District Sheikhupura

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DISTRICT
District Sheikhupura is bounded on the North by Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts, on the North-East by Narowal district, on the West and South-West by Nankana Sahib district, on the East by Lahore district. District Sheikhupura is spread over an area of 3,280 square kilometres comprising of following four tehsils.
1. Sheikhupura (47 Union Councils)
2. Ferozewala (21 Union Councils)
3. Muridke (21 Union Councils)
4. Sharaqpur (08 Union Councils)
CLIMATE AND GENERAL SOIL CONDITIONS
The climate of the district is subject to extreme variations. From the middle of December to the middle of March the air is very damp or cold and light to moderate rain falls at intervals. The season of the winter rains is followed by a spell of very pleasant weather. In April the temperature rises fast and the two successive months are very hot. Towards the end of June Monsoon conditions appear and during the following two and a half months spells of rainy weather alternate with intervals of sultry oppressive weather. The average rainfall in the district is about 635 mm. The upland or the Bar in the North West, in the natural condition, is a level prairie thickly dotted over with a stunted under-growth of bush jungle. The Bar Soil is popularly known as Missie. The low land along the river Ravi has light loam. The central portion which is the Deg Valley has stiff soil. Stiff soil is either Rohi or Kallarathi depending on the salt (kallar) contents.