Pindi Saidpur
Pindi Said Pur is a village and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil. Casts living here are Khokhar, Arain, Malik, Pathan (Sadozai), Awan, Jandrans, Bhattis, Jats, Muslim Shaikhs, Rajputs, Muhajirs and Mussalis. [1]It is located at 32°40'0N 73°20'0E with an altitude of 215 metres (708 feet).[2] Islam is the only religion existing in the town.
Pindi Said pur | |
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Village and union council | |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Punjab Province |
District | Jhelum District |
Tehsil | Pind Dadan Khan |
Government | |
Area | |
• Village and union council | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Village and union council | 11,075 |
• Urban | 8,557 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Geography
Pindi Saidpur is located just on the edge of Indus plain near Salt range mountains. It is a plain area. The town is located about 3 km south of Salt range and 4.3 km north of Jhelum river. It is approximately 52 km west of Jhelum city and 27 km east of Pind Dadan Khan.It is located 37 KM west of Khewra Salt Mine which is second largest salt mine in the world.
Politics
The chairman of the UC is Aslam Marath while Malik Qasim Rehan is the vice chairman, both of whom are part of PTI.
Education
The two main and public schools in the town are:
- Government Boys High School Pindi Said Pur
(Sarfraz Hussain Saeed - PHD Scholar Islamiat, Javed Iqbal- PHD Scholar Computer Science)
- Government Girls High School Pindi Said Pur
The private institutions include:
- Allied School Iqbal Campus
- FG Science High School
- Misali Science School
- The Educators
Neighbouring Villages
- Saghar Pur (To the south)
- Sherpur (Towards South-West)
- Thill (Towards North-West)
- Chakri (Towards North-East)
- Awanpur (Towards North)
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