Khokhar is a village in the
Gujrat Tehsil
Gujrat Tehsil ( ur, ) is a tehsil located in Gujrat District, Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 65 Union Councils of Pakistan, Union Councils.
Tehsil Gujrat is home to such notables as Haji Na ...
of the
Gujrat District
Gujrat ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum, which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab Ri ...
of
Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...
, located approximately 5 miles north of the
City of Gujrat.
History
The village gets its name from the
Khokhar
Khokhar are a Punjabi community native to Pothohar Plateau of Pakistan, and the adjoining areas of India. Khokhars now predominantly follow Islam, though a minority continue to follow Hinduism. Many Khokhars converted to Islam from Hinduism a ...
tribe, who make up the bulk of the population. A famous tomb of Baba Jhanghu Shah is located in Khokhar.
Demographics
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, its population was 2351.
References
Populated places in Gujrat District
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