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Rind Jada

Coordinates: 29°41′51″N 71°54′39″E / 29.6976°N 71.9107°E / 29.6976; 71.9107
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Rind Jada
رند جادہ
Census town & Village
Rind jada
Rind jada
Rind Jada
Location in Pakistan and Punjab respectively
Rind jada
Rind jada
Rind Jada
Rind Jada (Punjab, Pakistan)
Coordinates: 29°41′51″N 71°54′39″E / 29.6976°N 71.9107°E / 29.6976; 71.9107
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictLodhran
TehsilKahror Pacca
Elevation
77.273 m (253.520 ft)
Population
 (1998)
 • Total
7,664[1]
Time zoneUTC 5:30 (PST)

Rind Jada (Urdu: رند جادہ) is a village of Tehsil Kahror Pacca in Lodhran District of Punjab, Pakistan.The name Rind (Urdu: رند ) is derived from the Rind, a Baloch tribe, that constitutes the major population of Rind Jada.

Demography

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As of the 1998 census, the population of the village is 7,664.

Languages

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Commonly spoken languages are Urdu & Saraiki.

Castes

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Major castes of the area are Langah, Sheikh, Arain, Syed, Hashmi, Qureshi, Mirza, Chughtai, Pathan, Meo, Baloch, Rajpoot, Aiba, Rana, Rao, Bhatti, Kanju, Nawab, Johiya, Noon, Chauhan, Parihar, Rid, Utaira, Wad, Phull, Wighamal, Dhuddi, Dhakkoo, Pirzada, Siddiqui etc.

Constituency

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Rind Jada falls under Constituency NA-155 of National Assembly of Pakistan. Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju was elected from this constituency as member[2] of National Assembly of Pakistanin 2013 Pakistani general election. He contested elections as independent candidate, but later joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) - the ruling party after 2013 Pakistani general election. Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju is the son of former Pakistani politician & Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan) Siddiq Khan Kanjuwho was assassinated during campaign for 2001 Elections for Local government in Pakistan .

References

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  1. ^ "Name of Union Councils". TMA Kahror Pacca. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju - Personal Profile". National Assembly of Pakistan Portal. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.