Athara Hazari Tehsil
18-Hazari Tehsil
تحصِيل اٹهاره ہزارى Athara Hazari Tehsil | |
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| Coordinates: 30°34′55.65″N 71°32′9.97″E / 30.5821250°N 71.5361028°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Jhang |
| Capital | Athara Hazari |
| Union councils | 13 |
| Population (2017) | |
| 295,801 | |
| • Urban | 27,561 |
| • Rural | 268,240 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Athara Hazari (Urdu: تحصِيل اٹهاره ہزارى) is an administrative sub-division (Tehsil) of the Jhang District, Punjab, Pakistan. Athara Hazari is home to the shrine of Pir Taj Din, who came from Kot Crore to Mouza Maghiana (Jhang) for sightseeing. When he came to the river Jhelum, he saw the apathy of the Muslim population towards Islam. He took up residence here and popularized Islam.
The tehsil is spread over 3,86,065 acres, constituting 25 percent area of Jhang District.