Ahmad Nagar Chattha is a small town in

Wazirabad Tehsil Wazirabad Tehsil (), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Wazirabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is headquartered at the city of Wazirabad and is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils. History Dur ...

Gujranwala District Gujranwala District (), is a Districts of Pakistan, district that is a part of the in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. Gujranwala District is bordered by the districts of Wazirabad District, Wazirabad, Sialkot District, Sialkot, Hafizabad Di ...

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Demography

Ahmad Nager Chatha has a population of over 40,000 and is located about 45 kilometres northwest of

Gujranwala Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...

city. The population is over 95%

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

. Most people in the town speak

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, though almost all of them can also speak the national language of Pakistan,

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. English is spoken by the educated elite.

Education

The Government Boys Higher Secondary School was established in 1910. Other educational institutions include the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Government Primary School, and Al-Faisal High School.

Notable people

* Abdul Hafeez Taib (1931-2006), poet. *

Hamid Nasir Chattha Chaudhry Hamid Nasir Chattha () is a politician from Wazirabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He was born on 15 November 1944, in Lahore. Hamid Nasir Chattha was elected as a Member of Punjab Assembly, after losing in 2008 National Assembly elections to ...

, politician, previously serving as

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and as a government minister.

Communication

Ahmad Nager Chattha is accessible by road from

and

Wazirabad Wazirabad (Urdu/) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of Wazirabad District (formerly a Tehsil of Gujranwala District). Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous f ...

. Ahmad Nagar Chatha is connected with Wazirabad via Wazirabad-Rasul Nagar Highway, though the city is situated a few kilometres away from this highway. Another road connects it with Gujranwala via Kalaskay. This city has a direct link with Gakhar via NoorKot. Wazirabad-Faisalabad rail link is the only nearby railway line.

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{{Neighbourhoods of Gujranwala Cities and towns in Gujranwala District Populated places in Wazirabad Tehsil Union councils of Wazirabad Tehsil

Demography

Education

Notable people

Communication

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