Darya Khan

Darya Khan (Urdu: درياخان) is a town in Bhakkar District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Darya Khan Tehsil.[1] The town of Darya Khan is itself subdivided into two union councils.[1] During British rule the railway station at Darya Khan was built as part of the North-Western Railway route.[2] Darya Khan has a boys' secondary school built in 1928 by the Englishmen and a college in the middle of the town. Darya Khan is situated to the west of the Indus River.

Darya Khan
درياخان
City
Darya Khan
Darya Khan
Coordinates: 31°47′12″N 71°06′26″E
PakistanPakistan
ProvincePunjab
Elevation
1,487 m (4,879 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
3011030100
Number of Union councils2
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20121031120141/http://www.bhakkar.com.pk/

References
  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bhakkar - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Dera Ismail Khān District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 266.
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