Official Name: | Habibabad |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 150 px |
Coordinates: | 30.9489°N 73.7433°W |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kasur |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Habibabad (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|حبِيب آباد), (previously, Wan Radha Ram) is a town part of Pattoki Tehsil in the Kasur District in the Province of Punjab, Pakistan.
The population of the village, according to 2017 census was 2,592.[1]
It lies on the N-5 about 96km (60miles) away from Lahore the capital of Punjab Province.
The town was named Habibabad in Sardar Arif Nakai's period on the request of local politician and landlord Sanda family. Earlier, it was named Wan Radha Ram the name of Chak Wasti. Habibabad's real name is Mozia Umerabad named on Mian Omerdin by his son Mian Abdurrahim Darogha who owned thousands of acres lands in Sanda Kalan Lahore and Mozia Umerabad tehsil Pattoki. Mian Abdurrahim Darogha belonged to a Noble Arain family which also laid foundation of Sanda Kalan Lahore in the late 17th century.Sandha Family is the landlord and important family of Habibabad and its surroundings. The Family Has Great Influence in Local Politics
Neighborhoods include Bypass, Shuja Market, Shergarh Bazar, Sanda Bazar, Ali Haider Sanda Market,Hussain Feroze Bazaar and Rail Bazar. Much of the town is seeing new construction, as in Faisal Town, Ashrafia Town, and the Lalapak housing scheme. The main areas of Habibabad are Nei Mandi, Purani Mandi, Lalazar Colony, Javed Nagar, Umer Abad, Malik Wali Hussain Sanda Town and Karmabad.