# Sambrial

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**Sambrial** ([Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language) / , sɐ̃mᵊɽĕˌäːl, sə̃mbɽijɑːl) is a city in [Sialkot District](/source/Sialkot_District) in the [Punjab](/source/Punjab_(Pakistan)) province of [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). It is the capital of [Sambrial Tehsil](/source/Sambrial_Tehsil),[1] an administrative subdivision of the district. [Sialkot Dry Port](/source/Sialkot_Dry_Port) is located in Sambrial. [Sialkot International Airport](/source/Sialkot_International_Airport) is also located near Sambrial. It is the [90th most populous city of Pakistan](/source/List_of_most_populous_cities_in_Pakistan).

## Geography

The city is situated on the bank of Upper [Chenab](/source/Chenab_River) Canal and to the west of the district capital [Sialkot](/source/Sialkot). The tehsil of [Sambrial](/source/Sambrial_Tehsil), a tehsil of [Sialkot District](/source/Sialkot_District), comprises 160 villages which are politically organized under 17 union councils in 2017.[2][3][4]

## Demographics

### Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1951 4,919 — 1961 7,750 +57.6% 1972 14,300 +84.5% 1981 24,432 +70.9% 1998 49,574 +102.9% 2017 109,479 +120.8% 2023 119,571 +9.2%

Sources:[5]

According to [2023 census](/source/2023_Pakistani_census), Sambrial had a population of 119,571.

## Transport

In mid-2022, the [National Highway Authority](/source/National_Highways_Authority_of_Pakistan) (NHA) started constructing the 69 km Kharian-Sambrial motorway, expanding [Lahore-Sialkot motorway (M-11)](/source/M-11_motorway_(Pakistan)). The estimated cost of the project was Rs 42 billion, and work had begun at Kharian.[6]

Officials stressed the need for quality roads and material, and for link roads to be built to connect cities. The government hopes to provide better travel facilities and reduce travel time. The first 35 km phase has started from Kharian. Link roads to connect cities should also be built with quality materials. The government hopes to reduce travel time and provide better facilities.[7]

The NHA earmarked 4,600 acres of land in three tehsils, and a sum of Rs 13 billion allocated for compensation to the affected owners and utility services.[8]

## References

1. [Sialkot - Tehsil Headquarters (shows Sambrial city as being the Tehsil Headquarters)](https://www.punjab.gov.pk/node/861) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221126162436/https://www.punjab.gov.pk/node/861) 26 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine Punjab Portal, Government of Punjab website, Retrieved 25 July 2021

1. [Ombudsman Punjab Took Notice of Irregularities in Sambrial Registry Branch](https://www.punjab.gov.pk/node/1369) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210726003401/https://www.punjab.gov.pk/node/1369) 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Punjab Portal, Government of Punjab website, Retrieved 25 July 2021

1. ["Solid Waste Collection Map - Sambrial"](http://pmdfc.org.pk/gis-map/gis-maps-08/Sambrial/Sambrial%20SW.pdf). *Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company website*. [Archived](http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120609025537/http://pmdfc.org.pk/gis-map/gis-maps-08/Sambrial/Sambrial%20SW.pdf) 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

1. [Sambrial weather on Climate-Data.org website](https://en.climate-data.org/search/?q=Sambrial) Retrieved 25 July 2021

1. ["Population by administrative units 1951-1998"](https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1). [Pakistan Bureau of Statistics](/source/Pakistan_Bureau_of_Statistics)[dead link]

1. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (2022-07-29). ["Kharian-Sambrial motorway project's construction work launched"](https://www.dawn.com/news/1702017). *DAWN.COM*. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

1. News Desk (2022-11-10). ["Gujrat-Sambrial-Kharian Motorway to be completed within two years"](https://pakobserver.net/gujrat-sambrial-kharian-motorway-to-be-completed-within-two-years/). *Pakistan Observer*. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

1. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (2022-01-21). ["Sambrial-Kharian motorway: Rs13bn estimated for compensation"](https://www.dawn.com/news/1670592). *DAWN.COM*. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

## External links

- [Sambrial official website](https://sambrial.com/)

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