Maghiana also contained a civil hospital and Courts where Vakil Rajaram Kinra practised, whilst Jhang had a high school and a dispensary. Maghiana, however, had a considerable trade in grain and country cloth, and manufactured leather, soap, locks and other brass-work. Commerce declined in Jhang, which was no longer considered a place of importance. Maghiana lies on the edge of the highlands, overlooking the alluvial valley of the Chenab, while the older town of Jhang occupies the lowlands at its foot. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs.46,800 and the expenditure Rs. Jhang-Maghiana became a municipality in 1867. Under the British Raj, the towns of Jhang and Maghiana, lying two miles apart, became a joint municipality, then known as Jhang-Maghiana. Under Mughal rule, the city flourished and was notable for commerce and trade. It was then destroyed by the river and re-founded during the reign of Aurangzeb by Mehboob Alam - called Shah Jewna - who asked his followers to settle again in that area in 1402.
Its first inhabitants were sials who were his followers or murids. The area was inhabited at the time of Alexander but the present city of Jhang is said to have been founded in the twelwth century by Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari. Languages mostly spoken in Jhang are Punjabi and Urdu. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%.
DemographicsĪccording to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. Temperature usually falls below zero in extreme winter. While Monsoon showers in months of June, July, August and September. Jhang is the capital city of Jhang District located at the coordinates 31.30677 N, 72.32814 E.Ĭlimate of Jhang has extreme summer and extreme winter like most areas of Pakistan, it has four seasons. It is situated on the left banks of both rivers. Jhang is situated at place where two rivers Jhelum and Chenab join together to make a great looking sight.
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