Wagh Explained

Official Name:Wagh
Settlement Type:A village in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District in Pakistan
Mapsize:100px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District, Punjab
Population Est:10000 (approx)
Area Code:544
Area Code Type:Telephone Calling Code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Footnotes:A village in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District of Pakistan

Wagh (Urdu: وگھ) is an ancient village located about 10 kilometers north of Jalalpur Sharif, in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan of District Jhelum in Pakistan. It is situated in a valley surrounded by foothills of the Salt Range on the north, east and south and a rain dependent river Nala Banha on the west, nearly 45 kilometres east of Khewra Salt Mines within the jurisdiction of the police station and Union Council at Jalalpur Sharif. Wagh is the largest village in Chamkon Valley (Urdu: وادی چمکون).

The village is connected with the Jhelum – Pind Dadan Khan Road at Jalalpur Sharif through a 10 kilometers long road passing through the heights of the Salt Range.

Municipal services

A basic health unit was established in the village in 1988. The village was provided with electricity and land line telephone facility in 1992 whereafter water supply system was also provided.

Education

Local schools are: