Shaikh Rajada

Shaikh Rajada Shaikherjada
Village
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Coordinates: 32°10′23″N 74°15′21″E / 32.17306°N 74.25583°E / 32.17306; 74.25583
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Gujjranwala
Tehsil	Gujranwala^[citation needed]
Founded by	(sardar sajada )
Elevation	229 m (751 ft)
Population
• Total	2,000
Time zone	UTC+05:00

Shaikh Rajada, also spelled Shaikherjada, is a village on Pasroor Road in Gujranwala District in Punjab, Pakistan.,It has a population of around 5000 as of 2021. It is said that the village is named after a person called Shaikhu who had three brothers named Pandu, Gagard and Azam so the surrounding villages are named after them i.e. Gagarke, Pandupur, Thata Azam Khan, respectively. It is located at 32°10′20″N 75°15′30″E / 32.17222°N 75.25833°E / 32.17222; 75.25833.^[1][2]

90% of population is Muslim and around 10% are christens. Punjabi is the mother tongue of villagers. Basically village belongs to Buttar clan of Jutt tribe but members of the Cheema, Chatha, Virk, and Minhas clans, etc. are also part of the population.

Education

The village has government primary schools for boys and girls. However, since it is located near the city, over 30% of the children get their education from the main city's schools. The literacy rate of the village is nearly 60%.

Economy

The main source of income of families here is agriculture. Nearly 70% of population is, directly or indirectly, affiliated with agriculture. Main crops of the village are Rice/Wheat and strawberry. Being near to the main city Shaikh Rajada is growing very fast in terms of population. Moreover, the village is exposed to brick Kiln.

References

1. "Shaikh Rajada - FallingRain Genomics Inc". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
2. "Shaikh Rajada, Punjab, Pakistan". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 20 January 2012.