Sargodha

Map of Sargodha

Location of Sargodha

Sargodha (Hindi: सरगोधा) Urdu: سرگودھا) is a city and district of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan.

Origin

The term Sargodha has its origins in the words Sar, meaning pond, and Godha, meaning sadhu.

Tahsils in the District

Sargodha District is administratively divided into Seven Tehsils, which contain a total of 161 Union Councils.

Tehsil	Population	No. of Unions
Bhera
Bhalwal	820,000	53
Kot Momin	420,000	30
Sahiwal Tehsil	236,000	14
Sargodha	1,081,000	62
Shahpur	274,000	16
Sillanwali	255,000	16
Total	3'086'000'0	161

Jat clans in Sargodha District

According to 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans in Sargodha District:

Awan (1,219), Baghiar (807), Bajwa (1,686), Bhatti (4,212), Bhutta (753), Burana (935), Bains (712), Chadhar (4,001), Chhina (1,299), Cheema (2,708), Dhako (799), Dhudhi (1,405), Dhal (691), Ghumman (1,065), Gondal (28,623), Goraya 652), Haral (2,110), Hatiar (739), Heer (553), Hanjra (790), Jarola (550), Johiya (2,884), Jhawari (1,092), Jora (718), Kalera (679), Kaliar (855), Kharal (715), Khichi (633), Khokhar (5,228), Khat (1,005), Lak (1,779), Lali (684), Langah (638), Marath (548), Mekan (5,435), Naswana (505), Noons (708), Panjutha (596), Parhar (1,880), Rehan (1,880), Ranjha (7,536), Sagoo (715), Sandrana (577), Sandhu (504), Sipra (1,763), Sohal (810), Sujal (2,594), Sudhan (207), Talokar (966), Tarar (1,716), Tatri (1,122), Tulla (1,311), Ves (1,158), Virk (626), Waraich (3,483).

History

Just over a century ago, there was a well owned by a Hindu named Goodha, the well was known as "Gool Khuuh" (round well), and travellers used it as a resting place. There is a market at the place where Gool Khuuh used to exist and a grand mosque above the market and it is known as "Goal Chowk", which is the center of downtown Sargodha today.

External links

Sargodha at Wikipedia

References

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