Shorkot Tehsil | |
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Tehsil | |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Punjab |
District | Jhang District |
Union councils | 29 |
Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6) |
Shorkot is a subdivision (tehsil) of Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is subdivided into 29 Union Councils. The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.
A Punjabi Dialect of Jhangochi is speaking by the majority of the people but in Cities Standard Punjabi is spoken.
The main tribes are Awan, Sial, Khokhar, Jat, Rajput, Gondal, Syed, Arian, Cheema, Warraich, Taga, Shaikh. Small tribes are Sandhu (a Jat clan), Sidhu, Kang, Noul. Gill