Shakargarh | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Narowal District |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1912 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | 1912 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1272 |
Population Total: | 256,097 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Postal Code: | 51800 |
Area Code: | 0542 |
Nickname: | Gateway of Mughals entering Gurdaspur and going to Delhi / City of the Braves |
Shakargarh (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|شکَرگڑھ), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-east of Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It borders Jammu to the north and Sialkot to the west[1] Its literacy rate is more than 85% which is the highest literacy rate tehsil-wise.[2] The city is located at 32°16'0N 75°10'0E and is situated at the west bank of the Ravi River.[3] The Tehsil is administratively subdivided into 35 Union Councils, three of which form the Tehsil capital Shakargarh.
The total area of Shakargarh is approximately 1,272 square kilometres. According to the 1998 census, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097 of which only 12.11% were urban. The Tehsil's population is 80 percent Gujjar and 20 percent others.[4]