Sheikhan
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- For the professional poker player Shahram "Sheiky" Sheikhan, see Shawn Sheikhan.
Sheikhan City is situated in District Chiniot
Chiniot
Chiniot is a city and administration headquarter of Chiniot District, in the state of Punjab, Pakistan. Located between the heart of river Chenab with the heads of small rocky hills, it is known for its wooden furniture architecture which has a great attraction in all over the world.- Name and...
in 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.
Southern side
The village Sheikhan is situated in some distance about 2.5 km from the right bank of river Chenab (Chanhan) in Utar region which flows in south east of village. A rain pond is also located at some half miles distant from village in southern side called Sangar.Northern side
In North Side, a canal flowing from river Jehlum (Vehat) provides water to village lands for cultivation. Most of the population lives in old villages while a colony was also settled by prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 70s for non landowning people, and also a number of population is living in north side crossing the canal after the development of a link road between JhangJhang
- 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...
and 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...
which is called Adda Sheikhan.
Adjoining villages
Bhawana is just 28 km from Sheikhan. Adjoining Villages in West are Ratta MattaRatta Matta
Ratta Matta is a town and Union council of Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan located on the Jhang-Lalian road. Before the land reforms of Ayub Khan, the Sayyads of the town held proprietorship of 12 villages including: Ratta, Matta, Hashim Wala, Rajay Wala, Khalar Awan, Panjgirain,...
, Sahdipur, Tibbi Lalera, TindianWala, Kot Sultan, Inayatpur and Thatta Shah Jamal whole across the river Thatta Muhammad Shah. Other several hamlets (wells) are part of the village and are also populated place like Chah Rustlliwala, Mundi ber, Jhalar Nathu Shah.
As before the canal irrigation system each 50 acres (202,343 m²) land was cultivated with the help of wells, so there are several wells existing in village lands like Gulabewala, Rariwala, Ameerwala, Hari Singh Wala, Kohluwala etc.
Vegetation
Being an agricultural area most of the land is ploughed but still waste land can be found here specially near the river banks. Different kind of trees, grasses and shrubs are found here.People
Most of the People living here belong to the Bukhari Sadat tribe, descendants of Shah Sheikhan who was a descendant of Hazrat Imam Ali Naqi, the ninth Imam of Shi'a Muslims and also 8th in the pedigree tree of Hazrat Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib. The other leading tribe is ChadharChadhar
Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...
whose four families from wejhwa
Wejhwa
Wejhwa is a sub-clan of the Chadhar clan among Rajputs and Jats. They are of Punjabi origin. Most Wejhwas live in the Jhang district in the province of Punjab in Pakistan....
sub tribe of chadhar
Chadhar
Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...
live here: Ramzan Ke, Zamme Ke, Ghamme Ke and Dargahi Ke. Other tribes also live here in small number like Sial
Sial
In geology, the sial is the upper layer of the Earth's crust made of rocks rich in silicates and aluminium minerals. It is sometimes equated with the continental crust because it is absent in the wide oceanic basins, but "sial" is a geochemical term rather than a plate tectonic term.Geologists...
, 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...
, Bhutta
Bhutta
Bhutta is a Jatt tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan. The Bhutta are of Rajput origin are descended from a branch of the Suryavanshi Rajput family. Like "Soomra" jats of Punjab became Soomro in Sindh, likewise "Bhutta" became Bhutto when tribe moved towards south of Indus valley...
, Dhudhi
Dhudhi
The Dhudi are a tribe of Panhwar, Panwar, Parmar Rajput origin, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1931 census of India they had a population of 5,800....
etc.
Pre-partition
Before the partition of PunjabPunjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
in 1947 some castes of Bania
Punjabi Banias
Punjabi Vysyas or Punjabi Baniyas are one of the communities in Punjab, India. Most of the Vaishya community in Punjab follows Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism.- Punjabi Vysyas :...
and brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
lived here who were called Khatri
Khatri
Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...
and kirar
Kirar
The Kirar is a Hindu Rajput found in the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India. They are also known as Kirar or Kirad.-History and origin:...
. They were all traders and own Hatti.It is told that if they had not left here they might have the landlords these days like there is a saying that if they credit a lachi (Cardamom) to someone they wrote in their wai (Ledger) Dachi (camel), and landlords used to feed jalebis (spiral shaped sweet made of refined flour and sugar) to their horses which they bought from kirars.
Those kirars belonged to Ahuja
Ahuja
Ahuja is a common family name of Hindus and Sikhs with origin ranging from Sindh and Punjab that are usually of the Arora sub-caste and of the Khatri caste. They adhere to family traditions, respect for elders and family rituals. Ahujas are members of the business community, and are believed to...
, Aneja
Aneja
Aneja is an Arora surname. It is a subcaste of the Arora caste in India. Aneja are mainly spread through Northern India; most Aneja are Indo-Aryans....
, Chawala and Arora
Arora
Arora is an Indo-Aryan community of the Punjab region. Commentators differ in their opinions regarding the relationship between the Arora and the Khatri community....
castes.
The famous kirars as heard by elders were Bhag Kirar, Pyar-e-Ram, Bahadur Chand, Gyano etc.
Celebrities
Shaheed Quaid Allama Syed Arif Hussain Al-HussainiAllama Arif Hussain Hussaini
Arif Hussain Al Hussaini was a Shia leader in Pakistan.- Early life :Shaheed Hussaini was born on 25 November 1946 in the Village Piwaar of Kurram Agency, Parachinar into the house of Fazal Hussain Shah. His family belongs to the Husseini branch of Syeds, which trace descent to the fourth Shi'a...
, Allama syed Sajid Ali Naqvi, Allama Muhammad Hussain Najafi (Dhakku), Allama Nazar Hussain tiwana also known as Nazar Qutbi, Allama Nazir Hussain Dhakku, Allama Syed Iftikhar Hussain Naqvi Al-Najafi the principal Jamia Imam Khomeini Mari Indus, Allama Syed Mazhar Kazmi the principal Jamiatul Baeathat of Rajoa Sadat
Rajoa Sadat
Rajoa Sadat is a town and Union Council of Chiniot District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town is situated at Faisalabad Sargodha Road....
.
Politics
Syed Fakhar Abbas Shah Bukhari (Currently Naib Nazim), Syed Hasnain Trimzi, Syed Naseer Sh., Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Mazhar AbbasPoets and scholars
Khan Ghulam Abid Baloch Pen Name Mumtaz (Blessed), Nazar Muhammad Taseer, Riaz Hussain JafferyEducation
There are two Government primary schools for boys in the village. One of which has been serving since before the partition, two Government primary schools for girls, while three private secondary co schools namely Jinnah Cadet School set almost 6 years before in year 1998, Science School System and Al-Qamar Science Education System making all possible efforts to cope with the state of the art education.There are students in Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
(Naval, Nuclear
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of the breakdown as well as the fusion of atomic nuclei and/or the application of other sub-atomic physics, based on the principles of nuclear physics...
, Telecommunication
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
, Chemical
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
and Civil
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
etc), Space Technology
Space technology
Space technology is technology that is related to entering, and retrieving objects or life forms from space."Every day" technologies such as weather forecasting, remote sensing, GPS systems, satellite television, and some long distance communications systems critically rely on space infrastructure...
, Medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and almost in every field of the modern age
Modern Age
Modern Age is an American conservative academic quarterly journal, founded in 1957 by Russell Kirk in close collaboration with Henry Regnery...
.
This small but the most fertile homeland is proud of her sons having exposure of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and Research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
System
System
System is a set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole....
.
Khan Ghulam Abid (Urdu: خان غلام عابد) (deceased) was a primary school teacher by profession. He used to be called Mumtaz in his kalam. He actually belonged to the village Bullo (known as Bullo Balocha(n)) situated at the right bank of river Jehlum. He was posted by education department at the primary school Adda Sheikhan as a teacher, but he fell in love with the soil of Sheikhan and chose this land as his homeland and started living here even after his retirement, still his family lives here. He was the teacher and spiritual father of two generations. Being an excellent natured personality, people of all age groups loved him very much. He in fact, tried his best to accommodate/support all the needy people. He urged the community to enhance their moral, social, economical and educational growth. He was the first person on this land who made the people realise their sense of self respect and educated them to attain the real freedom from feudal lords. This was the only way of life, acceptable for the free nations, he enlightened awareness. He proved himself with his actions, to be an ideal teacher, the best father, an excellent scholar/historian, poet, speaker and simply Master of ALL Trades. His teachings about life are really worth following. He spent much time of his mature age in the company of religious scholars, political leaders, poets, excellent teachers and the reflections of grasped excellent features were expressed on so many occasions by him and his students are trying to opt his practices in their lives.
Besides being an affectionate teacher he was known for his poetry specifically a type of poetry called Noha. Noha is a type of poetry in Punjabi Language in which the miseries (masaaieb) of Ahle Bait specifically Imam Hussain (A.S) in the tragedy of Karbala are stated. He created famous nohas of his time.
Language
The dominated language is PunjabiPunjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
Language while Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
is also spoken.
Culture
The dominating culture of the region is a civilized form of Bari CultureBari Culture
Typically this term applies to the culture of Sandal Bar Area but it can also be used for whole of the bar area of Punjab which includes Neeli Bar, Ganji Bar and Kirana Bar also. This area has thousands of years of history as it is includes the main tributaries of river Indus. Harrapa is also...
i.e. the culture of Sandal Bar
Sandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
area though physically this area is not the part of Sandal Bar
Sandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
region. Sandal Bar
Sandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
is some mile away from here across the river Chenab.
Calendar
Along with the modern Gregorian CalendarGregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
the traditional Bikrami calendar
Bikrami calendar
A Bikrami, or Desi year, is a solar year which starts on the 13 of March, or the start of Spring, and consists of 365 days. Nine of its months consists of 30 days, one are of 31 and other two are of 32 days. This calendar is in traditional use in Punjab...
and the in religious matters Islamic Hijri Calendar
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
are followed here.
Religious events like Births and Deaths of Masoomen (A.S) are followed according to Islamic Hijri Calendar while official events like school exams etc are performed according to Gregorian calendar but Bikrami Calendar is popular and has its roots in people.
Men
Men tie a petty coat called Majhla on waist and it goes to ankles while wear a kurta which covers upper part of body usually it drops to knees.Majhla is apiece of cloth usually 6 meters long and 1 and 1/2 meter broad.
Men tie a turban at their heads.
But while visiting houses of syeds men do not wear turban for due respect to their status of being descendants of Muhammad
Muhammad
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.
Women
Women also wear the same dress but there is difference in tying the majhla and that style is called Dhudder and by this style the part is covered in such a way there is no chance of uncovering any part of lower body.Women keep a scarf on their heads.
It is said that some decades ago women used to wear choli
Choli
A choli , is a midriff-baring blouse shell garment in the Indian sari costume worn in India, southern Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and other countries where the sari is worn. The choli is cut to fit tightly to the body and has short sleeves and a low neck...
on upper part of body that is a part of Rajasthani Culture.
Shoes
The traditional shoes are called Khussa which are made of pure cow leather and is decorated with TillaTilla
Tilla Satellite Launch Center, primary known as Tilla Range, is a 25 km west of Jhelum city in Punjab. The facility is also known as Mashhood Test Firing Range...
a golden or silver shining stuff.
Jewellery
Jewellery called Toomb in local language includes Mundri, Chhalla, Choorian, Kangan, Panjangla, Tikka, Nath, Hamel, Kantey, Gulooband etc.
Modern era changes in dress
With the advent of the modern age, the younger generation usually do not wear traditional dresses and are used to wearing Shalwar (a loose trouser), Qameez (a loose long shirt) and English trousers and shirt.Tukkar
TukkarNaan
Naan is a leavened, oven-baked flatbread. It is typical of and popular in South and Central Asia, in Iran, and in South Asian restaurants abroad. Influenced by the large influx of South Asian labour, naan has also become popular in Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states.Originally, naan is a...
, Phulka
Roti
Roti is generally a South Asian bread made from stoneground wholemeal flour, traditionally known as atta flour, that originated and is consumed in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It is also consumed in parts of the Southern Caribbean, particularly in Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and...
or Roti
Roti
Roti is generally a South Asian bread made from stoneground wholemeal flour, traditionally known as atta flour, that originated and is consumed in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It is also consumed in parts of the Southern Caribbean, particularly in Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and...
is the local name of bread. It is mostly baked in Desi Oven called Tandoor
Tandoor
A tandoor is a cylindrical clay oven used in cooking and baking. The tandoor is used for cooking in Azerbaijan, India, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Central Asia, as well as Burma and Bangladesh.The heat for a tandoor was...
. In past it was only baked at tnadoors owned by Dayas but this tradition is gradually vanishing and even it is replaced by the stove baked bread.
Loon or salt is the essential part of flour prepared for bread.
Paratha
Paratha
A paratha/parantha/parauntha is an Indian flat-bread that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Paratha is an amalgamation of the words parat and atta which literally means layers of cooked dough...
is a kind of bread whose flour is prepared with Oil or Desi Gheu
Ghee
Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian cuisine....
.
Bhaji
Is the local name of curry. Also called Salen is basically a mixture of red peppers, salt, water, vegetables, ghee, beef or mutton, taken along with chapaties for lunch or dinner.Lassi
LassiLassi
Lassi is a popular and traditional yogurt-based drink of the Indian Subcontinent. It is made by blending yogurt with water and Indian spices...
is produced from milk. There are two types of Lassi: kachi Lassi, Pakki Lassi.
Dudh
Dhudh, also called dhoodh, is milk of cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep and camels, favourite of JATT peoples.Parhen
Even today's fastest world, Parhen or Parhea is working well towards the solution/decision of all social issues generated among the people.Religion
Almost 90% of the population belong to Shi'a Ithna Ashri Muslims, who believe in 12 imams being Hazrat Hujjat Ibn al Hassan al Askari (A.F.S) the last 12th Imam appearing in end of times.All the people became the followers of shietteism when a person named Chaghatta belonging to Zamme Ke family of Wejhwa
Wejhwa
Wejhwa is a sub-clan of the Chadhar clan among Rajputs and Jats. They are of Punjabi origin. Most Wejhwas live in the Jhang district in the province of Punjab in Pakistan....
Chadhar
Chadhar
Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...
tribe started preaching shietteism almost 150 years before. The other 10% Sunni Muslims are enjoying peaceful life without the concept of being minority
Minority group
A minority is a sociological group within a demographic. The demographic could be based on many factors from ethnicity, gender, wealth, power, etc. The term extends to numerous situations, and civilizations within history, despite the misnomer of minorities associated with a numerical statistic...
.
Holy places
There are four Mosques and Imam Bargahs in different points of villages form which two are the oldest ones, one of which is cared by Syeds of village while other is cared by the descendants of chaghatta or Zamme ke family.There is also a Madersa near Adda Sheikhan named Jamia Imamul Asr which is affiliated with Jamia Imam Khomeini Mari Indus. On the other hand, Sunni boys and girls get their religious education in their respective Madrasas situated in the vicinity of Mosques.
The excellent and second to none show-up of brotherhood can be seen on the occasion of Ashura
Ashura
Ashura may refer to:* Ashura, meaning "tenth" in Arabic** The Day of Ashura, , day of mourning in Shi'a Islam* King Ashura, character from the manga series Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle...
every year, when Shi'a Muslims are in processions while Sunni Muslims are making arrangements of Sabeel for them.
Production
The area in nature is an agrarian area that is why all production of the village is agro based.Rice
Local people don't like rice much for eating as there is proverb in local language Sevian Murath taeen chawal Adhi raat taeen meaning Pasta is digested in between reaching up to door and rice is digested maximum till midnight. Nonetheless, rice is a major crop of the area.Barley
Barley is grown along with wheat and is cut a month before the wheat. It is used to get satoo by crushong it graining. Satoo is used for drinking mixing in water.Oranges
Orange called Malta in local language is the major fruit of area which grows in winter season, starts from October and remains till April.Sugar cane
Sugar cane locally called Ganna is also produced here and is supplied to sugar mills and is also used in producing Gur that is pieces of brown sugar.Melons
Water melon is also a major production of area because there is plenty of underground water in Hithar Area at banks of river. Its local name is kalak.Another variety of melon whose local name is Rainndi is also a major production in Hithari lands of Sheikhan. This is a deep-ribbed melon.
Grasses
Chhatala, Bersin, Chari Bajra are the local name of grasses produced here as pet animal feed.Milk and dairy products
As its an agro based area, most of people keep cows and buffaloes. The milk is collected by various milk reprocessing companies like NestleNestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
, Chaudhry Dairies Limited, Mubarak Dairies.
Animal fat
Animal fat
Animal fats are rendered tissue fats that can be obtained from a variety of animals.- Pet nutrition :In pet nutrition, the source of animal fat concerns food manufacturers. AAFCO states that animal fat is "obtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering...
that is extracted from the cream in milk is called Desi Gheu in local language and is internally traded. It was the major part of daily diest some decades ago and now has been replaced by various kinds of Hydrogenated Fats.
Another very delicious milk product (Dahee), a yoghurt, extracted condensely, is prepared at home.
Butter is also traded internally.
Business places
Adda Sheikhan has become a business hub of the area. A branch of Habib Bank is situated at Adda Sheikhan. The crops, urea and other goods are well traded here and people of surrounding villages prefer doing their sale purchase at Adda Sheikhan. A telephone exchange is also fulfilling the communication needs of the entire area since 2005.Mobile phone operators
- MobilinkMobilinkPakistan Mobile Communications Limited, better known as Mobilink GSM, is a telecommunication service provider in Pakistan. The company is Pakistan's leading cellular operator with a subscriber base of 31.5m and market share of 31% in October 2010....
GSM Pakistan - UfoneUfoneUfone GSM is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider, It's one of five GSM Mobile companies in Pakistan, and is a subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company. After the privatization of PTCL, Ufone is now owned by Etisalat. Ufone has a subscriber base of 20.23 million as of September 2010.-...
GSM Pakistan - TelenorTelenorTelenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand...
GSM Pakistan - PaktelPaktel-CMPak:China Mobile Pakistan is a 100% subsidiary of China Mobile, a Chinese state-owned enterprise. China Mobile bought the company from Millicom via an acquisition of a license from Millicom to operate a GSM network in Pakistan....
GSM Pakistan
Telephone exchange
Some 5 years ago a landline telephone exchange was set up here by Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Ltd.Telephone area code
Area Code for landline numbers is 0477 which is actually for the whole of district Jhang. Most of the numbers of area start with 6600xx and 6601xx total seven numbers.World Wide Web
Connectivity to world wide webWorld Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
or Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
is available here through dialup connection.
Road
A road that is a link road between LalianLalian
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...
and Jhang City
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...
passess through Sheikhan. The main sources of travelling on this road, are van
Van
A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people.In British English usage, it can be either specially designed or based on a saloon or sedan car, the latter type often including derivatives with open backs...
and buses. Bus system has a long route from Jhang to Lalian but Vans start their route from Sheikhan to Jhang and vice versa.
Air
If one intends to come here by air, one must pick a flight to FaisalabadFaisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
where one can hire a car to reach Jhang city and then into Sheikhan. Or one can avail a public transport that is van or bus from Faisalbad to 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...
and then again have to pick a van or auto bus from 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...
Lari Adda (Bus Terminal) to Sheikhan.
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has 1 daily flight to FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has... - Shaheen Air has 1 daily flight to FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
Rail
The location can be reached by Shorkot-Shaheenabad (Multan-Sargodha Mainline) branch line. About 8 trains run on the track daily.External links
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