Gunja, Pakistan

Gunja
گنجه
Union council and village
Gunja
گنجه

Location in Pakistan

Coordinates: 32°43′12″N 73°51′36″E / 32.72000°N 73.86000°E
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab
District Gujrat District
Tehsil Kharian Tehsil
Government
  Chairman Choudry Rauf
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC+6)
Postal Code 50141
Area code(s) 0537

Gunja(Urdu: گنجه ) is a village and a union council of Gujrat District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is part of Kharian Tehsil. Other villages in the union council are Chakdina, Chak Ikhlas, Hail, Mughli, Dhalla, Chak Rajjadi, Jataria Khurd, Jataria Kalan, Chatta and Sarwani.

Geography

The nearest town is Lalamusa.

Lifestyle

The village is surrounded on all sides by farmland. The major trades in the village are farming, masonry, and other types of manual labour. Gunja has a large diaspora living overseas, mainly in Dubai, New York, USA, European Countries and London, England. Remittances sent from overseas are a major source of income in the village.

Schools

Gunja has a number of private and government schools including:

DAR e Arqam school

Notable people

References

  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujrat National Reconstruction Bureau- Government of Pakistan 2007. Accessed May 10, 2012
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Coordinates: 32°43′12″N 73°51′36″E / 32.72000°N 73.86000°E