Gharmala
Encyclopedia
Gharmala is a village located in Jhelum District
Jhelum District
Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...

, 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...

, 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 is part of Jhelum Tehsil
Jhelum Tehsil
Jhelum Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District in Punjab province, Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 27 Union Councils and is heaquartered at the city of Jhelum.-History:...

, and is located at N 32° 57' 0 E 73° 41' 0 with an altitude of 229 metres (754 feet). and lies along the famous Rohtas
Rohtas
Rohtas can refer to:*Rohtas, Pakistan, a village located in Rohtas Fort, Pakistan*Rohtas Fort, Pakistan*Rohtas District, a district in Bihar, India*Rohtas Plateau in north-western Bihar...

 Road. The village is about 3km west of the city of Jhelum and has a population of over 5000. It has a girls high school and boys middle school. There are 2 mosques in village and one of them is Jammia mosque.

Geography and climate

Village lies at the foots of Pothohar Plateau
Pothohar Plateau
The Pothohar Plateau is a plateau in north-eastern Pakistan and the western parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The area was the home of the Soanian Culture, which is evidenced by the discovery of fossils, tools, coins, and remains of ancient archaeological sites...

 and ground is fairly plain. It enjoys all 4 seasons. Summer is really hot and temperature can reach above 48°C during June and July. Monsoon starts in middle of July lasts for 4-6 weeks. Winter is mostly dry and cold but December month is relatively wet and temperature can fall below 0°C.
.

Transport

Village is well connected by different roads to other villages and Jhelum city. Jhelum Railway Station is about 2.5km and GT road is 2km. Rohtas
Rohtas
Rohtas can refer to:*Rohtas, Pakistan, a village located in Rohtas Fort, Pakistan*Rohtas Fort, Pakistan*Rohtas District, a district in Bihar, India*Rohtas Plateau in north-western Bihar...

Road passes by the village on the south which leads to Jhelum City on east and to Rohtas Fort on the west. It is old path of GT Road.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK