Talagang
| Talagang تلہ گنگ | |
|---|---|
  Talagang | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′40″N 72°24′40″E / 32.92778°N 72.41111°ECoordinates: 32°55′40″N 72°24′40″E / 32.92778°N 72.41111°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union councils | 2 |
Talagang (Urdu: تلہ گنگ), the headquarters of Talagang Tehsil, is a town located in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2] It lies about 30 kilometers from the M2 motorway and about 45 kilometers from the district capital, Chakwal.
Administration
Talagang is the administrative center of Talagang Tehsil, one of the four tehsils (administrative subdivisions) of Chakwal District. The tehsil is divided into 23 union councils, two of which form the city of Talagang. Approximately 114 villages in 2012 were under the tehsil administration of Talagang.
Religion
Talagang Population is based on 99% Muslims. Some Christian Families are part of Population. Mostly Peoples are religious. Sunnyسنی(Including Deobandiدیوبندی, Barelwi بریلوی and Tauheedi توحیدی etc), Shea شعیہ are mostly part of Muslims Firqas(فرقہ). People from across Punjab visit the shrines of Baba Shah and Amma Bibi that are situated in the heart of Qadirpur. Talagang has a wide range of mosques, including Colony Mosque and Mughal Mosque Basti Faizabad. Hussani Mosque, Masjid Farooq-e-Azam, Mundial Mosque and Eidgah are also included in renowned mosques of city.
Language
People mostly speak the Pothwari and Awankari dialect of Punjabi. Urdu is also spoken and understood by local people.
Chowks
There are three main chowks (Open market-places) in Talagang namely Traffic Chowk (The Heart of City) which is situated in the middle of Talagang. The other chowks are Sadiq-a-Bad Chowk (Also called Jahaz Chowk) and Mundial Chowk.
Castes of Talagang
Health facilities
Talagang has public sector health facilities, including the Tehsil headquarters hospital and a 50-bed city hospital. Private hospitals are also there. The major hospitals are Saad Hospital, Al Karam Hospital, Al Qamar Hospital and Madina Hospital, Mehboob Niazi Hospital. In charity, newly build 50 bed Iman Hospital donated to the community by Alvi family. Al-Khidmat hospital is also situated near Dhok Goria/Thoa Mehram Khan.
Education
Talagang has public colleges with separate campuses for male and female students. It has one post-graduate college that offers masters level classes for both men and women. One of the oldest educational institutions is the Fauji Foundation Inter College. Established in 1988, Fauji upgraded to an intermediate college. Several semi-governmental and private schools and colleges are there, some of them providing co-education. Talagang is in the district of Chakwal which, according to Alif Ailaan's Pakistan District Education Rankings 2014, is the highest ranked district in Punjabi in terms of education. Air Foundation School System, Muslim Group Of Colleges, The Educators, The Smart School, VIP School & College, Cambridge International Science College Talagang, Al-Yousaf College, Orient School, Al Rahman Public School and Punjab Colleges are also included in the best educational institutions of the city.
Hotels & Restaurants
Awan International Hotel, Baloch Restaurant & Hotel ,Danial Hotel, Pak Zaiqa Hotel, Pakistan Hotel, Green Lagoon Hotel, Baloch Hotel, Golden Grain,Gladiator Hotel and Food Valley are the famous hotels of the area. There are also some street food carts (Thelas) which include Yadgar Chips Pakora, Al-Syed Burgers, Mashallah Chips and Pakoras, Lahori Daata Chicken Shawarma, Syed Abid Ice Cream and Chips, Peshawari Ice Cream, Sadabahaar Shawarmas, and more. Also New Farhan Hotel is a famous hotel benefitting passengers and drivers.
Local newspapers
Local newspapers include the Weekly Mutaqarib, Weekly Talagang Times, Weekly Talagang News and Weekly Akse Talagang.
Neighbourhoods (Mohallas)
There are many mohallas in Talagang from which the main are Mohallah Jhatla, Mohallah Hawapura, Mohallah Kashmiri, Housing Colony, Mohallah Tarair, Mohallah Eidgah and many villages are connected with Talagang after Akwal. Bilalabad is the popular village also Chamman Samsal, Chak Ghirkial, Gulshan Barwal, Saghar, Jassial, and Tamman. Air Marshal(R) Nur Khan was from Tamman.