# Ali Pur Chatta

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**Ali Pur Chattha** (formerly **Akalgarh**) is a Tehsil and [union council](/source/Union_councils_of_Pakistan) of [Alipur Chatha Tehsil](/source/Alipur_Chatha_Tehsil), [Wazirabad District](/source/Wazirabad_District), [Punjab](/source/Punjab_(Pakistan)), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).[2][3] Ali Pur Chattha is a tehsil of [Wazirabad](/source/Wazirabad_Tehsil) in [Gujranwala division](/source/Gujranwala_Division) of Pakistan. The municipality was created in 1867 during colonial rule. It is situated 35 km west of the district capital [Wazirabad](/source/Wazirabad), between 25 and 30 km north of [Hafizabad](/source/Hafizabad), 8 km south of [Rasool Nagar](/source/Rasool_Nagar), 26 km east of [Vanike Tarar](/source/Vanike_Tarar) and 15 km from [Chenab River](/source/Chenab_River) ([Qadirabad Barrage](/source/Qadirabad_Barrage)).

## History

An earlier name of the village was Aligarh. This village had Chatha clan's population. It was won by Sardar Maha Singh in 1718. He named it Akalgarh. In the Ali Pur Chattha area, there are the ruins of the historical city of [Akālgarh](/source/Akalgarh,_Pakistan) with the remnants of the [Sikh Empire](/source/Sikh_Empire) in this area.[4]

The [municipality](/source/Municipality) was created in 1867 during [colonial rule](/source/British_Raj). At that time, the town lay on the [Wazirabad](/source/Wazirabad)-[Lyallpur](/source/Faisalabad) branch of the [North-Western Railway](/source/North_Western_Railway_(British_India)).[citation needed]

## Communication

Alipur is connected with Wazirabad via Wazirabad-Alipur Highway and with Gujranwala via Kalaskay through Gujranwala-Alipur Highway. [Alipur Chatta railway station](/source/Alipur_Chatta_railway_station) is located in Alipur Chatha city on the [Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch](/source/Khanewal%E2%80%93Wazirabad_Branch_Line) line.[5]

## See also

- [Divisions of Pakistan](/source/Divisions_of_Pakistan)
- [Tehsils of Pakistan](/source/List_of_tehsils_in_Pakistan) - [Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan](/source/Tehsils_of_Punjab,_Pakistan) - [Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan](/source/List_of_districts_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa) - [Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan](/source/List_of_tehsils_of_Balochistan) - [Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan](/source/List_of_tehsils_of_Sindh) - [Tehsils of Azad Kashmir](/source/List_of_tehsils_of_Azad_Kashmir) - [Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan](/source/List_of_tehsils_of_Gilgit-Baltistan)
- [Districts of Pakistan](/source/Districts_of_Pakistan) - [Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan](/source/List_of_districts_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa) - [Districts of Punjab, Pakistan](/source/List_of_districts_in_Punjab,_Pakistan) - [Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan](/source/List_of_districts_in_Balochistan) - [Districts of Sindh, Pakistan](/source/List_of_districts_in_Sindh) - [Districts of Azad Kashmir](/source/List_of_districts_in_Azad_Kashmir) - [Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan](/source/List_of_districts_in_Gilgit-Baltistan)

## References

1. ["GUJRANWALA BLOCKWISE"](http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/GUJRANWALA_BLOCKWISE.pdf#page=76). [Pakistan Bureau of Statistics](/source/Pakistan_Bureau_of_Statistics). Retrieved 2020-04-10.

1. [Location of Akalgarh - Falling Rain Genomics](https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/04/Akalgarh6.html)

1. [Chief Minister looks into the alleged torture of two sisters (at Alipur Chatha)](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/09/cm-looks-into-alleged-torture-of-two-sisters/) Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 9 June 2012, Retrieved 1 June 2018

1. Bansal, Bobby Singh (2015-12-01). [*Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan*](https://books.google.com/books?id=jUiwDAAAQBAJ&q=Alipur+Chatha&pg=PT90). Hay House, Inc. ISBN 9789384544935.

1. ["Map of Pakistan Railways"](https://www.railways.gov.pk/Detail/OTg0NzM1YzAtOWFhOC00MGIzLWFlMzEtNzY1MjZhOGFiZTMw). *railways.gov.pk*. [Ministry of Railways](/source/Ministry_of_Railways_(Pakistan)). 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.

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