Jampur

Jampur is the capital city of Jampur Tehsil, in the Rajanpur District of Punjab, Pakistan. It comprises an area of about 16.7 square kilometers and has a population of about 155,243 It is the capital of Jampur Tehsil. Approximately 50 km to the west are the high and dry, barren mountains of the Sulaiman Range. To the east is the Indus river.

Etymology

The old name of Jampur was Jadam Pur.The word Jampur has two parts: "JAM" and "PUR". "Jadam" faded into "Jam" with the passage of time. "Pur" means "vivified by" or "populated by".

Demographics

Population

According to 2023 census, Jampur had a population of 155,243.

Educational institutes

Jampur is a lightly populated city with a lack of industry, though the land is fertile. One of the main local educational institutes is Govt. Boys High School Jampur which was founded in 1885, as a consequence of the introduction of the British Government system in 1857. Jampur has two public girls high schools for education up to the 10th class. The city has one public college for boys and one for girls.

Medical facilities

Jampur has a Tehsil Headquarter Hospital which consists of 1000 beds and many private clinics where specialized doctors serve.

Civil administration

Tehsil Jampur has 19 Union Councils namely:
union council Tatar Walla,
Allahabad,
Basti Rindan, Bokhara, Burrerywala, Dajal, Hajipur, Harrand, Jampur East, Jampur Gharbi,
Kot Tahir,
Kotla Dewan,
Kotla Mughlan,
Muhammad Pur,
Noorpur Manjuwala, Noshahera,
Tal Shumali,
Tatarwala, Tibbi Lundan, Wah Leshari
The city used to have tribal and sub-tribal systems due to the Baloch tribes that settled here but has been modernized due to education and access to technology, like the internet. Most of the city is now inhabited by Urdu speaking Muhajir families which moved here post-partition of 1947.
Saraiki and Urdu are the most spoken languages in the city.