Chund Bharwana
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Chund Bharwana is a town of Jhang District
in Punjab Province
of Pakistan
. It lies at the intersection of two main highways, the Jhang
–Lalian
road and Jhang–Sargodha
road. The main castes of the town are Rajput
(Rana), Khokhar
, Arain
, Thaheem
and Bharwana
(sub clan of Sial
). Chund Bharwana is situated between two rivers, the Jhehlum
and the Chenab
. People intending to visit towns like Shahjewan, Pir Kot, Salyana, Chela, Jhagar, Haveli Sheikh Rajoo, Kala Baali, and Lalian pass through Chund Bharwana.
The famous folk singer Irshad Hussain Teddi came from Chund Bharwana, and the late famous Punjabi poet Shafqat Abbas Kakiyana also came from Chund Bharwana. Chund Bharwana is also famous for its railway bridge over the Chenab River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of town.
Jhang District
Jhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
in Punjab Province
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...
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 at the intersection of two main highways, the Jhang
Jhang
- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
–Lalian
Lalian
Lalian is a city in the Chiniot District of Punjab province, in Pakistan. It is located at 31°49'21N 72°47'50E with an altitude of 171 metres and is situated on the Faisalabad-to-Sargodha road. It is named after "Mian Muhammad Siddiq Lali", a Muslim saint. According to the census of 1998, Lalian...
road and Jhang–Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
road. The main castes of the town are Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
(Rana), Khokhar
Khokhar
The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
, Arain
Arain
The Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
, Thaheem
Thaheem
The Thaheem are a Sindhi tribe of Arab origin found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- Origin :...
and Bharwana
Bharwana
Bharwana is a clan tribe and sub cast of Sial. Its origin was Chund Bharwana and Qaim Bharwana near Jhang District.-History:The early historical records of the Bharwanas date from the era of the Mughal emperors and they are considered a sub caste of the Sial.-Origins:Bharwanas mostly live in the...
(sub clan of Sial
Sial (tribe)
The Sial tribe are a Punjabi,Sindhi,Baluchi and Pakhtun people found among Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus in Pakistan and India .Sials are found among Jatts, Rajputs/Khatris...
). Chund Bharwana is situated between two rivers, the Jhehlum
Jhelum River
Jehlum River or Jhelum River , ) is a river that flows in India and Pakistan. It is the largest and most western of the five rivers of Punjab, and passes through Jhelum District...
and the Chenab
Chenab River
The Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
. People intending to visit towns like Shahjewan, Pir Kot, Salyana, Chela, Jhagar, Haveli Sheikh Rajoo, Kala Baali, and Lalian pass through Chund Bharwana.
The famous folk singer Irshad Hussain Teddi came from Chund Bharwana, and the late famous Punjabi poet Shafqat Abbas Kakiyana also came from Chund Bharwana. Chund Bharwana is also famous for its railway bridge over the Chenab River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of town.
External links
- "Chund Bharwana Map — Satellite Images of Chund Bharwana" Maplandia World Gazetteer
- photographs of Chund Bharwana roads Panoramio