Roda is a village (Thal) and one of the 51

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s of

Khushab District Khushab District ( Punjabi: ), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, with its administrative capital in Jauharabad. The district is named after the historical city of Khushab. The district consists of four tehsils: Khushab, Noor ...

in the Punjab Province of

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. It is located at 32°4'26N 72°5'60E, southwest of

Khushab Khushab (Punjabi language, punjabi: خُوشاب) is a city as well as a district of Sargodha Division, located in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. The word ''Khushab'' means "sweet water." Khushab city also serves as the headq ...

city.

History

The area around Roda saw settlement in the early decades of the nineteenth century during Ranjit Singh's reign, after he led a campaign in the area in 1821.''Ranjit Singh'' by Nrindra Krishna Sinha, third edition: 1951, Modern India Press, Calcutta In the Revenue Settlement of 1860, the name "Roda" was officially designated for this locality. The choice of "Roda" is attributed to the appearance of the area's terrain at the time, characterized by a distinct lack of trees, resembling a bald landscape in the Punjabi language. As per revenue record of Khushab, only following castes were inhabiting Roda Thal in 1860s: 1.Joyia, Yarra Khel, Mahram Khel, 2 Kharal 3. Mummak (subcaste of Tiwana), 4. Kallu, 5. Janjua. 6 Bhatti 7 Bourana, 8. (Chalra) Joyia 9. Awan 10. Dhoodhan Notable personalities of Roda Thal are ambassador Malik Saifullah Khan Mummak, Malik Khuda Bakhsh, DSP Raiwind (Lahore), Master Muhammad Afzal Khan Janjua, MPA Malik Waris Kallu (Late), Malik Muhammad Khan Numberdaar (Late), Malik Allah Baksh Numberdaar, Chairman Malik Muhammad Ameer Killasi (Late) and MPA Malik Muazzam Sher Kallu Malik Fateh Sher (chalra) Master Muhammad Sher Chalra. Master Malik zafar ullah Chalrra Joyia (Arbitrator)

Culture

Roda is home to 39

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and clans. Both men and women wear the traditional

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. Popular sports in Roda include thobi ball (volleyball), cricket, and kabadi. Allah Ditta Nahra (late) and Master Malik Mohammad Sher Chhalra Joyia (late) were the best and famous players of shooting volleyball. People here share in each other's joys and sorrows and know each other as individuals

Geography

The town, Roda Thal includes flat as well as desert type land, that is situated in between famous cities, from north Mitha Tiwana, from south

Noorpur Thal Noorpur Thal Tehsil ( Punjabi : تحصیل نُور پُور تھل) is a Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Khushab District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Noorpur Thal is the headquarters of the tehsil which is administr ...

, from east Chowk Girote and from west Adhi Coat.

Education

Roda is rich in educational institutes w.r.t its population and culture as it has 2 Government Degree Colleges (one for Boys and one for Girls), two high schools (one for boys and other for girls) and several primary schools including Government and private institutes. Some famous private institutes are like, (Dar-e- Arqum school, Ghazali Education Trust, Nasar Public High School, Al-Qalam Group of Schools, Faheem Memorial Model School. Most of the people here prefer their own business which includes buying and selling of vehicles and tractors, wood stalls and selling of agricultural commodities.

References

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