Shakargarh

Template:Pakistani Cities Shakargarh, the headquarters of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-east of Pakistan in Narowal District of Punjab province. The city is located at 32°16'0N 75°10'0E and is situated at the west bank of the Ravi River.

Boundaries

The district is bounded on the northwest by Sialkot District, on the north by Kashmir, on the east by Gurdaspur district (India) which contains the Pathankot tehsil contiguous to Pakistan; and internationalised on the south by Amritsar district (India) .

Demographics

The total area of the Shakargarh is approximately 1,272 square kilometres. According to the 1998 census, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097 of which only 12.11% were urban

It is an agricultural city, wheat, and rice being its main crops.

History

Before the independence of Pakistan, Shakargarh town was the headquarters of Shakargarh tehsil, which formed part of Gurdaspur district (Now in India). Under the Radcliffe Award, Shakargarh tehsil was transferred to Pakistan and attached with Sialkot District. However with the creation of Narowal District on 1 July 1991, Shakargarh became tehsil headquarters was included as one of its tehsils.

Villages and Towns

• Maingri
• Mehri pur
• Chak Bika
• Tarkhana Mureda
• Kot Naina
• Chak Eser (Mehloo)
• Gumtala
• Jhangi
• Chura Gujran
• Bumboo
• Kalachechi
• Layser Clay
• Chak Amru
• Natla Kalan
• Kharaal
• Barapind
• Mirpur Gujran
• Salehpur Bhajana
• Melu Selu
• Chahla
• kharloy
• Moh.Riaz Pura shakargarh
• Danoor
• Gokal Pure

Schools / colleges

Government High School Shakargarh. Classes are from Grade 6 to Grade 10.

GD Islamia High school village maingri Tehsil shakargarh owner (Ch.Abdul Raheem Ex MNA, MPA ,MLA Father of Ch.Idrees Taj , IFtikhar Taj and Ch.Ishfaq Taj ex MNA ).

Govt. High School Barapind

GOVT HIGHY SCHOOL BHAJANA .SHAKARGARH GOVT HIGHER SECNDARY SCHOOL KOT NAINA Govt. High Girls School Kot Naina

• GOVT PRIMARY SCHOOL KHARLOY SHAKARGARH
• GOVT GIRLS PRIMARY SCHOOL KHARLOY SHAKARGARH

Govt. Degree College Shakargarh

Govt. Degree College Shakargarh is ranked among the best institutions of higher education in Punjab (Pakistan), as measured by the examination scores of the regional education board (Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education,Gujranwala.The history of this college along with its beautiful location, decent and graceful buildings, lush green grounds with big trees, and a friendly and respectable teaching staff have always mesmerized people and the students of Govt. Degree College Shakargarh have always been considered the best.

SPORTS IN GOVT COLLEGE SKG

This institute has excellence record in sports especially in volley ball in which under the selection and training of PROF. JAVED IQBAL[D.P.E],who is also chief selector of gujranwala board volleyball team,the college team won eight successive intercolleges annual volleyball tournaments which is record in gujranwala board history. Many former college players are now playing in national team and also selected by many other national departments mainly by police and army.

Hospitals and medical centres

• Sughra Shafi Hospital, built by Pakistani singer Abrar-Ul-Haq, founder of the charitable organization Sahara For Life Trust.
• Bhu (Mirpur Gujran ) formed by Haji Muhammad Ikram

Transportation

There is railway track in skg but no rails. Common source of transportation is buses. Teachers especially female staff have to struggle hard to reach the schools that are in villages.

People from Shakargarh

• Chaudhry Abdul Rahim, Ex MLA United Punjab , MPA West Pakistan , MNA Pakistan, Member District Council Sialkot. Given the title of Khan Sahib by British Government ((Village Maingri)
• Chaudhry Idrees Taj, S/O Chaudhry Abdul Rahim, member of the federal parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora) (Maingri village)
• Chaudhry Iftikhar Taj , S/o Chaudhry Abdul Rahim Ex. Vice Chairman District Council Narowal (Village Maingri)
• Chaudhry Ishfaq Taj , S/o Chaudhry Abdul Rahim Ex (MNA) (Village Maingri)
• S.M. Zafar Senator ( Village Kalachechi), Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Pakistan(1965-69.
• Ch. Anwar Aziz, Ex-(MNA) & Federal Minister of Pakistan. (Village MairiPur)
• Daniyal Aziz Ex-(MNA), current Chairman National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), S/o Chaudhry Anwar Aziz & an American Lady. PML Punjab, Pakistan. (Village MairiPur)
• Dr. Niamat Ali Javeed District Nazmin Narowal Ex. Tehsile NAzim Shakargarh.
• Dr. Tahir Ali Javeed Minister of Special Education Punjab ex. Minister of Health Punjab
• Tariq Anees MNA, Ex. Tehsile Nazim Shakargarh Ex. MPA
• Mian Rasheed EX.MPA,MLA
• Chaudhry Mushtaq Ex.MPA
• Molana Guyaso-din Ex.MPA
• Captain Shahid Chaudhry
• Khan Babar Khan EX.MPA (Village MAnzoorPura Plot)
• Col(R) Abass MPA
• Chaudhry Rehan Sarwar, London Metropolitan University
• Chaudhary Haji Abdul Rasheed (Ex HeadMaster Govt primary school ,Kot Naina)
• Chaudhary Manzoor Ahmed Kot Naina
• Chaudhry Muhammad Sharif mehloo (Numberdar Chack Eicer, kot Naina)
• Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (social member Jhangi)
• Chaudhry Muhammad Hanif Khatana Ex.President(Lahore Bar Association)
• Chaudhry Muhammad Ali[S.E.T] ex hostel sup. of Govt Gulam Din Higher Secondary School Maingri
• Chaudhry Muhammad Qadeer Toor Business Man Village Barapind. A Social worker.
• Chaudhry Muhammad Sadiq Bhatli MLA, Nazim Union Council Danga Narian Pur Village Bhattli.
• Chaudhary Shah Muhammad founding member of District Transport Service Pakistan, 1st Bus Service in Pakistan ((Village Mirpur Gujjaran)
• Chairman Tariq Mehmood s/o Ilam din. Salehpur Bhajana. EX chairmain of Zakat Comeeti and General counciller Bua Union concil.
• Chaudhary Mukhtar Ahmed Moh Raiz Pura
• 'Chaudhary Haji Shafait Ali Moh Raiz Pura'
• Muhammad Asif,A Great Pakistani Crickter born in Chak Bika in 1982 now living in Sheikhupura
• Dr. Shahid Ali Javed s/o Dr. Niamat ali Javed, Engineer, Intel Co. U.S.A
• Dr. Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Executive Member Sports Board GC University, Lahore,(village Chak Bika)
• Ch Khurshid Ahmad MSc Agriculture College Layalpur (Agriculture University Faisalabad) (1952) Rtd Irrigation administrator. 1943 GOVT GHULAM DIN HIGH SCHOOL MAINGRI