Sarai Alamgir Tehsil

Sarai Alamgir Tehsil تحصیل سرائے عالمگیر
Tehsil
Sarai Alamgir Tehsil Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°54′N 73°45′E / 32.900°N 73.750°E / 32.900; 73.750
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Gujrat District
Towns	4
Union councils	9
Government
• Governing Person	Nazim
• Second Level of governance	Naib nazim
Area
• Tehsil	575 km2 (222 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Tehsil	247,333
• Density	304/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Urban	55,007
• Rural	192,326
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (PDT)

Sarai Alamgir Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل سرائے عالمگیر) is one of four administrative subdivision areas, or Tehsils, in the District of Gujrat. The Tehsil is located on the eastern bank of the Jhelum River across from the larger town of Jhelum. East of the Tehsil is the Upper Jhelum Canal.

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Sarai is located at 32°54′00″N 73°45′00″E / 32.90000°N 73.75000°E / 32.90000; 73.75000 (32.900000, 73.750000) and lies at an altitude of 232 metres (763 ft) above sea-level.

The Tehsil as a whole has a moderate climate. In summer, temperatures can reach 48 °C, but the hot spells are comparatively short. The winter months are very pleasant with temperatures rarely falling below 2°C.

Sarai Alamgir Tehsil is south of the city of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.^[2]

The actual town of Sarai was founded by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb because of its strategic location on the Grand Trunk Road and the Jhelum River as well as its proximity to Kashmir. Sarai Alamgir was given status of Tehsil in 1993.^[2]

The Tehsil Municipal Administration is a corporate body and consists of the Administrator, Tehsil Municipal Officer, 4 Tehsil Officers and other officials of the Local Council Service and officials of the offices entrusted to the Tehsil Municipal Administration. Administrator is the head of Tehsil Municipal Administration and exercises all powers as have been assigned to him under the Ordinance. The Tehsil Municipal Officer is acting as coordinating and administrative officer in-charge of the Tehsil Officers.

Sarai Alamgir Tehsil has 9 union councils:

• Mandi Bhalwal^[3]
• Bagh Nagar^[3]
• Karyala
• Simbli
• Khohar^[3]
• Sarai Alamgir-I
• Sarai Alamgir-II^[3]
• Thill Bakohal
• Baisa
• Total population is 175,287 (as per Government of Punjab figures from 1998).^[2]

The nearest international airport is at Islamabad, about 127 km (79 mi) away.^[4] However, there are good transport links including a railway station, the Grand Trunk Road, the Jhelum River for travel by boat and the Upper Jhelum Canal.

Sarai Alamgir is situated on historic crossroads between the ancient Grand Trunk Road and the Jhelum River. Nearby are the Mangla Dam, the site of the Battle of the Hydaspes, the city of Alexandria Bucephalous founded by Alexander the Great, and the huge Rohtas Fort.^[5][6]

• Sarai Alamgir Town
• Gujrat District
• Choa Rajgan

• http://www.saraialamgir.net/, Sarai Alamgir social website