Raipur, Pakistan Explained

Raipur
Native Name:رايپور
Native Name Lang:pa
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Pakistan Punjab#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:Punjab
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Raipur in Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates:30.3361°N 70.725°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Khanewal
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Kabirwala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Raipur (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|رائے پُور), (Panjabi; Punjabi: رائے پور) is a village in the Kabirwala Tehsil of Khanewal District[1] in Punjab, Pakistan. It is famous as the birthplace of Indian American Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana.[2]

After Partition of India, it was renamed as Gajani.

Geography

The village is situated in the Khanewal in the Pakistani Punjab, having the average elevation of 128 metres.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khanewal: Sweet Waters – II. Miraj. Muhammad Hassan. 2013-10-21. Dawn. Pakistan. 2019-05-03.
  2. [Har Gobind Khorana]