Kot Jafar
Kot Jafar (Urdu:کوٹ جعفر) is a small town in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan.[2]
Kot Jafar
کوٹ جعفر | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kot Jafar Location of Kot Jafar  Kot Jafar Kot Jafar (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′6″N 74°03′31″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Gujranwala |
| Tehsil | Wazirabad |
| Number of Union Councils | Mansoor Wali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 5,359 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +5 |
| Postal code type | 52000 |
| Calling code | 055 |
Demography
Kot Jafar has a population of over 5,000 and is located about 12 kilometres northwest of Wazirabad city. The population is over 100% Muslim. Most people in the town speak Punjabi, though almost all of them can also speak the national language of Pakistan, Urdu. English is spoken by the educated elite.
Education
The Govt Girls Elementary School (GGES) Kot Jafar was established in 1910.[3] Other educational institutions include the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Government Primary School, and Al-Faisal High School.[4]
Communication
The only way to get to Kot Jafar is by road. Besides driving your own car (which takes about 2- minutes from Wazirabad), one can also catch a bus or van from Gujranwala or Wazirabad to get there. Kot Jafar is connected with Wazirabad via Wazirabad-Rasul Nagar Highway (Rd/E-3).
Wazirabad-Faisalabad rail link is the only nearby railway line.
See also
References
- "GUJRANWALA BLOCKWISE" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- Geography, United States Office of (1962). Pakistan: Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
- "Programme Monitoring and Implementation Unit - Government of Punjab". bisegrw.edu.pk. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY EDUCATION GUJRANWALA SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ANNUAL EXAMINATION, 2019" (PDF).