Gunja(Urdu: گنجه ) is a town and a union council of

Kharian Tehsil Kharian Tehsil (Punjabi and ur, ) is a tehsil located in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. The land lies between the rivers of Chenab and Jhelum and in the North the foothills of the mountains of Kashmir. Village and towns of Tehsil Kharian ...

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, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Kharian Tehsil. Other villages in the union council are Chak Ikhlas, Mughli,

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, Chak Rajjadi, Jataria Khurd, Jataria Kalan, Chatta and Shahsar mast.

Geography

The nearest city of Gunja is

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. Gunja is a midpoint between three cities

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, Kharian and

. 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

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

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sent from overseas are a major source of income of the village.

Schools

Gunja has a number of

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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

* Sultan M. Babar is a member of the board of health and the head of its medical department in

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References

Union councils of Gujrat District Populated places in Gujrat District {{Gujrat-geo-stub