Interesting Facts about Attock

1. Introduction

Attock city is the Administrative Headquarters of Attock District. It is located on bank of Indus River. Attock was founded in 1904 several miles southeast to the older city of Attock Khurd which had been established by Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century. Attock was formerly known as Campbellpur which was initially named in hounour of Sir Colin Campbell, the British Commander-in-Chief of India. Attock is located in the north of Punjab province. Attock is turkish word means “Foot of the Mountain”.

Population

Attock is the 61th Largest city of Pakistan by population. The population of Attock District is 1,886,378 by 2017 census.

Mineral Resources

Oil

First oil discovery in District Attock was made in 1915 at Khaur point by Attock Oil Company. Attock Oil Company was the UK-domiciled company. Now all the exploration and production activities are carried out by Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL).

Calcite

Calcite is the stable form of calcium carbonate at all the temperatures and pressures. In kala Chitta Range, District Attock, calcite is found in abundance in pure form.

Building Material (Building Stone Gravel and Sand), Coal, Limestone, Dolomite, China clay resources are also available in District Attock.

Sand depending on its size and material properties is used in various sectors, i.e. in roads, concrete buildings, bricks making, and the glass industry.

Area

The Attock district covers an area of 6,857 square kilometers.

Tehsils

Attock is comprises of 6 Tehsils including Attock, Hazro, Pindigheb, Jand, Fateh Jang, Hassanabad

Education

Attock is ranked 16th for literacy rate in the country with 49.3% of literacy rate.

According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2019, Attock is ranked 3 out of 146 districts of Pakistan in terms of the quality of education.