Badoki Saikhwan

Badoki Saikhwan or Baddoki Sekhwan ( Urdu :بدوکی‌سیکھواں) is a village of Tehsil Nowshera Virkan, District Gujranwala, Punjab,[1] Pakistan.[2] It has historical remnants of the Mughal Empire and the Sikh Empire. It is located at 32°8' N 74°1' E, west of Gujranwala, the district capital. Its population was estimated to be 2500 in December 2020. It lies near the Gujranwala-Hafizabad road, 35 km west of the Gujranwala.[3]

Badoki Saikhwan
بدوکی‌سیکھواں
Village
Badoki Saikhwan is located in Pakistan
Badoki Saikhwan
Badoki Saikhwan
Badoki Saikhwan is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Badoki Saikhwan
Badoki Saikhwan
Coordinates: 32.1340°N 73.8918°E / 32.1340; 73.8918
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DistrictGujranwala
TehsilNowshera Virkan
Population
 (2021)
3,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code055

History

Baddoki Saikhwan is one of the most historically significant villages of the Gujranwala District.[4] It is often locally referred to as Badoki. It was a home to Muslims and Sikhs before the Partition of India. In 1947, several Sikh families migrated from Baddoki Saikhwan to India and similarly from India several Muslim families migrated to the village. Migrant families still use the homes and lands of those who emigrated from the village.

Madrassa Jamal Ul Quran Ysufia
Old Building In Badoki
Old House In Badoki
Mughal Era House In Badoki
Destroyed Old Building

Education

There are many madaras and schools in the village.[5] Literacy rate of village is 58%.

Madaras[6]

  • Madrass Jamal-ul-Qur'an Yusufia (Men's)
  • Madrass Talim-ul-Qur'an (Men's)
  • Madrassa Hazrat Khadija R.A (Women's)
  • Madrassa Aysha Siddiqa R.A (Women's)

Schools[7]

  • Govt. Primary School Badoki Saikhwan[8] (For Boys)
  • Govt. Girls High School Badoki Saikhwan (For Girls)
  • Unique Islamic School System Badoki (Co-Edu)
  • Learning Kingdom Girls Academy (Girls)
  • Alhamd Study Center(Boys)

Religions

The major religion of the village is Islam. There are also some Christian families.[9]

Mosques

  • Jama Masjid Nur Badoki[10]
  • Jama Masjid Haji Ramzan Wali
  • Jama Masjid Maryam
  • Sultan-e-Madina Mosque
  • Jama Masjid Siddiq-e-Akbar

Church

  • Church Of All Saints

Economy

The economy of the village is not very strong. GDP[11] per capita is about 11000 PKR. Agriculture[12] is the main occupation of most of the people of the village and many people work hard for their livelihood. Most of the paddy and wheat crops are grown in the village. Watermelons and vegetables have also been growing for the past few years. The village has four guava orchards.

Facilities

All the streets of the village are paved. There is electricity as well as gas facility.[13] The village has a primary school for boys and a high school for girls.[14]

Bakeries

There are four bakeries in the village. These bakeries were the source of income for some villagers during COVID-19.[15]

Transportation

The village is linked with Gujranwala-Hafizabad road, through Alipu-Nokhar Road. its also connected to a town Qila Didar Singh by shortcut road.[16]

Nearby villages

See also

References
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  2. AÑCHALA-DĀSA. (1934). An Economic Survey of Gajju Chak, a village in the Gujranwala District of the Punjab, etc. [Edited by W.H. Myles. With maps.]. OCLC 557881062.
  3. GRW, Geo. "Punjab Geography". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012.
  4. "Auditor Planning Considerations Under the Uniform Guidance". Audit and Accounting Guide: State and Local Governments: 147–173. 9 August 2019. doi:10.1002/9781119651512.ch6. ISBN 9781948306768. S2CID 242763115.
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  6. Anwar-ul-Haq. (c. 1967). Family planning in the light of Islam. The District Family Planning Board. OCLC 663441811.
  7. Shahbaz, Muhammad; Anwar, Behzad; Jamil, Muhammad Babar (31 December 2018). "Attitude and its Aspects towards English Language Learning among the Students of Public and Private Schools of Gujranwala". Global Regional Review. III (I): 281–293. doi:10.31703/grr.2018(iii-i).20. ISSN 2616-955X.
  8. Badoki, Saikhwan (2020). "Gujranwala" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2021.
  9. Hussain, Ghulam (12 November 2019). "Appropriation of Caste Spaces in Pakistan: The Theo-Politics of Short Stories in Sindhi Progressive Literature". Religions. 10 (11): 627. doi:10.3390/rel10110627. ISSN 2077-1444.
  10. Jamia Masjid Badoki Saikhwan, Masjid In Badoki Saikhwan. "Jamia Masjid Badoki Saikhwan". Archived from the original on 6 May 2021.
  11. Javed, Asma (30 March 2020). "GDP Growth Enticement of Politicians and Earnings Management in Pakistan". International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. 24 (3): 2797–2803. doi:10.37200/ijpr/v24i3/pr2020315. ISSN 1475-7192. S2CID 225981315.
  12. N., Ghosh, R. (1977). Agriculture in economic development : with special reference to Punjab. Vikas Pub. House. OCLC 644281519.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. Khalid, Zainab; Iftikhar-ul-husnain, Muhammad (1 December 2016). "Restructuring of WAPDA: A Reality or a Myth". The Pakistan Development Review. 55 (4I–II): 349–360. doi:10.30541/v55i4i-iipp.349-360. ISSN 0030-9729.
  14. Gujranwala, BISE. "BISE GRW". Archived from the original on 27 September 2010.
  15. National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in Pakistan. 2020. doi:10.4060/cb1343en. ISBN 978-92-5-133404-1. S2CID 242229024.
  16. GRW Transportation, System Of GRW. "GRW, Transportation". Archived from the original on 15 February 2021.
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