Shahpur, Punjab

City in Punjab, Pakistan

Shahpur شاہ پور
City
32°17′55″N 72°35′5″E / 32.29861°N 72.58472°E / 32.29861; 72.58472
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Sargodha District
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population (2017)^[1]
• Total	15,000
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	048
www.punjab.gov.pk

Shahpur (Punjabi,Urdu: شاه پور), alternatively Shāhpur or Shahapur, is a city and capital of Shahpur Tehsil located in Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It lies on the Jhelum River. Shahpur is distributed in two sectors, Shahpur Sadar and Shahpur City.

In 1893, during the British Raj, Shahpur District was created with Shahpur as the district headquarters. In 1914, the district headquarters were moved from Shahpur to Sargodha, although the district continued to be known as Shahpur. In 1960 however, Sargodha District was created, and Shahpur District became Shahpur Tehsil — one of the tehsils in the district.^[2] A modern police station has been made by Punjab Government.^[3]

CSPs from Shahpur Tehsil

Sardar Ghulam Mubashir Maken Police Service of Pakistan 33rd Common
Haseeb Ashraf Maken Police Service of Pakistan 49th Common
Dr. Rana Haseeb Ahmad Pakistan Administrative Service 50th Common^[4]

References

^ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
^ HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF DISTRICT SARGODHA – Punjab portal
^ "Rs 35 lakhs to be spent on construction of modern police station at Shahpur: Minister". Uniindia.com. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ FPSC, Government of Pakistan. "FPSC CSS 2021 Result" (PDF).