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 ...
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
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 ...
and is located at 32°46'0N 73°50'0E with an altitude of 256 metres (843 feet).
The majority of the population belongs to the Jatt tribe. Until the late 1970s agriculture and army jobs were the main occupations for the people of the area. Agriculture is a forgotten profession nowadays. Small land holdings and insufficient irrigation sources have forced people to look for alternatives. From then on till mid-1990s Middle East was the favourite destination for the workers. But now people from Mandeer are working and living in Europe, mainly Denmark, Norway, France and UK.
This make Mandeer one of the richest village of Pakistan.
Many are well settled and living with their families in Europe and U.S.A.