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Khanewal (Urdu: خانیوال) is a Mega City which is almost one hour drive from Multan in Punjab, Pakistan.
Historically Khanewal is too Old city. District Khanewal was created in 1985 out of the two tehsils of Khanewal district namely Kabirwala and Mian Channu. Its boundaries meet districts of Jhang and Toba Tek Singh on the North, Sahiwal district on the East, Vehari on South and with district Multan on West. District Khanewal is spread over an area of 4349 square Kilometres and comprises the three tehsils of:
District Khanewal has an extreme climate i.e. very hot in Summer to the extent of 48.4ºC and cold in winter up to 1ºC. The land of the district is very fertile and plain. However, some portions of Khanewal and Mianchannu tehsil consist of sand dunes. The river Chenab flows on its north and the river Ravi on its North East side. Small area of tehsil Kabirwala is flooded during monsoon season. The average rainfall in the district is 93 mm.
The district has a total metalled road-length of 1208 Kilometres. The district is linked with Multan, Lodhran, Sahiwal, Vehari and Jhang districts through metalled roads Khanewal is served by Pakistan Railways.The main Peshawar-Karachi railway line passes through Khanewal district. The district is linked with Multan, Lodhran, Sahiwal and Jhang districts through railway network
There are 26 telephone exchanges operating in the district (ranging in capacity from 200 lines to 7200 lines). Cellular phone services are also available in the district.
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