Karam Pur

Karampur (Urdu: کرَمپُور ‎), is a town and union council in Tehsil Mailsi, District Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] Its geographical coordinates are 29° 54' 0" North, 72° 21' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Karampur.[2] It is one of the oldest towns in Vehari. The name "Karampur" is historically adopted after Karam Khan Waseer, who was prominent among the early inhabitants of this settlement. The important tribes and families of the town are Rajpoot, Arain (mostly migrated from Haryana, India, after independence in 1947) Peerzada,Shah,Borana and Waseer are already here. It has a fertile land so main occupation of the people is agriculture but now people are gradually shifting from agriculture to business, trade and services sectors.

References
  1. "NRB: Local Government Elections". archive.is. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. Team, Maplandia.com. "Karampur Map | Pakistan Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.


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