Gunja, Gujrat
Gunja گنجه | |
|---|---|
Union council and town | |
  Gunja گنجه Location in Punjab Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′12″N 73°51′36″E / 32.72000°N 73.86000°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Gujrat |
| Tehsil | Kharian |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Choudhry Iqbal Chak Iklas |
| Time zone | UTC 5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 6 (PDT) |
| Postal Code | 50141 |
| Area code | 0537 |
Gunja(Urdu: گنجه ) is a town and a union council of Kharian Tehsil and Gujrat District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is part of Kharian Tehsil. Other villages in the union council are Chak Ikhlas, Mughli, Dhalla, Chak Rajjadi, Jataria Khurd, Jataria Kalan, Chatta and Shahsar mast.
Geography
[edit]The nearest city of Gunja is Lalamusa. Gunja is a midpoint between three cities Dinga, Kharian and Lalamusa. Almost 11 km from Lalamusa and 15 km from Kharian and Dinga. Surrounding villages of Gunja is Hail, Bashna, Chak Iklas and Mughli wali. Gunja is 8 km far from G.T Road.
Village Gunja also have a Govt Hospital
And Private clinics around the village
Also have a bank .branch of Habib bank limited
Lifestyle
[edit]The village is surrounded on all sides by farmland. The major trades in the town are farming, masonry, and other types of manual labor. Gunja has a large diaspora living overseas, mainly in Middle east, United States, and Europe. Remittances sent from overseas are a major source of income of the village.
Schools
[edit]Gunja has a number of private and government schools including:
- Government boys High School
- Government girls High School
- Muazzam Ideal Public higher secondary School
- Tipu Junior Model School
- Al-Qalam Public School
- Quality education school
Notable people
[edit]- Sultan M. Babar is a member of the board of health and the head of its medical department in Carteret, NJ[2][3][4] He is also a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention for President Obama.[5][6]
References
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- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujrat Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine National Reconstruction Bureau- Government of Pakistan 2007. Accessed 10 May 2012
- ^ Adrees, Ahmed. "MCN". www.facebook.com (in Urdu). Media Counter News. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Borough of Carteret, New Jersey - Health Department". Ci.carteret.nj.us. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Carteret Board of Health Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, Carteret Board of Health, Accessed 26 August 2011.
- ^ Jackson, Herb Legislators top list of Obama delegates Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today The Source, Accessed 4 April 2012
- ^ NJ Board of Elections Democratic District Delegates State of NJ. 5 April 2012
32°43′12″N 73°51′36″E / 32.72000°N 73.86000°E
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