Raja Village Explained

Raja
Native Name Lang:ur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gujranwala District
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Kamoke Tehsil
Subdivision Type4:Union Council
Subdivision Name4:Sadhoke
Leader Title:Nazim
Leader Title1:Naib nazim
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:4,200
Elevation M:218
Elevation Ft:715
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:NA
Electricity:230 V–50 Hz
Postal Code:52368
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:055
Area Code Type:Dialling code
Coordinates:31.9008°N 74.2247°W
Footnotes:Raja is a small Village near Sadhoke

Raja (Urdu, Panjabi; Punjabi: {{Nastaliq|راجہ) is a village of Gujranwala District located in Punjab, Pakistan

Mosques

Jamia Masjid Sadiqia Rizvia (Hanfi Bareelvi Bary Manaar Wali)
جامعہ مسجد ربانی اہلحدیث
Jamia Masjid Madni (Hanfi Dewbandi)
Masjid Alhayat (Hanfi Dewbandi)
جامعہ مسجد مکرم اہلحدیث (Toheedi Sect)
Imam Bargah Husania Masjid (Fikkah Jafria)

Schools and education

SP High School
Govt. Primary School for Girls
Govt. High School for boys
Govt. Primary School for Boys
Sir Sayed Model School

Banks

MCB Bank Limited (Raja Sadhoke Branch),[1]

Agriculture

Rice and wheat are the basic crops cultivated in the area

Hospitals

Basic Health Unit Raja.

Transportation

Main High Way is N-5 Grand Trunk Road passing through sadhoke which is connected by Baig Pur Road and Canal Road.
Baig Pur Road passing through many small villages ends at Baig Pur Village situated on Gujranwala Sheikhupura Road.
No train station in located in Raja, the nearest train station is Sadhoke Train Station, where a few local trains stops for a while.

Telecommunications

PTCL = PSTN and ADSL (Copper line, No Optic Fiber)
JAZZ = Cellular with 4G LTE indoor Services
Ufone = Cellular with 4G Services
Zong = Cellular with 4G Services
PTCL EVO = Charji EVO

Climate

Weather conditions for Raja Village are dominated by its geographical location.

The summer season is long and hot. The piercing sunrays may raise the temperature up to .

Nearby locations

Sadhoke 1 km east side
Muridke 13 km South via Sadhoke
kamoke 10 km North via Sadhoke
Sheikhupura 30 km West via Baig pur road
Gujranwala 30 km North via sadhoke
Lahore 35 km South via Sadhoke

Major tribes

Malik, Syed, Rajputs and Jats are major tribe. The principal clans are Virk Gill Rajput Mughal Khokhar Ansari Kumar Arain Mochi Minhas Bhatti Qureshi Julah Chowkidar Bajwa and a small Christian community also residing here.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MCB Branch List.