Pindi Saidpur

Pindi Said Pur is a village and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil. It’s most famous personality was Khan Bahadur Diwan Sahib Khan , OBE . He belonged to Martial Janjua Rajput tribe with a noble lineage and royal bloodline . He fought in WW2 and served his country gallantly for which he was given land in Sargodha. He was appointed Honorary magistrate in Pind Dadan Khan . He was a descendant of Royal Rulers of Girjhakh state . Other castes living here are Khokhar, Arain, Malik, Pathan (Sadozai), Awan, Jandrans, Bhattis, Jats, Muslim Shaikhs, Rajputs, Muhajirs, Tarars & Mussalis.Ajmani's , Saluja's , Sabarwal's , Brahman's , Jokhani's , Alagh's,Katarmal's & Sonar's etc also lived here before partition [1]It is located at 32°40'0N 73°20'0E with an altitude of 215 metres (708 feet).[2] Islam is the only religion in the town.

Pindi Said pur
Village and union council
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab Province
DistrictJhelum District
TehsilPind Dadan Khan
Government
Area
 • Village and union council4 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Metro
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Village and union council11,075
 • Urban
8,557
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Geography

Pindi Saidpur is located just on the edge of Indus plain near Salt range mountains. It is a plain area. The town is located about 3 km south of Salt range and 4.3 km north of Jhelum river. It is approximately 52 km west of Jhelum city and 27 km east of Pind Dadan Khan.It is located 37 KM west of Khewra Salt Mine which is second largest salt mine in the world.

Politics

The chairman of the UC is Aslam Marath while Malik Qasim Rehan is the vice chairman, both of whom are part of PTI.

Education

The two main and public schools in the town are:

  • Government Boys High School Pindi Said Pur

(Sarfraz Hussain Saeed - PHD Scholar Islamiat, Javed Iqbal- PHD Scholar Computer Science)

  • Government Girls High School Pindi Said Pur

The private institutions include:

  • Allied School Iqbal Campus
  • FG Science High School
  • Misali Science School
  • The Educators
  • The Pakistan School Of Ethics
  • Unique Technical And Computer College

Neighbouring Villages
  • Saghar Pur (To the south)
  • Sherpur (Towards South-West)
  • Thill (Towards North-West)
  • Chakrii (Towards North-East)
  • Awanpur (Towards North)

References
  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Location of Pindi Saidpur - Falling Rain Genomics


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