| Alipur Chatha | |
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| Nickname(s): Akālgarh | |
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Alipur Chatha
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Gujranwala |
| Tehsil | Wazirabad |
| Settled | 1867 |
| Elevation | 418 m (1,374 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6) |
Alipur Chatha (Urdu: علی پور چٹھہ ) is a town and one of the 36 union councils of Wazirabad Tehsil of Gujranwala District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It contains ruins of the historical city of Akālgarh.
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The municipality was created in 1867 during colonial rule. The town lies on the Wazirabad-Lyallpur branch of the North-Western Railway. The population according to the 1901 census was 4,961.[2]
The town was the residence of a family of Khattris of the Chopra clan, to which belonged the Diwan Sawan Mal and his son Mulraj, governors of Multan in the later days of Sikh rule.
Once in old days the city was walled and it have gates, there is only one gate present now a days named as "Paki Deohri". "Paki Deohri" main street live Ch Muhammad Aslam Tarar(bank manager) with his faimly who belongs to "BAHRI TARAR"(village of HAFIZ ABAD) who 20km away from ALIPUR CHATTHA at QADIR ABAD road near QADIR ABAD coloni. Son's of Ch Muhammad Aslam Tarar are: Ch Muhammad Kashif Tarar & Ch Ali Raza Tarar. Wood crafted gates are marvelous in some havilies (houses). At present the city is expanding, new localities are being nourishing. However the old city is still a hub of business. Mostly, all the neighboring villagers come here for shopping of all kinds of things.
In old days outside the city were many ponds used as water reservoir. One of them is now a days known as "Purana Talab" and other one was called "bara Dari".
Alipur Chatha is located at an elevation of 418 m (1374 ft).[3] It is situated nearly 37 km away in west from the Gujranwala, 16 km in north from Hafizabad and 6 km in south from Rasulnagar and Chenab River.[4]
The main crops of the town are rice, wheat, sugar cane and maize. Famous for inland fishery, approximately 35,000 acres (140 km²) of land are covered by fish ponds.
thank's
muhammad kashif tarar
