Khanewal District

Khanewal District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Khanewal the host city to the second-largest railway station in the country. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 2,068,490, of which 17.42% were urban. Khanewal is located at 30°18'0N 71°55'0E with an altitude of 128 metres.Administrative divisionsThe district of Khanewal is spread over an area of 4349sqkm and comprises 4 tehsils: Jahanian Kabirwala Khanewal Mian ChannuHistoryThe district of Khanewal was created in 1985 by taking two tehsils from Multan District: Kabirwala and Mian Channu.GeographyIts boundaries meet the districts of Jhang and Toba Tek Singh in the north, Sahiwal in the east, Vehari in south and with Multan in the west. Underground water resources are generally adequate throughout the district. The subsoil water is sweet and suitable for industrial purposes. There is no mentionable nullah available in the district. However, effluent of industry can be disposed of in the rivers, namely Chenab and Ravi, after pretreatment, with permission from the Irrigation and Power Department, Government of the Punjab.