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Introduction
The district derives its name from the
headquarters town which was previously a Tehsil Headquarters of Multan
District. It was created in June 1976. However, Vehari means low lying
settlement by a flood water channel. This is also an actual fact as
portion of the district lies along the right bank of the river Sutlej
which forms its southern boundary.
Location
The district lies between 29° 36' and 30 °
22' north latitudes and 71 ° 44' and 72° 53' longitudes. It consists of
three Tehsils namely Vehari, Burewala and Mailsi.
Boundary
The district at present borders with
Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur on the southern side, with Pakpattan on the
eastern, with Khanewal and Lodhran on western and with Sahiwal and
Khanewal on northern side.
Area
The total area of the district is 4,364
square kilometers.
Population (According to Census 1998)
| Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1,083,812 |
1,006,604 |
2,090,416 |
Summary
| Total Number of UCs |
89 |
| Number of Tehsils |
03 |
| Number of UCs in partnership with DTCE |
89 |
| CCB Mobilzation |
| CCBM
Training |
| No. of CCBM Trainings Held |
88 |
| Elected
Reps |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 820 |
1479 |
368 |
1847 | |
| PCM
Training |
| No of
Clusters |
No. of
CCBs |
Female |
Male |
Total |
| 27 |
279 |
39 |
502 |
541 | |
| Monitoring Committees |
| No. of Monitoring Committees
Formed |
4 |
| Press Clubs & Bar
Associations |
| MOU Signed with Press Club |
Yes |
| MOU Signed With Bar Association |
Yes |
| No. of Community Empowerment Round Tables
Held |
5 |
| Local Citizen Information Network
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| No. of LCIN Rounds Held |
3 |
| Police Welfare & Community Relations
|
| No. of UPSC's Formed |
5 |
| No. of Khulli Kacheries Held |
5 |
| Village & Neighbourhood
Councils |
| No of Villages VNC's Formed In |
5 |
| No. of Villages VNC Election Held
In |
6 |
| CCB Networks |
| CCBN Formed |
Yes |
| CCBN Elections Held |
Yes |
| Local Partner Organizations |
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