Gunja(Urdu: گنجه ) is a town and a
union council of
Kharian Tehsil and
Gujrat District, in the
Punjab province of
Pakistan
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. It is part of Kharian Tehsil. Other villages in the union council are Chak Ikhlas, Mughli, Dhalla, Chak Rajjadi,
Jataria Khurd, Jataria Kalan, Chatta and Shahsar mast.
Geography
The nearest city of Gunja is
Lalamusa. Gunja is a midpoint between three cities
Dinga,
Kharian and
Lalamusa. Almost 11 km from Lalamusa and 15 km from Kharian and Digna. Surrounding villages of Gunja is Hail, Bashna, Chak Iklas and Mughli wali. Gunja is 8 km far from
G.T Road.
Village Gunja also have a Govt Hospital
And Private clinics around the village
Also have a bank .branch of Habib bank limited
Lifestyle
The village is surrounded on all sides by farmland. The major trades in the town are
farming
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,
masonry
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, and other types of
manual labor. Gunja has a large
diaspora
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living overseas, mainly in
Middle east
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,
United States
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, and
Europe
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.
Remittances sent from overseas are a major source of income of the village.
Schools
Gunja has a number of
private and
government
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schools including:
*Government boys High School
*Government girls High School
*Muazzam Ideal Public higher secondary School
*Tipu Junior Model School
*Al-Qalam Public School
*Quality education school
Notable people
* Sultan M. Babar is a member of the board of health and the head of its medical department in
Carteret, NJ He is also a
delegate to the
2012 Democratic National Convention for
President Obama.
[NJ Board of Election]
Democratic District Delegates
State of NJ. 5 April 2012
References
Union councils of Gujrat District
Populated places in Gujrat District
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