Shorkot () is a tehsil in Jhang District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is subdivided into 29 Union Councils. The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.Shorkot: 20-year-old girl murdered for refusing marriage proposal Dunya TV News website, Published 8 April 2021, Retrieved 5 June 2021
Language A Punjabi dialect of Jhangochi is spoken by the majority of the people in the rural areas, and mainstream Punjabi language in the cities of Jhang district.
Union Councils The following are a list of Union Councils that form Shorkot Tehsil: PO khas Allah Yar Jutta Alipur Basti Karam Basti Sultan Bohwa Chak 17/JB Chak 19/JB Chak 20/JB Chak 21/JB Chak 25/JB Chak 27/JB Chak 29/JB Chak 30/JB Chak 33/JB Chak 35/JB Chak 39/JB Chak 43/JB Chak 46/JB Chak 48/JB Chak 51/JB Chak No. 493 Batianwala Dhing Shah Jalalpur Jhangwala Karamabad Khurrianwala Miana Channu Shorkot city Sialkot Toba Rukan Shah Waryam
Tourist attractions Shrine of Sultan Bahu, a 17th-century scholar and Punjabi Sufi poet.Famous Tourist Spots in shorkot Tehsil Punjab Portal, Government of Punjab website, Retrieved 5 June 2021 Shrine of Majhi Sultan situated in Mouza Majhi Sultan, 4 km away from Chak no 481 J.B. Botay wali, Toba Tek Singh- Majhi Sultan Road Government of Punjab website, accessed on 12 July 2024 Shrine of Baba Jhaly Shah and Baba Chanan Shah situated in Chak no 481 J.B. Botay wali, Toba Tek Singh- Majhi Sultan Road accessed on 12 July 2024
Notable people
Muhammad Arif Khan Rajbana Sial Ameer Sultan Sahibzada Nazir Sultan
References