Gunja, Pakistan
| Gunja گنجه | |
|---|---|
| Union council and town | |
  Gunja گنجه Location in Punjab 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 | Choudhry Iqbal Chak Iklas |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6) |
| Postal Code | 50141 |
| Area code(s) | 0537 |
Gunja(Urdu: گنجه ) is a town and a union council of Kharian Tehsil and Gujrat District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is part of Kharian Tehsil. Other villages in the union council are Chak Ikhlas, Mughli, Dhalla, Chak Rajjadi, Jataria Khurd, Jataria Kalan, Chatta and Shahsar mast.
Geography
The nearest city of Gunja is Lalamusa. Gunja is a midpoint between three cities Dinga, Kharian and Lalamusa. Almost 11 km from Lalamusa and 15 km from Kharian and Dinga. Surrounding villages of Gunja is Hail, Bashna, Chak Iklas and Mugli. Gunja is 8 km far from G.T Road.
Village Gunja also have a Govt Hospital
And Private clinics around the village
Lifestyle
The town is surrounded on all sides by farmland. The major trades in the town are farming, masonry, and other types of manual labor. Gunja has a large diaspora living overseas, mainly in Midle east, United States, Europ, scandinavia, England ...Remittances sent from overseas are a major source of income of the town.
Schools
Gunja has a number of private and government schools including:
- Government boys High School
- Government girls High School
- Moozam Ideal Public School
- Tipu Junior Model School
References
- ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujrat National Reconstruction Bureau- Government of Pakistan 2007. Accessed May 10, 2012
Coordinates: 32°43′12″N 73°51′36″E / 32.72000°N 73.86000°E