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
رايپور
village
Raipur is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Raipur
Raipur
Location of Raipur in Punjab, Pakistan
Raipur is located in Pakistan
Raipur
Raipur
Raipur (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 30°20′10″N 70°43′30″E
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictKhanewal
TehsilKabirwala

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

  1. Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (21 October 2013). "Khanewal: Sweet Waters – II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. Har Gobind Khorana
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