Grinkot

Grinkot is a village in Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is part of Kasur Tehsil and is located at 31°12'54N 74°28'30E with an altitude of 198 metres (652 feet).[2] This village was formed by Sekhon family. Their ancestor was soldier in British army and for his services toward British army he was allotted land in colonial India. The village name is kept after an English officer. After partition Sekhon family moved to India and got settled in Patti few kilometres from Grinkot.Sardar Bhagwan Singh Sekhon belonging to Sekhon family was a very noble person.He was famous and known person in Patti.

Grinkot
Village
Grinkot
Coordinates: 30°56′56″N 73°44′36″E
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictKasur
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

References
  1. Maplandia
  2. Location of Grinkot - Falling Rain Genomics


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