Pind Dadan Khan
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Pind Dadan Khan is a town in Jhelum District
, Punjab
, Pakistan
, it is the capital of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district. It is located at 32°34'60N 73°2'60E on the bank of River Jhelum, about 28 kilometres from the M2 motorway
.
clan and according to the Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago during British rule
, although the Khokhar were numerically unimportant (1,745 according to the 1901 census), they possessed great social distinction. They were ordinarily considered a Rajput tribe, under which heading or that of Jats most of them declare themselves. Total Khokars, including Rajputs and Jats, 5964. One of their ancestors founded the town of Pind Dadan Khan, which he called after his own name, and which has become the chief centre of the salt trade.
During British rule it became headquarters of the subdivision and tehsil of the same name in Jhelum District of British Punjab
. It was on the Sind-Sagar branch of the North-Western Railway.
The population according to the 1901 census was 13,770. It was formerly the dépot to which salt was brought from the Mayo Mine, and from which it was carried across the river to the railway; but the bridging of the Jhelum at Haranpur
and the extension of the railway to Khewra have ruined this trade. Brass vessels are made in the town, which also has a considerable weaving industry, while its embroidered luugis are often sold at high prices. Boat-building is largely carried on, and river boats of Pind Dddan Khan make are in request throughout the whole course of the Jhelum. Unglazed pottery of a deep red colour, ornamented with black patterns and remarkably strong and good in quality, is a speciality of the town, as are stout leathern riding-whips made after English patterns.
The municipality was created in 1867 and most of the income collected by the British authorities was by octroi
. During the colonial era the town had a high school, maintained by the municipality as well as a Government dispensary.
Jhelum District
Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, it is the capital of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district. It is located at 32°34'60N 73°2'60E on the bank of River Jhelum, about 28 kilometres from the M2 motorway
M2 motorway (Pakistan)
The M-2 is a motorway in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is 367 km long and connects Lahore with Islamabad. It passes through Kala Shah Kaku, Sheikhupura, Khanqah Dogran,Kot Sarwar, Pindi Bhattian, Salem, Lilla, Kot Momin, Kallar Kahar, Balksar, and Chakri before ending just outside the...
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History
The town was originally founded by the KhokharKhokhar
The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
clan and according to the Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago during British rule
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, although the Khokhar were numerically unimportant (1,745 according to the 1901 census), they possessed great social distinction. They were ordinarily considered a Rajput tribe, under which heading or that of Jats most of them declare themselves. Total Khokars, including Rajputs and Jats, 5964. One of their ancestors founded the town of Pind Dadan Khan, which he called after his own name, and which has become the chief centre of the salt trade.
During British rule it became headquarters of the subdivision and tehsil of the same name in Jhelum District of British Punjab
Punjab (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between West Punjab, which went to Pakistan, and East Punjab, which went to India...
. It was on the Sind-Sagar branch of the North-Western Railway.
The population according to the 1901 census was 13,770. It was formerly the dépot to which salt was brought from the Mayo Mine, and from which it was carried across the river to the railway; but the bridging of the Jhelum at Haranpur
Haranpur
Haranpur is a town and union council of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil in Jhelum District, Punjab province, Pakistan, it is located at 32°47'45N 72°4'0E. During British rule a bridge was built for the Sindsagar line of the North-Western Railway...
and the extension of the railway to Khewra have ruined this trade. Brass vessels are made in the town, which also has a considerable weaving industry, while its embroidered luugis are often sold at high prices. Boat-building is largely carried on, and river boats of Pind Dddan Khan make are in request throughout the whole course of the Jhelum. Unglazed pottery of a deep red colour, ornamented with black patterns and remarkably strong and good in quality, is a speciality of the town, as are stout leathern riding-whips made after English patterns.
The municipality was created in 1867 and most of the income collected by the British authorities was by octroi
Octroi
Octroi is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption.-Antiquity:Octroi taxes have a respectable antiquity, being known in Roman times as vectigalia...
. During the colonial era the town had a high school, maintained by the municipality as well as a Government dispensary.