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Lilla (للہ) is a small city 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
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab Province
DistrictJhelum District
TehsilPind Dadan Khan
Government
  TypeFederal Republic
Population
  Total70,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Pakistan Postal
49020
Area code0092 544
Websitehttp://www.lillatown.com

The village is 220 metres (720 feet) above sea level and is located in central Punjab. Lilla is also known as Lilla Town and Lilla Shareef. Lilla has four small parts: Lilla Bherwana, Lilla Bhera, Lilla Hindwana and Lilla Gujj.


Independence


The predominantly Muslim population supported the 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 Lilla and nearby areas.


Location


Lilla is located 163 kilometres (101 miles) southwest of Islamabad, in Jhelum District. It lies about two miles away from the M-2 motorway, which connects Lahore and Islamabad. It is connected to the M-2 by the Lilla Interchange. Lilla is roughly 30 km (19 mi) from Pind Dadan Khan and 116 km (72 mi) from Jhelum. Directly connected by the M-2 motorway are Lahore, Islamabad, and the route to Khusab, Johrabad, Chakwal and Sargodha.[2]


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 220 metres (720 feet) above sea level.[3]


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 0 °C (32 °F) 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 was 48.4 °C (119 °F) in June 1954, and the lowest minimum recorded temperature was −3.9 °C (25 °F) on several occasions, most recently in January 1967.[4]

The biggest floods in Jhelum in recent years were in 1992. Jhelum city and surrounding areas were almost completely submerged under flood waters.

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)
[citation needed]

Demographics


The majority of the people in the village speak Punjabi.


Historical places



Sites



Mosques


There are four main mosques and about 30 small mosques in the village.


Schools



Madrasa and darbars



Transportation


Lilla is about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the M-2 motorway which connects Lahore and Islamabad. It is also connected to other cities including Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum, Chakwal, Khushab, Sargodha and Mianwali by a highway. Bus services drive regular routes from Lilla to the rest of the country.

Lilla is also connected by the rest of the country by rail.


Notable people



Reference


  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "PM to lay foundation stone of 128 km Lilla-Jhelum dual carriageway today". BOL News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. "Lilla, Jhelum pakistan in Punjabi | Community & government | Placedigger". Place Digger - Digg Great Places in Pakistan. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. "Opposition 'fearful of a machine': PM Imran Khan". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. Muslim scholar of Pakistan
  6. MPA PP27




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