| Pindigheb | |
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Pindigheb
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Attock District |
| Tehsil | Pindigheb Tehsil |
| Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 (UTC) |
Pindigheb (or Pindi Gheb) is a town in Punjab province Pakistan and seat of Pindi Gheb Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Attock District.[1]
The Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago during British rule, described the town as follows:[2]
| “ | Pindi Gheb Town.-Head-quarters of the subdivision and tahsil of the same name in Attock District, Punjab, situated in 33° 14' N. and 72° 16' E., 21 miles from Jand station on the North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 8,452. Historically the name PindGheb is the compound of two words "pind" mean village and "Gheb" derived from the Gheba khan,the ancestor of Royal Gheba tribe of Mughal sardar family who came and settled here in 16th century with Zaheer-ud-din Babar during the invasion of india and at the same time Jodhra tribe sattled in this area now the ancestral home of the Jodhra Maliks,who got it in the sixteenth century from their ancient rival Ghebas. The municipality was created in 1873. The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 4,400. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,200, chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 5,800. A vernacular middle school is maintained by the municipality, and a dispensary by Government. | ” |
Gazetteer of Attock 1934
