Sillanwali is a town of Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town has recently been made tehsil headquarters with the creation of Sillanwali Tehsil and is situated at 31°49'45N 72°32'22E lying in the southern area of Sargodha, bordering with Jhang District in the famous Bhatiore area.
The town developed in the late 19th century during the rule of the British empire. It was planned to be an agricultural business hub called "mandi" (literal meaning wholesale market) in the local language.
It was a planned town developed after canals were built for agricultural purposes and a railway line was established. Even today, the railway station Sillanwali is known as "Sillanwali Mandi" in railway records. Before partition, Sillanwali was famous for the production of cotton. Most of the population were Hindu Khatris. After partition the Hindus migrated to India and their property was taken over by the Muslim Sheikhs (having Khatri Origin) most of whom had migrated from Karnal District of Haryana state which had been part of united Punjab but became part of Indian