Ghaniaan

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Ghaniaan
Ghanian
Town and Union Council
Ghaniaan
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°23′N 73°39′E / 32.383°N 73.650°E / 32.383; 73.650
Country  Pakistan
Region Punjab
District Mandi Bahauddin District
Tehsil Phalia Tehsil
Villages 16
Population
  Total 8,000
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
General Post Office (GPOs) 40500[1]
Area code(s) 0456
Website


Ghaniaan is a village and Union council of Phalia Tehsil, Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] It is located at N 32°40'29 & E 73°64'96 with an altitude of 201 metres above sea lavel [3] and lies about 8 km North West of Phalia on the Phalia-Alipur Chatha road near Chenab River Qadirabad Headworks. The nearest police station is Phalia Police Station, which is about 7.5 km to the North west. Population of village is round about 8000. same like other villages of Phalia most of the population is farmers[4]

Overview

Ghaniaan has all basic facilities including hospital, schools, telephones and good roads with transport to the nearest city Phalia. Most of the people are farmers by profession; but, since few years, a number of people have been employed in European and Gulf countries, which has raised people's life style. There are two main crops, rice and wheat. Local farmers earn good money from 'Colonel Basmati' brand rice. The literacy rate is also going up, specially in women. The people from Ghanian like many others have contributed their part at international level in the fields of engineering and medicine, etc.[5][6]

Education

  • Government boys primary school
  • Government girls primary school
  • Government boys Middle school
  • Government girls Highi school
  • Bilal ModelCHAKRI SHAH Private school

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See also

References

Coordinates: 32°23′N 73°39′E / 32.383°N 73.650°E / 32.383; 73.650

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