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Pindi Bhattian

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Country
  
Pakistan

District
  
Hafizabad district

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+5)

Elevation
  
184 m

Local time
  
Monday 7:15 AM

Province
  
Punjab

Tehsil
  
Pindi Bhattian tehsil

Dialling code
  
0547

Postal code
  
52180

Pindi Bhattian

Weather
  
16°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 60% Humidity

Neighborhoods
  
Jahangir Pura, Hassan Pura, Ali Town, Mohalla Hussain Abad

Pindi Bhattian (Urdu: پِنڈى بهٹياں‎) is a city and an administration headquarters of Pindi Bhattian tehsil, located in the Hafizabad district in the state of Punjab, Pakistan.The unique thing about pindi bhattian is that it is a junction,Because M-2 and M-3 adjoin here.

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Map of Pindi Bhattian, Pakistan

Background

It is one of the ancient towns of Pakistan and the home town of Dulla Bhatti,16th century heroic rebel of punjab. The city was ruled by the Bhangi Sikh Dynasty. Pindi Bhattian's economy also mostly depends upon agriculture. It has mostly English medium institutions for education. All the secondary and intermediate educational institutions are affiliated with BISE Gujranwala. "Dulle di bar: Dulla Bhatti and his homeland", a book by Asad Saleem Sheikh about Dulla Bhatti, presents a comprehensive view of Pindi Bhattian in the times of Mughal Empire.

Communication

Pindi Bhattian is situated on Motorway M2 and is considered as an important interchange of M2. Moreover, it is also situated on Shiekhupura-Sargodha-Mianwali Highway. A motorway leads to Faisalabad from Pindi Bhattian known as M3. Another highway connects Pindi Bhattian to Wazirabad via Jalalpur Bhattian and Rasul Pur which is being converted into Expressway E3 under NHA. A highway connects Pindi Bhattian to Chiniot and Jhang. So we can say that Pindi Bhattian is a junction of many important motorways/highways. There is no railway station in the city, the nearest railway station is that of Sukheke Mandi.

Tribes

Arain, Kharal, Bhatti, Goraya, Siyal and Warraich are dominant tribes of this area

References

Pindi Bhattian Wikipedia