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Chak 139 RB Ghammi is a village in Chak Jhumra
Tehsil
in Faisalabad District
in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. It lies 4 kilometers from Salarwala
and 12 kilometers away from Sangla Hill
. The village is the administrative center of Union Council
5 of Jhumra Tehsil, the village has a population of 3,257. The village was established when some Chatha
people came here on digging of Canal Rakh Branch in 1890. These Chatha people came here from Gurdaspur
however they are rooted back to Gujaranwala. The village has all the classical traditions of the British era and some elements of post partition of 1947. The English government established two graveyards, one for Christians and one for Muslims beside two areas of Shamshan Ghats one for Sikhs and one for Hindu
s. The village had once a minority population of Hindus but they all migrated to India in 1947.
, Navy and Police and education department etc.
, balli ball and kabaddi
.
Chak Jhumra
Chak Jhumra is a town and tehsil near the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District and has a Tehsil municipal administration . Chak Jhumra Town consists of 15 union councils.-About Chak Jhumra:...
Tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
in Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It lies 4 kilometers from Salarwala
Salarwala
Salarwala , is located in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Latitude 33.66; Longitude 73.28. It is a town situated on the Faisalabad to Lahore railway section. It is one of the oldest railway stations of pre-partition days. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey...
and 12 kilometers away from Sangla Hill
Sangla Hill
Sangla Hill is a tehsil located in Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.- Introduction :Sangla hill is a tehsil under district Nankana Sahib...
. The village is the administrative center of Union Council
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
5 of Jhumra Tehsil, the village has a population of 3,257. The village was established when some Chatha
Chatha
Chatha ) is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabits parts of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. - History :The Chatha tribe were originally settled Gujranwala District, in which district they hold 184 villages...
people came here on digging of Canal Rakh Branch in 1890. These Chatha people came here from Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...
however they are rooted back to Gujaranwala. The village has all the classical traditions of the British era and some elements of post partition of 1947. The English government established two graveyards, one for Christians and one for Muslims beside two areas of Shamshan Ghats one for Sikhs and one for Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s. The village had once a minority population of Hindus but they all migrated to India in 1947.
Infrastructure
Currently the village has a Government Middle School for boys and a High School for girls. The Dehi Markaz health facility, which has 25 beds, was established by the Punjab Government in 1988. This village has two mosques, one ahmdiya mosque, two church and one imam bargah. The people of this village are very educated. This village have all the facilities of life like GAS, TELEPHONE, WATER, DRAINAGE SYSTEM. Hundreds of school teachers belong to this village. Besides it large number of people of this village serving as soldiers in Pakistan forces, like Pakistan ArmyPakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
, Navy and Police and education department etc.
Sports
Football is a most favorite game the people of this village, and some young boys play cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, balli ball and kabaddi
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport...
.
See also
- ChathaChathaChatha ) is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabits parts of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. - History :The Chatha tribe were originally settled Gujranwala District, in which district they hold 184 villages...
- SalarwalaSalarwalaSalarwala , is located in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Latitude 33.66; Longitude 73.28. It is a town situated on the Faisalabad to Lahore railway section. It is one of the oldest railway stations of pre-partition days. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey...
- Rakh BranchRakh BranchThe Rakh Branch is a canal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The canal was dug in 1892 during colonial rule. The Rakh Branch originates from canal Lower Chenab...
- Chak JhumraChak JhumraChak Jhumra is a town and tehsil near the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District and has a Tehsil municipal administration . Chak Jhumra Town consists of 15 union councils.-About Chak Jhumra:...
- Sangla HillSangla HillSangla Hill is a tehsil located in Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.- Introduction :Sangla hill is a tehsil under district Nankana Sahib...
- Rakh BranchRakh BranchThe Rakh Branch is a canal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The canal was dug in 1892 during colonial rule. The Rakh Branch originates from canal Lower Chenab...