Miani, Punjab

Miani is a town in Sargodha District, Bhera Tehsil Punjab province, Pakistan. It is about 70 km from Sargodha city. Centre Point Of Motorway (ISB-LHR) Bhera Interchange Towards Malakwal, Mandi Bahauldin. It is 16 km. from Bhera Motorway Interchange towards Malakwal, Mandi Bahauldin and from Malakwal, it is 10 km. towards Bhera Motorway Interchange. and It is situated on the bank of Jhelum river just few Kilometers from salt range mountains the biggest salt mine at Asia is located in Khewra on the salt mountains, right across and north from Miani and Pind Dadan Khan.HistoryThe Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol IX, by W W Hunter, Trubner & Co., London, 1885 contains following details about Miani:"Miani (Meeanee).— municipality, and centre of salt trade in Bhera tahsil, Shahpur District, Punjab. Lat. 32° 31' 48" n., long. 73° 7' 30" E. Situated on the left bank of the Jehlam (Jhelum) river, opposite Pind Dadan Khan. From time immemorial Miani has been an important mart for salt from mines on the other side of the river. The original town called Shamsabad, having been swept away by a flood, Asaf Khan, father-in-law of Shah Jahan, founded the present one. Plundered by Nur-ud-din, general of Ahmad Shah in 1754; restored in 1787 by Maha Singh, father of Ranjit Singh, who re-opened the salt mart. The town consists of an ill-built collection of narrow lanes and bazars, the upper storeys of the houses almost touching one another. Population (1868) 6857; (1881) 8069, namely, Hindus, 4059; Muhammadans, 3822; Sikhs, 184; Jains, 2; and 'others;' 2. Number of houses, 1270. The town carries on an enormous trade in salt from the Mayo mines, which has been greatly increased of late years owing to the extension of the Northern Punjab State Railway to Miani. Ghi is collected from neighbouring villages, and is also exported in large quantities. The imports consist of gur, refined sugar, and rice. Police station, town hall, school, sarai or rest-house. Municipal revenue in 1883-84, £525, or is. 3S per head of population within municipal limits."