Arifwala (Punjabi: عارفوالا ) is a tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1]

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Arifwala عارِف والا
Tehsil
Arifwala
Location of Arif Wala Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°17′53″N 73°3′22″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Sahiwal
District	Pakpattan
Area
• Total	1,195 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population
• Total	730,000
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	0457

Administration

The tehsil of Arifwala is administratively subdivided into 30 Union Councils.[2]

Demography

Most of the population are farmers; about 75% of the population live in villages and only 25% live in the municipal urban area. But the trend is shifting with the increase of industrialization in the premises of Arifwala and people are moving to the urban area. Arifwala Tehsil covers an area of 295,146 acres (1195 km²) with a population of about 720,000. The urban area covers 457 acres (1.85 km²) and the agriculture area covers 1274 acres (3.18 km²). Punjabi is the native spoken language but Urdu is also widely used.

Notable people

• Yumna Zaidi - actress[3]

References