Jhelum was established in year 1849 by the British with head Quarter at Pind Dadan Khan.

Its old name was Jabbi, which was replaced as Tehsil Jhelum and also became District Head Quarter in 1950.

It is situated on the west bank of River Jhelum.

Surrounding districts are Rawalpindi, Mirpur, Gujrat, Mandi Bahaudin, Sargodha, Khushab and Chakwal.

Jhelum existed in its physical form until 1985, when a new District Chakwal was carved of out of areas from Jhelum and Attock Districts.\

It had 3 Tehsils at the time of pre-devaluation in 2001 namely Tehsil Jhelum, Pind Dadan Khan and Sohawa.

Pre - devolution there were two Municipal Committees in Tehsil Jhelum. I.e, UNIT JHELUM
District Council Jhelum & Municipal Committee Dina.

After devolution, Municipal Committee Dina merged in UNIT JHELUM.

In 2005 Dina was declared a separate Tehsil

Total Population = 904,733

Total Area = 858,767 Acres