Lakhnewala

Lakhnewala (also Lakhnanwala and Lākhnewāla) is a village of Mandi Bahauddin District in Punjab, Pakistan,[1] located between River Jhelum and River Chenab. The total area of the village is approximately 119,790,000 sq ft (approx. 11.13 km2) or 2750 acres. It is about 8 km east of the city of Mandi Bahauddin. North are Kot Baloch, Rasul and the Government College of Technology, Rasul. It sits at 222 meters (728 feet) in average elevation.[1]

Lakhnewala
Lakhnewala
Coordinates: 32.37°N 73.33°E / 32.37; 73.33
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Climate

The summer begins in April; the hottest months are May, June and July with peak temperatures about 45 °C at noon. Winter begins in October; the coldest months are December through February, with frost in the January and February. Winter days are generally pleasant with maximum and minimum temperatures about 21.5 °C and 5.1 °C, respectively. Annual average rainfall is about 435 mm.

Population

There are approximately 1400 houses in village with a total of about 7500 people. The entire population of the village is Muslim who may attend 5 mosques and 2 madrasahs. 1 womenmadrasahThere are 2100 registered voters, almost 45% of whom are women.

Economics

The majority of the people earn their livelihood through agriculture on the fertile land, using the peter engine method for irrigation. The most important crops are wheat (gandam), rice (chawal), sugarcane (kamad) Watermelon and cotton which together account for more than 75% of the value of total crop output.

There are several bhathas (brick plants) poultry farms and fish farms in the village.

Infrastructure

It is common in most homes to have Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) phones or mobile phones, televisions and radios. Almost 80% homes in the village also possess computers with internet access. Frustrated by high electric bills and the inconvenience of load sharing, residents of Lakhnewala decided not to pay their electric bills while realizing that this could result in the disconnection of their electrical service.[2]

There is hospital in the village, a doctor and health care worker.

The village has a Government Boys Primary School, a Government Girls High School, and two private schools. Almost every child of the village goes to school.

Notable personalities
  • Ch Muhammad Aslam- Ex Senator & Ex MPA.[3][4] He became senator for the first time in 1973 when the senate was formulated. He was re-elected again in 1975. He has been elected the member of lower house and has served as Provisional Minister Usher and Zakat.
  • Commander (rETD) Sher Muhammad Gondal Advocate - First officer in armed forces of this town, District President Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Society Mandi Bahauddin
  • Shan Ali Gondal (Late) -Horse Jockey -The Pakistani government named school and station to honour his services.
  • Vice chairman Muhamnad Nawaz Gondal
  • Omar Hyatt Waraich - Advocate
  • Hasan Aslam - PPP District General Secretary
  • Kashif Iftikhar- Civil Judge
  • Syed Manzar Sajjad - rights activist and journalist
    • Babar, Muhammad (25 July 2012). "Ex-servicemen flay life threats to reporter". The Nation (Pakistan). Retrieved 2019-11-26..

References
  1. Lakhnewala Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. "Villagers pledge not to pay power bills". The Nation (Pakistan). 29 June 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. "List of Senators for the period from 1973 to 75 along with their permanent addresses" (PDF). www.senate.gov.pk. SENATE SECRETARIAT.
  4. "List of Senators for the period from 1975 to 77 along with their permanent addresses" (PDF). www.senate.gov.pk. SENATE SECRETARIAT.

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