Ghangha Pur

Ghangha Pur
Ghangha Pur
Coordinates: 31°27′03″N 73°33′53″E / 31.450748°N 73.564821°E / 31.450748; 73.564821Coordinates: 31°27′03″N 73°33′53″E / 31.450748°N 73.564821°E / 31.450748; 73.564821
Country	Pakistan
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population (1998)
• Total	10,988
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)

Ghangha Pur or Gangapur is a village of Jaranwala Tehsil in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.^[1] It is located at 31°27'12N 73°33'57E with an altitude of 193 metres (636 feet)^[2] and is part of Union council 47 of Jaranwala with a population of 10,988.^[1] The village is home to an exceptionally rare operational 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge horse-drawn tramway originally built in 1898 to connect with the Buchiana railway station 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south.^[3]

References

Neighbourhoods of Faisalabad

Administrations: Faisalabad Division and Faisalabad District

Tehsils	Chak Jhumra Jaranwala Samundri Tandlianwala

Cities	Aminpur Chak Jhumra Dijkot Faisalabad (capital) Jaranwala Khurrianwala Painsra Samundri Tandlianwala

Towns & councils	Abdullahpur Anand Pura Awagat Bajra Batala Colony 204 R.B. Bawianwala

Localities	Chak 38 JB Ballowana Banga chak Banga Bhaiwala Chak No. 56 GB Chicha Dana Abad Ghangha Pur Kamalpur Mahallam Mukandpur Jallandhar Sufaid Poshan Niamuana Peerwana Ram Diwali Tariqabad

Website: Faisalabad District at NRB

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