Gakhar Mandi Explained

Official Name:Ghakhar
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:100px
Coordinates:32.3°N 83°W
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gujranwala
Population Total:65,587
Population As Of:2017 Census of Pakistan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:13
Elevation M:223
Population Density Km2:1937
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union Councils
Blank Info Sec2:3
Area Code:(055)
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Other Name:Ghakhar Mandi

Ghakhar Mandi (Panjabi; Punjabi: {{Nastaliq| گکھڑ) is a city in the Gujranwala District of Punjab province in Pakistan.[2] It is located between Wazirabad to the northwest and Gujranwala to the southeast. It is central to 33 villages, and the home of Pakistan's second-largest electrical grid.

Ghakhar Mandi is famous for its hand made industry and floor mats. It is also known for the production of rice, and wheat. It is also home to a historic railway station. Asia's oldest road, the Grand Trunk Road, which was built nearly 500 years ago by Sher Shah Suri passes through this city.

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Major Cities of Punjab - Gakhar Mandi population per 2017 Census of Pakistan. dead. Citypopulation.de website. 29 June 2020. 14 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022922/http://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Punjab.html.
  2. Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujranwala. dead. 28 April 2012. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20120428182843/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=9&dn=Gujranwala.. 14 June 2023.
  3. News: Waseem Ashraf Butt and Muhammad Akram Malik. 2016-11-27. Residents of Gakhar Mandi celebrate new COAS appointment (from Gakhar Mandi). 2023-06-14. Dawn (newspaper). en.