Ali Pur Chatta
Ali Pur Chattha is a Tehsil and union council of Alipur Chatha Tehsil, Wazirabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Ali Pur Chattha is a tehsil of Wazirabad in Gujranwala division of Pakistan. The municipality was created in 1867 during colonial rule. It is situated 35 km west of the district capital Wazirabad, between 25 and 30 km north of Hafizabad, 8 km south of Rasool Nagar, 26 km east of Vanike Tarar and 15 km from Chenab River.
History
An earlier name of the village was Aligarh. This village had Chatha clan's population. It was won by Sardar Maha Singh in 1718. He named it Akalgarh. In the Ali Pur Chattha area, there are the ruins of the historical city of Akālgarh with the remnants of the Sikh Empire in this area.The municipality was created in 1867 during colonial rule. At that time, the town lay on the Wazirabad-Lyallpur branch of the North-Western Railway.