Sheikhan
Sheikhan | |
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Town | |
Sheikhan | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′N 72°28′E / 31.60°N 72.46°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 556,147 (Chiniot Tehsil population) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Sheikhan (Punjabi and Urdu: شیخان) is a town in the Tehsil and District Chiniot in Punjab province of Pakistan.
Until 2009, new Chiniot District was not formed by the government and Chiniot Tehsil was part of Jhang District