Raja Lodhra was the son of Sikh Raja Raam Dyo Minhas and his family
was called the decendants of Sooraj Hansi Rajput. Lodhra family was
lived in prior state Bahawalpur which later in the starting of 1743,
populated in the valley of Sutlej and Byas rivers. This is why this
area was known as Lodhar Wah. In 1849, Multan joined together with
East India Company which made Lodhran a tehsil on 5th May, 1883. Malik
Ghulam Hussain Lodhra 'zaildar' suggested the name "Lodhran" for this
area. At that time, there were only 19 villages in Lodhran and it was
a tehsil of district Multan. This area was situated in Kot Peer Sa-aadat
at that time and the tehsil office had also been working there for
three years. Later on tehsil office was built within the city Lodhran.
Munshi Abdul Wahid was the first superintendent of Lodhran. In 1924,
the areas of Kehror Pacca and Dunyapur was seperated from tehsil
Mailsi and included in tehsil Lodhran.
To educate the young generation and to spread the knowledge, there are
uncountable institutions, schools and colleges working in Lodhran.
Many Government, Semi-Government and Non-Government girls and boys
primary and high schools, Inter Commercial Institute, Vocational
Institute and colleges are working to educate the people. Many
hospitals are also here. During August, 1873, Sadar Police Station and
in 1885, the Railway Station was founded. On 1st April, 1909, the
British Government spread a railway line from Lodhran to Karachi.
In 1981, M. Arshad Khan, advocate and Ch. M. Ali Gohar, advocate
founded the "Make Lodhran District" movement to get the degree of
district for Lodhran. A great struggle was started under the
leadership of Dr. Sher Mohammad Aawan. At last the public struggle
succeeded and former federal minister for foriegn affairs Mr. M.
Siddique Khan Kanjee, shaheed tried his best and Mr. Ghulam Haidar
Va-een, former prime minister of province Punjab granted Lodhran the
degree of ditrict on 30th June, 1991 while Kehror Pacca and Dunyapur
became tehsils and 14 villages were cut from Jalalpur Peer wala and
included in tehsil Lodhran. Shoukat Hayat Khan Durrani became the
first deputy commissioner of Lodhran district and M. Akhtar Khan
Kanjoo was selected as the first chairman of District Council,
Lodhran. It is 32nd district of Punjab which is situated between the
rivers Sutlej and Byas. These rivers make its borders. River Byas has
now became a part of past but Sutlej river still flows. This area is
30 feet higher than the surface of the sea and situated on 29.32
northern latitude ans 71.41 eastern longitude. In the north of
Lodhran, there're Multan and Khanewal districts and in the south,
there's district Bahawalpur. In east, tehsil Mailsi while in west
Shuja Abad and Jalalpur Peer wala tehsils are situated.
The climate of this area is very suitable for agriculture and most of
its population is depending upon agriculture. Cotton, wheat, sugarcane
and rice are very profitable crops here. District Lodhran produces
wheat and cotton in most quantity that any other district. Grand
fields of orange, guava and mango can also be found here. Lodhran is
very important as an industrial area too. Here are many industries
like electric poll factory, ice factories, cotton factories, butter
factories, oil mills and ghee mills this is why chances of employment
are produced
for people here. Great land-lords and business-men, politicians and
bureaucrats, poets and writers, servants and labourers, they all are
working for the progress of this area. District Lodhran consists of
436 villages and its total area is 6,91,115 acre while the area of
tehsil Lodhran is 2,65,445 acre. The famous and historic town and
villages of tehsil Lodhran are Adam Wahan, Galay wala, Gogran, Khanwah
Ghalwan, Jallah Araeen, Chhamb Kulyar, Kot Laal Shah, Wahi Ali Araeen,
Rukanpur, Juggoo wala, Thathee Sameja, Sherpur, Havelee Naseer Khan,
Ravanee, Jalal Abad, Rajapur, Motha, Chak Hamta and Kamalpur Jatyal;
in tehsil Kehro Pacca, Alipur Kanjoo, Dhanot, Massah Kotha, Jaladee
wahan, Qadirpur Chamna, Bele wagha and Noqabil Wah while in tehsil
Dunyapur, Makhdoom Aalee, Noor Garh and Qutabpur etc. are famous and
historic towns. In district Lodhran Lodhra, Bhatti, Kanjoo, Noon,
Mughal, Araeen, Jhandeer, Joiya, Ghalloo, Balouch, Langah, Danwar,
Jatyal, Qureshi, Koreja, Rajput, Kulyar, Sameja, Wagha Mal, Wahocha,
Rahoja, Syed, Shajra, Channar, Chachar, Shekh, Massan, Bhutta, Thaheem
and Balheem etc. families are populated.
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