Chhidru

Chhidru چهِدرُو
Village and union council
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Mianwali District
Population
• Total	7,000 above
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)

Chhidru (Urdu: چهِدرُو‎), is a village and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.^[1] It is part of Mianwali Tehsil and is located at 32°32'36N 71°46'25E.^[2]

General

In Sanskrit, Chhidru means white stone. It is that place from which Indian time scale of geology starts. The mountain covered with snow, before 6 thousand years. Old Greeks journals spoke of snow, which is why they loved to live nearby the mountainous area. Mermandes, now famous village, was once fort of Greeks.

References

Administrative divisions of Mianwali District

Capital	Mianwali

Tehsils	Isakhel Mianwali Piplan

Union councils	Abbakhel Alluwali Ban Hafiz Jee Chakrala Chapri Chhidru Dabb Balouchan Daud Khel(Rural) Daood Khel (Town) Dher Umid Ali Shah Doaba Gujrat Gulmiri Hafizwala Hernoli(Rural) Harrnauli(Urban) Isakhel Kalabagh Kallur Kamar Mushani Kamar Mushani Pakka Khaglan Wala Khanqah Sirajia Kot Chandna Kundian-I Kundian-Ii Kundian Rural Mari Mianwali City -I Mianwali City -Ii Mianwali City -Iii Mianwali City -Iv Mochh Musakhel Muzafarpur Janubi Muzafarpur Shumali Namal Paikhel Piplan Qureshian Rokhri Shadia Shahbaz Khel Sultan Khel Swans Tabisar Tanikhel Thamewali Tibba Mehrban Shah Tola Bhangi Khel Trag Vanjari Vichvin Bala Wan Bhachran Watta Khel Yaru Khel

Coordinates: 32°32′36″N 71°46′25″E / 32.54333°N 71.77361°E / 32.54333; 71.77361

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