Punjdhera

Punjdhera (Urdu: پنج ڈیہرا‎) is a village and union council of Chakwal is a district of Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It is near Mulhal Mughlan, which is located on Sohawa Chakwal Road which leads to Talagangand, Mianwali.

Since 1947 Chakwal was a part of District Jehlum. In 1985 Chakwal became a district with four tehsils. The district is administratively subdivided into four tehsils: Tehsil Chakwal Tehsil, Kallar Kahar Tehsil, Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil, and Talagang Tehsil. It is located 90 km south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad. Famous political personality of Punjdhera was F.L.R Ch frazand ali khan(Late).

Facilities

There is a Jamia Mosque in the centre of the village. In recent census population of punjdhera is 1502. [2] A government primary school for boys and girls is also located here.[3]

References
  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://wikimapia.org/#lang=ur&lat=32.991012&lon=73.090459&z=19&m=b&show=/15870896/ur/Jamia-Masjid-Punjdhera&search=punjdehra
  3. http://wikimapia.org/#lang=ur&lat=32.989324&lon=73.087701&z=19&m=b&search=punjdehra


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