Mehta Suja railway station
Mehta Suja ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°57′52″N 74°36′22″E / 31.9645°N 74.6060°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MSJ[1] | ||||||||||
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Mehta Suja railway station (Template:Lang-ur, Punjabi: مہتا سوجا ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Mehta Suja village, Sheikhupura district of Punjab province of Pakistan.
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Mehta Suja is an old village and according to legends its roots date back to the Mughal era. According to the 2017 census, the village is home to around 4000 people. The village has a diversified population and strong caste system in place. Common castes in the village include Jatt, Jolaha, Kumhar, Mistri, Changar, Faqeer, Merasi, Qasab, Mochi, and Fishermen. The Jatt sub caste of residents is called 'Sivia Jatt (Jutt) and are famously called as suja jatt (Jutt). The village is located near the Indo-Pakistan border. Notable people include Ch. Muhammad Safdar, Ch Muhammad Anwar Sivia (former-chairman), Ch Muhammad Zaheer Ahmad Sivia (Ex-Naib-Nazim), Ch Musharraf Sivia, Ch. Alem Din, Ch. Raza, Lala Muhammad Ashraf (Ex-Member) Maj. Gen. R. Hamid Nawaz Khan, Col. Haq Nawaz, Master Mehmood Ali (Ret. P/S Teacher), Muhammad Tanseer Ali.
See also
References
- ^ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways Archived February 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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