Barapind


Barapind
بڑا پنڈ

Old Name : Bara Pind Lohtian

Barapind
بڑا پنڈ
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates:
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Narowal
Tehsil Shakargarh
Union Council Darman
Government
 • Naib Nazim Union Council Shamim Akhtar
 • General Councilors Ameen Ullah Khan, Abdul Nabi
Population
 • Religion Islam
 • Languages Punjabi, Urdu
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
 • Summer (DST) +6 (UTC)
Postal code span 51800
Area code(s) 0542
Website www.barapind.co.cc

Barapind some time spell Bara Pind (Punjabi, Urdu: بڑا پنڈ ), is a village of Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It is located in the northeastern corner of punjab. geographically it is situated at 75E and 32N.

Battle of Barapind or the Battle of Basantar (December 4 - December 16, 1971) was one of the vital battles fought in this village as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the eastern sector of Pakistan.[2][3] Before the partition of India in 1947, its name was Bara Pind Lohtian.

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Notable people

Sahibzada Peer Syed Saeed Ul Hassan Shah.Ex MPA (Minister Of Religious Affairs And Auqaf Panjab).
Sahibzada Peer Syed Faiz Ul Hassan Shah. (Pir Faizi Shah Murara Shareef).
Baba Qalandar Hussain (saint)[4]

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