Makhdum Pur ( ur, ), is an ancient city in the district of

Khanewal Khanewal () is a city and the capital of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 36th largest city of Pakistan by population. Khanewal is named after the earliest settlers here who belonged to the caste ‘Daha’ (A Su ...

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. This city is situated between

Tulamba Tulamba (also Tulambah) ( ur, ) is a small town in Punjab, Pakistan. Tulamba is situated on the eastern edge of the Ravi River, between the cities of Abdul Hakeem and Mian Channu. Prior to 1985 Tulamba belonged to the district of Multan, bu ...

and

Kabirwala Kabirwala ( ur, , Punjabi ), is a town of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Kabirwala Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. Kabirwala was 118th biggest city, with a populatio ...

. The specialty of this city is making bed sheets and wearing cloth of many kinds. This city has 5 main bazars, a railway station, bus station, municipal office, health clinic, police station, and post office. Makhdum Pur is one of the historic places of Province Punjab. Gurdwara Makhdum Pur is a religious place for Hindus. Now this historic building is a part of Govt. Higher Secondary School Makhdum Pur Khaddi, Basmati Rice, Khaddar, Clay pots, embroidery, wood carving and Agronomy are the heritage and symbol of Makhdum Pur.

Demographics

80% of the population speak the

Jhangvi dialect Jhangli (), Jangli () or Rachnavi () is an Indo-Aryan dialect spoken in Punjab. It is intermediate between Standard Punjabi and Saraiki. Its name is derived from the Pakistani city of Jhang. It is spoken throughout a widespread area, starting f ...

Rajputi of Punjabi and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Ranghari. Some people also speak

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Education

Almost 60% of the younger generation is educated; there are many schools and colleges in Makhdoom Pur {{fact, date=May 2021

Religion

The population is predominantly Muslim. There are several

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s in the town. After the

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in 1947, the minority

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s and Sikhs migrated to

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while many Muslims refugees from

settled down in the Makhdoom Pur. According to legends, Sikh founder Gurunanak visited the Makhdoom Pur and Gurdwara Makhdoom Pur located in the City. Populated places in Khanewal District