 But the trend is shifting with the increase of industrialization in the premises of Arifwala and people are moving to the urban area.Arifwala Tehsil covers an area of 295,146 acres (5 km2) with a population of about 720,000.The urban area covers 457 acres (1.82 km2) and the agriculture area covers 1274 acres (3.18 km²).