Said Nagar
Said Nagar
سید نگر | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 32°14′53″N 73°47′29″E / 32.2480002°N 73.7914931°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | wazirabad |
Tehsil | alipur chattha |
Number of Union Councils | 1 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.09 sq mi (2.83 km2) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2017) | 6,675 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | +5 |
postal code type | 52081 |
Calling code | 055 |
Said Nagar(Urdu: سید نگر), is a town and Union Council in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan.[2][3]
It is situated approximately 2 km south-southwest of Ali Pur Chathha.
About 97% of the town population is Muslim and 3% is Christian.
Said Nagar was the richest town of Gujranwala when Maha Singh was chief of the Sukerchakia Misl The town's armaments industry flourished. Said Nagar was an important center for making swords and guns. Its inhabitants were very rich. Said Nagar had strong Muslim mansions and mosques. The Sikhs attacked Said Nagar and looted it. The people of Said Nagar left their hometown and settled in Gujranwala on the orders of Maha Singh. In Gujranwala they settled a separate mahalla which they named Said Nagri. During the looting of Said Nagar, the Sikhs seized a large number of arms and ammunition which further increased their strength.
Main families living there are Bhinders and Syeds. Popular persons living there are descendants of Ch Raheem Baksh Bhinder. Ch Raheem Baksh had 3 sons Ch Muhammad Aslam Bhinder, Ch Ghullam Hussain Bhinder, Ch Ghullam Haider Bhinder
Union Council Said Nagar now includes nearly 10 villages which includes Madrassa Chatha, Fatehpur Chatha, Dhilwan etc.
Places to visit : Dera Ch Tahir Tanvir Bhinder, jamia masjid hanfia said nagar, Masjid Haidria Said Nagar, Canal, Jamia Masjid Said Nagar.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "GUJRANWALA BLOCKWISE" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Punjab Local Government & Community Development Department Notification" (PDF). lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Chart of succeeding local governments under PLGA, 2019 District Gujranwala" (PDF). lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-03-22.