Rajoa is a village in
Tehsil Dudyal,
District Mirpur
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of Pakistan administered
Jammu Kashmir
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. Neighboured by Thara, Smor, Bloh, Chalayar, Dagar and
Behari. According to the 1998
census of Pakistan
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, its population was 504; its inhabitants are mainly of the same family of Ghakhar Rajputs.
The shrine of the
Sufi
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saint Baba Badar Shah (known as Chamba Darbar) is situated here.
Like much of
Mirpur, Rajoa has deep ties with the
United Kingdom. Many people originally from Rajoa have settled in
Birmingham and its surrounding area.
References
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Populated places in Mirpur District