Chamogarh: Difference between revisions
Epicgenius (talk | contribs) Reverted 2 good faith edits by 162.210.196.161 using STiki |
|||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
The pashtuns have been vary active in the social and political affairs of the village, with Sayed Alam being the first Lanbadar (Chief of The Village). The pashtuns are well educated and well settled. Saeed Ahmad remained Home secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan and his brother Dr Ghulam Ahmad is a retired army major. The two brothers Deputy commissioner Sibtain and Assistant Commissioner Usman are sons of Dr Ghulam. Government teacher Nazir Ahmad, Ifhtakar Ahmad (SO) Secretariat Gilgit. Ghayour Ahmad (XEN)*(NAPWD),Shaheed Engineer Iqbal Ahmad, Dildar Ahmad.Suhail ahmad son of Saeed Ahmad khan civil judge Sajjad Ahmad(RFO). |
The pashtuns have been vary active in the social and political affairs of the village, with Sayed Alam being the first Lanbadar (Chief of The Village). The pashtuns are well educated and well settled. Saeed Ahmad remained Home secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan and his brother Dr Ghulam Ahmad is a retired army major. The two brothers Deputy commissioner Sibtain and Assistant Commissioner Usman are sons of Dr Ghulam. Government teacher Nazir Ahmad, Ifhtakar Ahmad (SO) Secretariat Gilgit. Ghayour Ahmad (XEN)*(NAPWD),Shaheed Engineer Iqbal Ahmad, Dildar Ahmad.Suhail ahmad son of Saeed Ahmad khan civil judge Sajjad Ahmad(RFO). |
||
'''The khasu family which is called patonz''' in local language ,who migrated from pattan Kohistan, are also educated people. According to Khasu family, these people migrated from Swat to pattan Kohistan. There are also sub-castes of patonz in Chamogarh. After some decades the Khasu family came to Gilgit and settled in Chamogarh. These people are also working as officers in government sector like Captain Rashid Minhas, Mubashir and Alam executive engineer and Dr. Muddasir. |
|||
''In spite of above mentioned families there is also a family called '''khiloch''' in local language , who descended from khili kohistan |
|||
==Sheikh family== |
==Sheikh family== |
||
Revision as of 14:03, 8 November 2013
Chamogarh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region | Northern Areas |
| Division | Gilgit Division |
| District | Gilgit District |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | 3,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 15100 |
| Area code | 058114 |
| Website | Chamogarh information |
Chamogarh is a village 15 km from Gilgit city, in Gilgit-Baltistan. The word Chamogarh is derived from a woman`s name Chamo, who was the head of Chamogarh before the independence of Gilgit-Baltistan. Danyor Alam bridge road crosses Chamogarh, it also connects it to Jalalabad, Danyor, Oshkhindass and Alam bridge . In the west it is connected to the village of Harating, Jalalabad, Gilgit City, Hunza and Khunjerab[disambiguation needed] top to China. Chamogarh has an intervening width of mountainous terrain.
Pashtuns
The pashtuns have been vary active in the social and political affairs of the village, with Sayed Alam being the first Lanbadar (Chief of The Village). The pashtuns are well educated and well settled. Saeed Ahmad remained Home secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan and his brother Dr Ghulam Ahmad is a retired army major. The two brothers Deputy commissioner Sibtain and Assistant Commissioner Usman are sons of Dr Ghulam. Government teacher Nazir Ahmad, Ifhtakar Ahmad (SO) Secretariat Gilgit. Ghayour Ahmad (XEN)*(NAPWD),Shaheed Engineer Iqbal Ahmad, Dildar Ahmad.Suhail ahmad son of Saeed Ahmad khan civil judge Sajjad Ahmad(RFO).
Sheikh family
The Sheikh family is the biggest family in population. They migrated from Kohistan (saikot) and this family lives in Bagh Mohallah. MatqUllah (late) is the father of Mushraft ullah, sharif Muhammad,Abdul Majeed (incumbent lambardar) , Abdul Hameed, Mansoor Ahmad. The khasu family which is called patonz in local language ,who migrated from pattan Kohistan, are also educated people. According to Khasu family, these people migrated from Swat to pattan Kohistan. There are also sub-castes of patonz in Chamogarh. After some decades the Khasu family came to Gilgit and settled in Chamogarh. These people are also working as officers in government sector like Captain Rashid Minhas, Mubashir and Alam executive engineer and Dr. Muddasir. In spite of above mentioned families there is also a family called khiloch in local language , who descended from khili kohistan
Languages
There are more than three languages spoken in Chamogarh. The majority of the population speak Kohistani. Pashtu is also spoken there.
Schools
The people of Chamogarh are very active in education. There are more than five educational institutions are working in Chamogarh.F.G boys Middle school, F.G girls school, Mehboob Academy and Iqra School. More than seven hundred students are getting their education in these institutions.
Agriculture
Agriculture is also the livelihood of the people of Chamogarh. Wheat and maize are grown abundantly. The fertile land of Chamogarh is also rich in fruits like grapes, almond, apricot, amluk, meetha, pomegranate and apples.
Chamogarh is a small village but this small village has produced well talent in the form of government officers in the army and Gilgit-Baltistan administration.