Country Pakistan District Mandi Bahauddin Time zone PST (UTC+5) Local time Sunday 9:37 AM | Region Punjab Towns 1 Area code(s) +92-546 Capital Lahore | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 29% Humidity | ||
Chillianwala Station Chak No. 1, is a town located in the Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. This town has progressed significantly within short time span of two to three decades as people from surrounding small villages have settled in here owing to better academic, business, infrastructure and social facilities.
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Map of Chak No. 1, Pakistan
Chillianwala Station Chak No. 1 is historically interlinked to the village of Chillianwala on account of name given to the railway station built on Lalamusa - Malakwal / Sargodha railway link. Due to railway line and efficient road network, the town is conveniently commutable to and from important cities, such as, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Lahore and Islamabad.
In order to solve the identity problem of this town, a new name Hayyat Abad has been proposed. Necessary legal requirements will be met in near future so that this famous place is recognized by a modern name.
People and Culture
The culture and life style of the town dwellers is typically middle-class dominated semi-agrarian. The people live in “traditional” village-based clan (baradri) system. Famous clans are Langrial, Mogul, Toria and Gujjar. A vast majority of hand-artisans (such as, Iron-smith, Muslim-Sheikh, and Barber etc.) is also living in this town.
Historical Importance
The Battle of Chillianwala took place in 1849. This war was a deciding factor during a series Anglo-Sikh wars. Historically, it is considered as one of the pioneering factors of the Independence War of 1857.