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Dhaunkal
Dhaunkal (Urdu, Punjabi ), is a town and Union Council in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Lahore-Islamabad Highway, 28 kilometres from the district capital Gujranwala and about 15 kilometres from Gujrat. Dhaunkal is one of the biggest and oldest towns in Wazirabad Tehsil. The population of Dhaunkal is 25000, of which 10000 registered to vote. Due to access to transportation, it is possible to get to Dhaunkal from all over Pakistan in 24 hours because NHA provides full access. Clans There are several main clans - Naqvi,Kalair, Jawanda,Jalib, Cheema, Warraich, Rehmani ,Sandhu, Rajpoot and Sheikh, which own almost 3600 acres and 10 marlas of land. Rice and wheat cultivation and the raising of cattle - water buffaloes and cows - are the primary agricultural activities. Dhaunkal's principal natural resources are arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wazirabad Tehsil
Wazirabad Tehsil ( ur, ), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Wazirabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is headquartered at the city of Wazirabad and is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils. History During colonial rule the tehsil was formed as a subdivision of the Gujranwala District of British Punjab. The population according to the 1901 census was 183,205 a slight increase from the 1891 census (183,606). According to the 1901 census the main towns were Wazirabad (population, 18,069), Ramnagar (7,121), Sodhra (5,050), and Akalgarh (4,961) - the tehsil also contained 254 villages. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-,4 amounted to RS. 2,70,000. The Imperial Gazetteer of India (written over a century ago during the rule of the British) describes the tehsil as follows: "The tahsīl consists of a riverain belt along with the Chenab rich and highly developed tract along the Siālkot border, with abundant well-irrigation; and the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |