Choa Rajgan

Choa Rajgan
چوآ راجگان
Village
Choa Rajgan
Location in Punjab (Pakistan)
Choa Rajgan
Choa Rajgan (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°54′N 73°45′E / 32.900°N 73.750°E / 32.900; 73.750Coordinates: 32°54′N 73°45′E / 32.900°N 73.750°E / 32.900; 73.750
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab province
District Gujrat District
Time zone PST

'Choa Rajgan (Punjabi, Urdu: چوآ راجگان) is a village of Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan in tehsil Sarai Alamgir. The population is more than 2,000 people. It is one of the biggest villages of Chib Rajputs. The majority of the inhabitants belong to the Raja caste, hence the village name.

The shrine of religious historical figure Baba Sain Alif is in Choa.

Literacy

About 50 percent people of the Choa Rajgan village are literate. There are two schools in the village one for boys and other one for girls, Both schools are primary schools (Up to 5 class). The inhabitants of this village take further educarion from nearby town Sarai Alamgir.

Location

Choa Rajgan is 6 km away from the large town of Sarai Alamgir Town is surrounded by hilly areas locally called as "Pabbi". An old well is considered to be the center of the village which is called "Khhu" in local language.

The village is just 4 km from historic Grand Trunk Road.[1] The nearest airport is Sialkot International Airport which is around 98 km from village and takes roughly one and half hours.

References

  1. "Grand Trunk Road". Wikipedia. 2017-10-12.
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