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.