Bhalwal Information

Bhalwal

Bhalwal is a town of Sargodha District in the centre of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its geographical coordinates are 32° 15' 57" North, 72° 54' 3" East. The town of Bhalwal is the headquarters of Bhalwal Tehsil. It is close to the M-2 Motorway, to which it is being connected by two interchanges.

1.                  Salam Interchange (11 km).

2.                  Bhera Interchange (23 km).

Bhalwal town is located on Gujrat Phalia – Sargodha road at a distance of 30 km from Sargodha at its north. Lower Bhalwal Canal is passing at its north side at a distance of 3 km. It also lies on Sargodha – Malikwal – Lalamusa section of Pakistan Railway and has a railway station. It is situated by River Jhelum which flows near its Sub-Division "Bhera".

Bhalwal is an agricultural city. Major products include wheat, rice, and sugarcane and citrus fruit. "Kinno" Orange is a famous fruit. So, it is also called "California of Pakistan”. The Bhalwal is named after a nearby village called Purana Bhalwal (Old Bhalwal).

The largest employers are Noon Sugar Mills, which also own the Nurpur dairy.

Tehsil Munspal Authority (TMA) Bhalwal is one of six TMAs of District Sargodha. The boundaries of the tehsil are marked by the Jhelum River and the Chenab River. According to the 1998 Census the total population of the tehsil was 132,600.