
Then from two younger brothers Naveed Akmal who played U19 at District level and Tauseef Bukhari who took the charge of Captaincy of Matchless cricket club for a long period. Tauseef Bukhari represented Bahawalpur Division in Wills Cup 1998. Later he moved to Hong Kong and achieved another honor to become Team Manager of Hong Kong U19 Cricket team in ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 in New Zealand.
Hockey is also played in Kpr.
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
Division, in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
Province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. According to the census of 1998, the city population was 117,764 with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. As of in 2009, it is around 156,152.
The city is agriculturally an economic influx as a centre for sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
and cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
crops. It is one of the largest Tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of the Rahim Yar Khan District, in terms of its area. The famous Cholistan Desert
Cholistan Desert
Cholistan Desert sprawls thirty kilometers from Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan and covers an area of 26,300 km². It adjoins the Thar Desert extending over to Sindh and into India....
is mainly located in the Khanpur area. There are many Places in Pakistan, named as Khanpur, But only two of them have the status of Tehsil, and the other One is in NWFP. Khanpur Is also known as Khanpur Katoora and also a strong candidate of becoming a District, as it had the status of District in British Era till 1938.
Khanpur is also known as Khanpur Katora; The Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
word "Katora" is defined as the English word for bowl. This name is used as a common term because Khanpur has had a long history of producing clay bowls. The city is also popular nationwide for its sweets specially for its "Peras","Khoya"."sonahalwah"(Sweets).
Khanpur is also famous for a very famous khanqah, khanqah-e-aaliya qadriya, situated in a small
village called Deenpur Shareef, this village is about 10 minutes drive from Khanpur Railway station. There are two famous religious personalities (waliaullah) called Hazrat Maulana Mian Siraj Ahmed sahab, and his son Hazrat Maulana Mian Masood Ahmed sahib and Mian Muhammad Anwar Zeeshan sb .who is the first scholar in the history of deenpur sharif.
History
Khanpur had the status of district headquarters in British Era till 1938. but later on this status was given to the city of Rahim Yar Khan. Khanpur (Khanpur Katoora) is one of the oldest cities of the PunjabPunjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
. Its old large market areas and Bazaar
Bazaar
A bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...
are clear evidence of the old saga of this city. Its long adjoining Shahi Road leads to many cities such as Rahim Yar Khan on one side and Liaquat Pur and Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
on the other side. In the old times Khanpur is famous for its bowl makers.Khanpur is also known as "Sahipur" named before the great scholar Gil Sahi (Late). Chachran (Sharif) is a small town (a Kasba) located in tehsil Khanpur along with Indus River and approximately 35 Km away from Khanpur city is the birth place of Khawaja Ghulam Fareed (The national poet of saraiki).Only Urban Town of Tehsil Khanpur namely ZAHIR PIR is situated about 22 km from Khanpur city on National Highay(N-5)(KLP Road)having population of more than 50000.
Tombs
There are few notable Darbars (Tombs) in the surrounding area of Khanpur.These tombs are of
- Maulana Siraj Ahmed Makhan Belvi who played a key role in spreading Islam in Punjab and Sindh.He had also built Jamia Siraj ul Uloom in Khan Pur.His tomb is situated in Jatki Basti in Khan Pur.
- Maulana Ubaid-ul-Allah Sindhi (who played a major role in spreading Islam in the subcontinent)
- Khwaja Ghulam Fareed in Kot Mithan which is almost 20 km from Khanpur.
- Maulana Abdullah Darkhawasti 1897-1994 [Ameer j-u-i]Pakistan 1962-1994 and bani Jamia Makhzan ul Uloom Eidgah Khanpur (who played a major role in spreading Islam in the.
- MAULANA NISAR AHMAD CHISHTI SABRI his shrine by the railway track near (BTM) and his shrine deliver faiz and baraka day&night.
- Maulana Mukhtar Ahmad Durani Nazim-e-Ala Jamiya Arbiya siraj-Ul-Alum Khan Pur.
- Maulana Mazhar Mukhtar Durani Nazim Jamiya Azimiaya-Ul-Islam Pakistan chowk Khan Pur.
- Syed Jindan Shah Bukhari, believed to be a WaliWaliWalī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh...
, his tomb is situated near Khanpur Station. - Dr.Syed Ghulam Abbass Shah(1952–1986) is a notorious one of khanpur. He served the natives with full of his passion.
- Abdul Shakoor Deenpuri.
- Hazrat Syed Shah Abdul Fateh Daryae Rehmat, in MAO Mubarak Sharif Tehsil & District Rahim Yar Khan from Rahim Yar Khan City to MAO Mubarak 30k.m.
A famous religious Dars gah Namely Markaz Ahelahadith is situated at Rehman Colony Khanpur (Bye Pass Road)where a Famous religious scolour name Qari Abdul Wakeel served the natives with full of his passion. He also established maney Ahlehadith Mosques / Midrissas sournding the are of khan pur town/tehsil.
- Hazrat Pir Chanan Punnan, in chak 24/p Tehsil Khan Pur.20 km From Khan pur City.
Hazrat Jaitha Bhutta R.A.(3 Khulfa Of Sayyidina Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jillani R.a)
Mulana Hazarat Mia Abdul Hadi, in basti dinpur sharief on 5 km on zahirpir road. He is known as wali and they migrates from with his father JHANG Distt.
Education
The Government Post Graduate College for Men, and women provides education in many disciplines.Punjab college,Naqas college and superior college has also been provided for quality education for the students.Al-Barkat school system,Alpine school of sciences,Misali Hira Cadet school are also present here.Now the students of Khanpur are studying in different popular Universities and Institutes of Pakistan like Fast,Giki,Nust,Lums,Uet and Nfc etc.is situated on nawankot road and playing a remarkable role in the field of education.
Cricket
Sport is widely played in the city, and the community of the city thoroughly enjoys sport as an enjoyable alternative in terms of recreation. The city is home to many talented cricketers of Pakistan who have achieved high levels and later gone on to represent national first-class teams as well as top state-wide clubs. The city once used to host a large cricket ground, which was generally maintained by the Mayor of the city and the town committee as well as prominent members of the city community. However, the municipality later demolished the ground and constructed a central park, much to the dismay of some people and their demands.The major Cricket Clubs are in Khanpur Matchless Cricket Club founded in 1977.this club did a lot in regional cricket under the presidentship of M Afzal Ch advocate
Then from two younger brothers Naveed Akmal who played U19 at District level and Tauseef Bukhari who took the charge of Captaincy of Matchless cricket club for a long period. Tauseef Bukhari represented Bahawalpur Division in Wills Cup 1998. Later he moved to Hong Kong and achieved another honor to become Team Manager of Hong Kong U19 Cricket team in ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 in New Zealand.
Hockey is also played in Kpr.
Football
Football has become the most popular sports of the city and elder and younger take special interest in it.several tournaments are held after regular intervals.Telefilms & Dramas
Dramas and Telefilms are very popular in Khan Pur.In past Riaz-ul-Hassan & Faiz-ul-Hassan of Makhan Bela in Khan Pur were very popular Sarieki drama writers.They wrote many Srieki dramas for Pakistan Televisions (PTV). There are many producers ,actors and actresses that play a key role in making Sareki Telefilms and Stage Dramas.See also
- Saraiki peopleSaraiki peopleThe Saraiki people or Multani people are an ethnic group from the central and south-eastern areas of Pakistan, especially the former princely state of Bahawalpur and the districts of Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh,...
- SaraikistanSaraikistan'South Punjab is the southernmost region of Pakistan's Punjab province. The districts of Bahawalpur, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan and D. G. Khan are geographically regarded as components of the region...
- Liaquat Pur
- FirozaFirozaFiroza is a small town in Liaquatpur, the tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.This place is situated in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, its geographical coordinates are 28° 45' 0" North, 70° 49' 0" East and its original name is Firoza.-History:The town developed around the railway...
- Rahim yar Khan
- BahawalpurBahawalpurBahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
- Bahawalpur (princely state)