Lilla, Jhelum


chairman union Council =Ch Asad Bashir Ullah
Lilla is a small city and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil.
The village is above sea level and is located in central Punjab. Lilla is also known as Lilla Town and Lilla Shareef. Lilla has four small parts: Lilla Bherwana, Lilla Bhera, Lilla Hindwana and Lilla Gujj,
Lilla is famous for the shrine of Hazrat Alla Lillahi, a revered Sufi saint associated with the Naqshbandispiritual order. The shrine has been a significant center of spiritual activity and pilgrimage for over 200 years.

Independence

Ahead of the partition of India, the predominantly Muslim population supported the All India Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while many Muslim refugees from India settled in Lilla and nearby areas.

Location

Lilla is located southwest of Islamabad, in Jhelum District. It lies about two miles away from the M-2 motorway, which connects Lahore and Islamabad. It is connected to the M-2 by the Lilla Interchange. Lilla is roughly from Pind Dadan Khan and from Jhelum. Directly connected by the M-2 motorway are Lahore, Islamabad, and the route to Khusab, Johrabad, Chakwal and Sargodha.

Topography

Lilla mainly comprises flat, fertile plains, although here are a high hills on the Peer Khara and Kallar Kahar Road. The River Jhelum flows on the western and northern sides. The city is located above sea level.

Climate

The village has a climate of extreme heat in the summers and moderate cold in the winters. The maximum temperature reaches in the summer while the minimum temperature recorded is as low as in the winter.
The average annual rainfall is, most of which falls in the summer monsoon season. However, westerly disturbances also bring quite significant rainfall in the winter. In summer, the record maximum temperature was in June 1954, and the lowest minimum recorded temperature was on several occasions, most recently in January 1967.
The biggest floods in Jhelum in recent years were in 1992. Jhelum city and surrounding areas were almost completely submerged under flood waters.

Demographics

The majority of the people in the village speak Punjabi.

Historical places

  • Darbar Peer Hazrat Lillahi
  • Peer Khara
  • Kakiya Wali Sarkar
  • Miana khoh
  • Darbar Hazrat Khawja Faiz Bakhsh Chishti Nizami

Sites

Mosques

There are four main mosques and about 30 small mosques in the city.

Schools

Madrasa and darbars

  • Astana Aliya Chistia Nizamia Sulemania
  • Darbar Hazrat Khawja Faiz Bakhsh Chishti Nizami R.A
  • Astaniya Aliya Lilla Shareef Madrasa
  • Darbar Peer Hazrat Lillahi R.A
  • Darbar Sindhan Badshah R.A
  • Darbar Bawa Sakhi Gulam Sarwar Qadri R.A
  • Darbar Peer Khara Sharif
  • Mazaar Sharif Majzob Hazrat Qaim deen Bra dar e Akbar Alla hazrat
  • Mazaar Sharif Qazi Hassan Deen
  • Mazaar sharif badshah bukhari lilla behra

Transportation

Lilla is about from the M-2 motorway which connects Lahore and Islamabad. It is also connected to other cities including Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum, Chakwal, Khushab, Sargodha and Mianwali by a highway. Bus services drive regular routes from Lilla to the rest of the country.
Lilla is also connected by the rest of the country by rail.

Notable people