Bhata

Summary

Bhata [1] is a village in Pakistan which is located in the centre of Mandra-Chowk Pindori Road, Tehsil Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi District .

Bhata
بھاٹہ
Village and Post Office
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, PakistanPunjab
DivisionRawalpindi
DistrictRawalpindi
TehsilGujar Khan
Union CouncilNoor Dolal
Police StationMandra
Population
 (2022)
 • Total4,202
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal Code
47670
Area code0513
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The village is at 8 km from GT (Grand Trunk) Road Mandra. Majority of people are government employed like teachers, Punjab police, army, navy, air force, patwaris, traffic police etc.

History of Bhata edit

Bhata is a historical village. Bhata was settled between 1380 AD and 1400 AD.[citation needed] There is a six-hundred-year-old cemetery and a mosque here. Some distance to the west of Bhata is the historical cemetery of Sardaran Ghakhran, whose total area was about eighty kanals. And the graves of his two brave brothers, Sher Khan Gakhar and Fateh Khan Gakhar, are in the four walls of the fort, which are blackened here. There are three arches on the western inner wall of Baristan's four walls, the central arch is large and the right and left ones are slightly smaller. There are round towers on the four corners. In 1580, Sulaiman Khan settled Bhata in the true sense. After the arrival of Sulaiman Khan, the Janjua Rajput's family settled here.

Educational institutions edit

  • SAIJ Government Boys High School Bhata
  • Government Girls High School, Bhata
  • Government Primary School, Bhata (Non functional)
  • Madrissa Jamia Masjid Ghousia Chistia, Bhata

Location and geography edit

Bhata is located in the Pothohar Plateau near heart of potohar Gujar Khan.

Distance from nearby places
Order Name Distance(KM) Road name Travel Time
1 Rawalpindi 45 Chowk Pindori 1 hr 10 min
2 Rawalpindi 50 Mandra G.T. Road 1 hr 23 min
3 Islamabad 50 Islamabad Highway 1 hr 07 min
4 Gujar Khan 23 Mandra G.T. Road 36 min
5 New Islamabad International Airport 70 Saddar, Rawalpindi 1 hr 40 min
6 Kallar Syedan 15 Chowk Pindori 22 min
7 Kahuta 24 Chowk Pindori 44 min

Hospitals edit

  • Basic Health Unit Ghousia Chowk

Basic Health Unit is 2.5 km away from Bhata.

Post office edit

There is Post Office in Bhata.

City / Town Post Code Tehsil / Tehsil P.O. District / District / G.P.O. Province
Mandrah/ Bhata 47670 Gujar Khan Rawalpindi Punjab

Telecommunication edit

The PTCL provides the main network of landline telephones. Many ISPs and all major mobile phone and wireless companies operating in Pakistan provide service in Bhata.

Languages edit

Religion edit

Religion
Religion Percentage
Islam
100%

Other villages near Bhata edit

  • Kurizada Sawan کورزادہ سواں
  • Mohra Nojo موہڑہ نوجو
  • Mohra Dhamial موہڑہ دھمیال
  • Azizpur Gujran عزیز پور گجراں
  • Basanta بسنتہ
  • Cheren جھیڑیں
  • Noor Dolal نوردولال
  • Gumti گمٹی
  • Bishandot بشنڈوٹ
  • Kuri Dolal کوری دولال
  • Arazi Hasnaal اراضی حسنال
  • Phalina پھلینہ

Transport edit

References edit

http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/RAWALPINDI_BLOCKWISE.pdf

33°25′7″N 73°18′5″E / 33.41861°N 73.30139°E / 33.41861; 73.30139