31°54′3″N 74°13′29″E / 31.90083°N 74.22472°E / 31.90083; 74.22472

Raja
راجہ
Village
Darbar Baba Wali Shah Dola Raja
Darbar Baba Wali Shah Dola Raja
Raja راجہ is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Raja راجہ
Raja
راجہ
Location in Pakistan
Raja راجہ is located in Pakistan
Raja راجہ
Raja
راجہ
Raja
راجہ (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 31°54′3″N 74°13′29″E / 31.90083°N 74.22472°E / 31.90083; 74.22472
Country Pakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictGujranwala District
TehsilKamoke Tehsil
Union CouncilSadhoke
Elevation
218 m (715 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
4,200
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTCNA (PDT)
Postal code
52368
Dialling code055
Raja is a small Village near Sadhoke

Raja Rājāh (Urdu, Punjabi: راجہ) is a village of Gujranwala District located in Punjab, Pakistan

History

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Mosques

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Jamia Masjid Sadiqia Rizvia (Hanfi Bareelvi Bary Manaar Wali)
Jamia Masjid Rabbani Ahlehadees
Jamia Masjid Madni (Hanfi Dewbandi)
Masjid Alhayat (Hanfi Dewbandi)
Jamia Masjid Mukarram Ahlehadees (Toheedi Sect)
Imam Bargah Husania Masjid (Fikkah Jafria)

Schools and education

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SP High School
Govt. Primary School for Girls
Govt. High School for boys
Govt. Primary School for Boys
Sir Sayed Model School

Banks

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MCB Bank Limited (Raja Sadhoke Branch),[1]

Agriculture

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Rice and wheat are the basic crops cultivated in the area

Hospitals

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Basic Health Unit Raja.

Transportation

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Main High Way is N-5 Grand Trunk Road passing through sadhoke which is connected 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 Train Station, where a few local trains stops for a while.

Telecommunications

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PTCL = PSTN and ADSL (Copper line, No Optic Fiber)
JAZZ = Cellular with 4G LTE indoor Services
Ufone = Cellular with 4G Services
Zong = Cellular with 4G Services
National Broadband Optic Fiber to Home

Climate

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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
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

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Nearby locations

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "MCB Branch List" (PDF).
  2. ^ "CLIMATE RAJA VILLAGE".