Jhantla () (Urdu: جھانٹلہ) is a village located in

Kharian Tehsil Kharian Tehsil ( Punjabi and ) is a tehsil (sub-district) located in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town lies between the Chenab river and Jhelum river and in the north the foothills of the Pir Panjal mountains. Villages and towns of ...

Gujrat District Gujrat ( Punjabi, ) is a district of Gujrat Division in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The Gujrat District was created by the British Government in 1846. According to the 2023 Pakistani census the population of the Gujrat District is 3,219 ...

, in the

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province of

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. It is approximately 150 kilometers from

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, the provincial capital of

, and 17 kilometers from

Kharian Kharian ( Punjabi, ), is a city in Gujrat District, as well as the Gujrat Division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Kharian Tehsil (sub-district). As of 2023 Kharian is the second largest Tehsil in the Gujrat Div ...

. Jhantla is classified as a "populated place" by regional mapping standards.

Geography

Jhantla is located in the central plains of Punjab, near major road networks that connect it to the nearby cities such as

Gujrat Gujrat may refer to: India * Gujarat, a state in western India * Gujarat Subah, a former Mughal imperial province * Gujarat Sultanate, a historical sultanate Pakistan * Gujrat, Mianwali * Gujrat, Pakistan, a city in Pakistan's Punjab Province ...

Lalamusa Lala Musa (; ; ), is a city, located in the Kharian tehsil of Gujrat district, in Punjab, Pakistan. With a population of 121,036 in 2023, it is the 66th largest city in Punjab and 99th largest in Pakistan. History Toponymy According to local ...

, and

. The surrounding areas are predominantly covered with fields of

wheat Wheat is a group of wild and crop domestication, domesticated Poaceae, grasses of the genus ''Triticum'' (). They are Agriculture, cultivated for their cereal grains, which are staple foods around the world. Well-known Taxonomy of wheat, whe ...

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

, and

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, reflecting the largely agrarian lifestyle of its inhabitants. The time zone in Jhantla is

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(UTC/GMT+5), consistent with the rest of Pakistan. The village does not observe

Daylight Saving Time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time, daylight time (Daylight saving time in the United States, United States and Daylight saving time in Canada, Canada), or summer time (British Summer Time, United Kingdom, ...

(DST).

History and culture

Jhantla's history is linked to the

agricultural Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created f ...

economy of the Punjab region. The village maintains Punjabi customs, language, and festivals such as local

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ...

bazaars A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Asia, North Africa and South Asia. They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets that have doors ...

, and annual celebrations during Eid.

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

and

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are the primary languages spoken, while

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is used for official and educational purposes.

Demographics

Jhantla has a

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of 1,360 as of 2017.https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/results/04824.pdf {{Bare URL PDF, date=June 2025 The village is home to families who contribute to the local

economy An economy is an area of the Production (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ...

primarily through agriculture, small-scale trade, and

remittances A remittance is a non-commercial transfer of money by a foreign worker, a member of a diaspora community, or a citizen with familial ties abroad, for household income in their home country or homeland. Money sent home by migrants competes ...

from overseas Pakistanis. The

literacy Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

rate in the region has been improving due to better access to educational facilities in nearby towns such as

and

Accessibility and infrastructure

Jhantla is connected to the main

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networks via roads leading to

and

. The nearest railway station is in

, which connects the village to Pakistan's broader rail system. Kharian Cant, a major

cantonment A cantonment (, , or ) is a type of military base. In South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British Raj). In United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential ...

area, is also located nearby. The village has access to basic utilities, including

electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...

, mobile network coverage, and

internet The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...

connectivity, although some areas may experience intermittent supply. Local schools and

mosques A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were simple p ...

form the community infrastructure.

Climate

The climate of Jhantla is typical of the Punjab region, with long, hot summers and short and mild winters. The average annual temperature ranges between 25°C (77°F) and 30°C (86°F), with June and July being the hottest months. The village experiences

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annu ...

rains during the summer, which are important for its agriculture.

References

Populated places in Gujrat District Villages in Kharian Tehsil Villages in Punjab, Pakistan Kharian Tehsil