Chak 217 GB
Chak 217 GB (Urdu: چک 217 ج ب), or Gujjar Pind, is a suburban village of Tehsil Samundri in Faisalabad district, Punjab, in Pakistan. The first known settlements in the village date from 1898 to 1920. The village comprises roughly 1,500 acres. Water is supplied by five irrigation channels, known locally as moga. The Gogera Branch canal (GB) in the village name, irrigates the area.
Demographics
Most of the population there are Gujjars. Some emigrated from Hoshyarpur in 1898, during Sandal Bar colonization.
References
- ^ Punjab Government website - 2017 Pakistan Census, Faisalabad District, Punjab, page 132 (specific information about Chak 217 GB, also called 'Gujjar Pind') Retrieved 14 April 2021
- ^ "TOBA TEK SINGH: 3 dacoits flee after shootout with police". Dawn (newspaper). 14 January 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Ali, Imran (1988). "The Punjab Under Imperialism, 1885-1947". Princeton University Press. JSTOR j.ctt7zvvct. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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