Khanpur, Chakwal Explained

Khanpur
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:ur
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chakwal
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Chakwal
Subdivision Type4:Union Council
Subdivision Name4:Dhuman
Timezone1:PKT
Utc Offset1:+5
Postal Code:48870
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Khanpur (Punjabi, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|خانپور) is a village in Chakwal Tehsil, Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It lies about 42 kilometers from the M2 motorway and about 23 kilometers from the district capital, Chakwal. It falls along the Sohawa Chakwal Road and connects Choa Road with Sohawa-Chakwal Road through Dhok Talian Link Road. Khanpur is birthplace of great Sufi Saint Baba Shah Murad whose shrine is located in nearby Takya Sah Murad Village. Khanpur is a commercial Centre of over 150 nearby villages. Khanpur is also village of Sufi Saint Sufi Muhammad Azam Naqibi Suharwardi Qadri Naqshbandi Chishti (Civil Judge) who is buried in Khanpur graveyard.

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