Official Name: | Dilawar Cheema |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Mapsize: | 100px |
Coordinates: | 32.3361°N 73.9425°W |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gujranwala |
Population Est: | 7373 [1] |
Pop Est As Of: | 2017 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.41 |
Area Code: | 055 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Dilawar Cheema (Punjabi, Urdu: {{Nastaliq| دلاور چیمہ ) is a village in Tehsil Wazirabad, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] It is located in a central area between Alipur Chatha, Wazirabad and Gujranwala.[3] [4] [5] The only way to get to Dilawar Cheema is by road. Dilawar Cheema is directly connected with Dilawar Cheema Khurd, Dera Chungran, Bara Pind, Kub Pora Cheema and Dharowal Kang, while connected with Ahmad Nagar Chattha via Kub Pora Cheema and Pathanke Cheema.[6] A branch of Habib Bank Limited[7] [8] [9] and Civil Veterinary Hospital operate in the village.[10]
Majority of Dilawar Cheema Village is Muslim. Largest clan is Zaildar family. The most influential personalities in the village are from Cheema families. Ch Muhammad Hussain Cheema (late), Ch Muhammad Ilyas Cheema (late), Ch Nazar Muhammad Cheema (late) Zaildar, Ch Atta Muhammad Cheema (late), Ch Irshad Ullah Cheema Zaildar (late), Ch Manzar Irshad Cheema (late) Zaildar, Ch Mohsin Irshad Cheema (late) Zaildar and Ch Asjad Mahmood Cheema Zaildar are the well known and reputable figures from Dilawar Cheema.
Government Elementary School Dilawar Cheema,[11] Government Girls and Boys Primary School[12] and Government Girls and Boys High School (GGHS),[13] [14] Dilawar Cheema are functional in the town by Government of Punjab, Pakistan under Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Gujranwala.[15] Punjab Governor Rafique Rajwana[16] has formally approved Government Degree College for Women, Dilawar Cheema under the Annual Development Project,[17] which is functional from 2019.[18]