AGRICULRURAL PROFILE OF DISTRICT GUJRANWALA

BRIEF HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION:

Humans settlements in Gujranwala have been present since antiquity. According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India the town was originally founded by Gujjars and renamed Khanpur by the Sansi Jats of Amritsar who settled there, but its old name has survived.Many historians also states that place was named after Gujjars,while they formerly ruled the Gurjara PratiharaEmpire for centuries.

Until the arrival of the Muslims little is known of Gujranwala,Lahore was the chief city. Under Muslim rule the district flourished for a time; but a mysterious depopulation took place and the whole region seems to have been almost entirely abandoned. The district gazetteer dates the name of Gujranwala to approximately the middle of the 16th century.

The Sikhs dominatedPunjab after the death of the MughalEmperor Aurangzeb Alamgir in 1707. The town became important during the rule of the father and grandfather of Ranjit Singh, who was born in the city.Maharaja Ranjit Singh who himself was born here became the most powerful of all the Sikh rulers. It was Hari Singh Nalwa, the great military commander of the Sikh Kingdom, who was credited with having built the ‘new’ city of Gujranwala.

The area was conquered and annexed by the British Empire in 1849. A railway line was built alongside the Grand Trunk Road in 1881 to connect Gujranwala with other cities of Punjab and made commercial trade between cities more convenient. The municipality of Gujranwala was created in 1867. The North-Western Railway connected Gujranwala with other cities of British India to the far ends of the Empire such as Calcutta as well as Karachi.

After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Gujranwala developed rapidly and is now a leading city of Pakistan. Gujranwala, as a district was run by a Deputy Commissioner until it became a Division. In 1951 the city was converted into the capital of the district which gave rise to new industries in the city. Since then the city has continued to thrive with improved economic growth and stabilisation. Jagna one of the most famous place of Gujranwala and Pakistan, because it is one of the most beautiful places in Gujranwala.

According to City Mayors Statistics The world’s fastest growing cities and urban areas from 2006 to 2020 Gujranwala rank 27th in the world with the average annual growth 2006 to 2020 3.49% and rank 1st in Pakistan then faisalabad with the average annual growth of 3.32% with rank 33rd in the world.

Source: Wikipedia / GoB officials

Total Area                        205,344 km² (79,284 sqmi)

Population                       91,379,615

Density                            450/km² (1,200/ sq mi)

Number of Districts         36

AGRICULTURE PROFILE

DETAILS OF PRIMARY CROPS AND LIVESTOCK

LAND AREA AND LAND USE

Source: Irrigation Department

2.1       CLIMATE

                                                                                                                                                      (In MM/ºC)

2.2       AGRICULTURE STATISTICS

MAJOR GRAINS, FRUITS &VEGETABLES 

Source: Agriculture Statistics 

2.2.1    VEGETABLES 

Source: Agriculture Statistics

2.2.2    FRUITS

Source: Agriculture Statistics

2.3       IRRIGATIONS SCHEMS AND THEIR OUTPUTS (000 Ha)

Source: Irrigation Department     

2.4       LIVESTOCK (Numbers)

Source: Department of Agriculture & Livestock

2.5       ANIMAL SLAUGHTERED (hundred numbers)

         Source: Department of Agriculture & Livestock

2.6  VETERINARY INSTITUTION

A.I. Centre stands for Artificial Insemination Centre

D.I.L. Unit Stands for Disease Investigation Laboratory Units