Arifwala

Arifwala (Urdu: عارِف والا‎; Punjabi: عارفوالہ) is a town and seat of Arifwala Tehsil ofPakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.^[1] It is located to the southwest ofPakpattan. The village of Trikhni is located in the suburbs.

Language [edit]

Punjabi is the native spoken language ^[2] but Urdu is also widely understood.

Demography [edit]

Most of the population are farmers, about 75% of the population live in villages and only 25% live in the municipal urban area. Arifwala Tehsil covers an area of 295,146 acres (1180 km²) with a population of about 720,000. The urban area covers 457 acres (1.82 km²) and the agriculture area covers 1274 acres (3.18 km²).