Layyah لیہ, Choubara چوبارہ, Karor Lal Eisan کروڑ لعل عیسن, Kot Sultan کوٹ سلطان, Tibbi Khurd ٹبی خورد, Fatehpur فتح پور, Chowk Azam چوک اعظم, Ladhana لدھانہ, Siwag Sharif سواگ شریف, Tail Indus ٹیل انڈس, Dhori Adda دھوری اڈا, Qasba Balochan قصبہ بلوچاں, Pahar Pur Thal پہاڑپورتھل, Basti kharani, kharal azeem, Jamman Shah جمن شاہ,Noshara Nashaib, Basti Mirani Kacha بستی میرانی کچہ & Basti Mirani Pakka بستی میرانی پکہ {Chah Khan Chand Wala, Nawan Kot}[ladhna]

In Layyah Arain, kharal, Rajpoot, Samtia, Jutt Panwar, Gujjar, Baloach بلوچ, Mehar مہر, Syed سید, Jootah جوتہ, Bhullar بھلر,Kalroo, Bhatti are main Casts residing in and around Layyah. Saraiki سرائیکی and Punjabi پنجابی are the most spoken languages by the natives. Urdu اردو is also spoken by many people. The medium of education is urdu اردوand English انگریزی.

The town was founded around 1550 by Kamal Khan کمال خان, a Mirani Baloach میرانی بلوچ and a descendant of Dera Ghazi Khan ڈیرہ غازی خان. Around 1610, the town was taken from the Mirani میرانی rulers by the Jaskani Baloach جسکانی بلوچ,GORMANI BLOOCH, BHUTTA who held it until 1787. Abdun Nabi Sarai عبد النبی سرائی was appointed governor by Timur Shah Durrani تیمور شاہ درانی, but three years later it was included in the governorship of Muhammad Khan Sadozai محمد خان سدوزئی, who transferred his seat of government to Mankera .^[2]

In 1794, Humayun Shah ہمایوں شاہ, the rival claimant to the throne of Kabul کابل, was captured near Leiah لیہ and brought into the town, where his eyes were put out by order of Zaman Shah زمان شاہ درانی. Under the Sikh سکھ government, the town once more became the centre of administration for the neighbouring tract, and after the British occupation in 1849, was for a time the headquarters of a Civil Administrative Division. This administrative status of Layyah لیہ was short-lived and the British reduced it to the level of Tehsil headquarters – making it a part of Dera Ismail Khan ضلع ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان. In 1901, Layyah لیہ was transferred to the new District of Mianwali میانوالی. Later on, it was made part of the Muzzaffargarh district ضلع مظفر گڑھ. In 1982, Layyah Tehsil تحصیل لیہ was upgraded to District headquarters comprising three tehsils: Layyah لیہ, Karor Lal Eisan کروڑ لعل عیسن and Chaubara چوبارہ. The municipality was created in 1875. The population, according to the 1901 census was 7,546. Per capita income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 9,900, and expenditure Rs. 10,100. In 1903-4, the income was Rs. 10,600, chiefly derived from octroi, and the expenditure was Rs. 10,600. The chief industry of Leiah لیہ at that time was the manufacture of blankets. The town contained a dispensary and a municipal Anglo-vernacular middle school.^[2]

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