Raja Village
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31°54′3″N 74°13′29″E / 31.90083°N 74.22472°E
Raja راجہ | |
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Village | |
 Darbar Baba Wali Shah Dola Raja | |
  Raja راجہ Location in Pakistan  Raja راجہ Raja راجہ (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′3″N 74°13′29″E / 31.90083°N 74.22472°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Gujranwala District |
| Tehsil | Kamoke Tehsil |
| Union Council | Sadhoke |
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTCNA (PDT) |
| Postal code | 52368 |
| Dialling code | 055 |
| Raja is a small Village near Sadhoke | |
Raja ⓘ (Urdu, Punjabi: راجہ) is a village of Gujranwala District located in Punjab, Pakistan
Mosques
[edit]Jamia Masjid Sadiqia Rizvia (Hanafi Bareelvi Bary Manaar Wali)
Jamia Masjid Rabbani (Ahl-e-Hadees)
Jamia Masjid Madni (Hanafi Deobandi)
Masjid Alhayat (Hanafi Deobandi)
Jamia Masjid Mukarram Ahlehadees (Toheedi Sect)
Imambargah Hussania Masjid (Fikkah Jafria)
Schools and education
[edit]SP High School
Govt. Primary School for Girls
Govt. High School for Boys
Govt. Primary School for Boys
Sir Sayed Model School
Banks
[edit]MCB Bank Limited (Raja Sadhoke Branch)[1]
Agriculture
[edit]Rice and wheat are the basic crops cultivated in the area.
Hospitals
[edit]Basic Health Unit Raja.
Transportation
[edit]The main nearby highway is the N-5 Grand Trunk Road, passing through Sadhoke which is connected to the village by Baig Pur Road and Canal Road. Baig Pur Road, passing through many small villages, ends at Baig Pur village situated on Gujranwala-Sheikhupura Road.
No train station in located in Raja. The nearest train station is Sadhoke railway station, where a few local trains briefly stop.
Telecommunications
[edit]PTCL = PSTN and DSL
JAZZ = Cellular with 4G LTE indoor Services
Ufone = Cellular with 4G Services
Zong = Cellular with 4G Services
National Broadband Optic Fiber to Home
Climate
[edit]Weather conditions for Raja village are dominated by its geographical location. The summer season is long and hot. The piercing sunrays may raise the temperature up to 46 °C (115 °F).
| Climate data for Raja | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
21 (69) |
26 (78) |
33 (91) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
32 (89) |
26 (78) |
20 (68) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
8 (46) |
12 (53) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
17 (62) |
10 (50) |
5 (41) |
16 (60) |
| Average rainfall cm (inches) | 4.1 (1.6) |
4 (1.6) |
4.4 (1.7) |
2.1 (0.8) |
1.7 (0.7) |
6.8 (2.7) |
27.1 (10.7) |
25.6 (10.1) |
13.2 (5.2) |
1.4 (0.6) |
1.1 (0.4) |
2.1 (0.8) |
93.6 (36.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
Geography
[edit]Destinations from Raja | ||||||||||||||||
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Nearby locations
[edit]Sadhoke 1 km east side
Muridke 13 km South via Sadhoke
kamoke 10 km North via Sadhoke
Sheikhupura 30 km West via Baig pur road
Gujranwala 30 km North via sadhoke
Lahore 35 km South via Sadhoke
Major tribes
[edit]Malik, Syed, Rajputs and Jats are major tribe. The principal clans are Virk Gill Rajput Mughal Khokhar Ansari Kumar Arain Mochi Minhas Bhatti Qureshi Julah Chowkidar Bajwa and a small Christian community also residing here.
References
[edit]- ^ "MCB Branch List" (PDF).
- ^ "CLIMATE RAJA VILLAGE".