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Mandra (
Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
: مندره) is a town of Tehsil
Gujar Khan Gujar Khan ( ; ) is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab by land area. Gujar Khan is located approximately southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pak ...
, District
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,
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,
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. It is also known as the city of
Rajputs Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...
with castes like Chib, Jasgam and Bhatti. Mandra itself is also the chief town of Union Council Mandra which is an administrative subdivision of the Tehsil. It is situated approximately south of
Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...
. It is located at 33°21'059.89" North, 73° 14' 22.69" East.


History

Mandra was founded by the Rajputs


Mandra railway station

Mandra Junction railway station is on the main
Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...
to
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railway line. It is situated from
Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...
. Mandra is also the railway junction from where the train goes to Chakwal, though currently the Mandra-Chakwal Line is non-operational.


Post office

There is a post office in Mandra providing postal services to the locality.


References

Populated places in Gujar Khan Tehsil Union councils of Gujar Khan Tehsil Gujar Khan Gujar Khan Tehsil Union councils of Rawalpindi District {{Rawalpindi-geo-stub