Hadda is a small village in the

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province of

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. It is also famous by this name Hadda Ghughan Da(ہڈا گھگھاں دا). It is more than 300 years old and the native inhabitants speak the

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dialect of the

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. The area used to be savannah before allotment of lands in 1875 and construction of

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s in 1905. The earliest bungalow built by the British in 1900 is also named after the village, although it is about to the south along the south branch of the canal. There are two

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s and Imam Bargah and people live a simple life. There is primary school for both boys and girls. The

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remained static for many years after

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but has increased in recent years. The population is about 4,000. These people are actually the original inhabitants of

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before the irrigation canals were constructed, and new villages called chaks were created in the whole area by the British Government. Major casts are Ghugh, Momba Pathan and few residents of Khokhar, Nissioana, Gondal..

Location

Hadda is about from the Pakistani city of

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. The nearest villages are Chak 86 SB to the east, Chak 84SB to the west, Chak 81SB to the north and Chak 89SB to the south. The villagers are hardworking and most earn their livelihood through farming. There are several different

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in the village including Mochi Pathan, Nisowana, Gondal and Khokhar

Notable residents

Mahar Kabir Ali Ghugh from the village, son of Maher Shair Muhammad Ghugh who has seven sons. Maher Kabir Ali Ghugh graduated in 1936 from the

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and later served in the British Government for some time before joining the

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. He made a great contribution to the resettlement of Muslim refugees coming from India after 1947. Two young men from the village served in the

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during

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. One of the brother Of Maher Kabir Ali Ghugh, Maher Ajmair Khan Ghugh also served in education dep. He was the Head of Govt High School Bhagtanwala(choki). Populated places in Sargodha District {{Sargodha-geo-stub