Raipur, Pakistan
Raipur (Urdu: رائے پُور), (Punjabi: رائے پور) is a village in the Kabirwala Tehsil of Khanewal District[1] in Punjab, Pakistan. It is famous as the birthplace of Indian American Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana.[2]
Raipur | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Coordinates: 30°20′10″N 70°43′30″E | |
| Province | Punjab, Pakistan |
| District | Khanewal |
| Tehsil | Kabirwala |
After Partition of India, it was renamed as Gajani.
Geography
The village is situated in the Khanewal in the Pakistani Punjab, having the average elevation of 128 metres.
References
- Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (21 October 2013). "Khanewal: Sweet Waters – II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- Har Gobind Khorana
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