Muridke Tehsil

Muridke Tehsil تحصِيل مُرِيدكے‬‬
Tehsil
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Sheikhpura
Population (2017)[1]
• Tehsil	639,784
• Urban	427,284
• Rural	212,500
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)

Muridke (Urdu: تحصِيل مُرِيدكے‬‎), was carved out of the Ferozewala tehsil of Shaikhupura District in Punjab in 2005. It is the largest Tehsil in District Sheikhupura. Dargah of saint Syed Miran Saaid Muhammad Kazmi is located at Nehra Thay near village Alla Pur Syeddan. Its revenue headquarters is located at the Muridke.

The Tehsil is headed by Assistant Commissioner Zahra Dastgir from Pakistan Administrative Service.

The tehsil includes the following villages

• Lambray
• Mubarik Pura Khurd
• Mubarik Pura Calan
• Nangal Sahdan
• Kirto
• Ahdian
• Mehta Suja
• Alla Pur Syedan
• Ratta Gujraan
• Jandiala Kalsan
• Dallah Wahga
• Chora Rajputan
• Daokey
• Deror Muslim
• Rukh Poorab
• Rukhboly
• Bhatianwala
• Bair Wala
• Bhianwala
• Wandala Nasir Khan
• Bhudankay
• Tapiala Dost Mohammad
• Dhala Wagha
• Seholi
• Sir Ram Pura
• Khatiala
• Chak-49
• Chak-33
• Chak-36
• Chak-34
• Chak-28
• Thenra
• Joyanwala
• Pindi Rattan Singh
• Dalawarian
• Jhuggian Shahab Din
• Gagrana
• Qila Bhattian Wale
• Kot Hanif
• Fateh Puri
• Khanna Libana

It includes the town of Narang, which is renowned for its good-quality rice. Tehsil Muridke has a tehsil headquarters hospital at GT road. Rice and wheat are the main crops grown in Muridke. There is also a well reputed school named Chand Bagh School near Servis Industries Limited and Dar Es Salam Textile Mills.

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