Achh is a village and union council

Union Councils of Pakistan

A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...

 of Gujrat District

Gujrat District

Gujrat is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is an ancient district located in between two famous rivers, the Jhelum and Chenab. Because of its proximity with the rivers the land is good for cultivation with rice and sugar cane as main crops...

, in the Punjab province

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

 of Pakistan

Pakistan

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. It is part of Kharian Tehsil

Kharian Tehsil

Kharian Tehsil is a subdivision of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil, which is headquartered at the city of Kharian, is administratively subdivided into 43 Union Councils.-See also:* Gujrat* Gujrat District...

 and is located at 32°52'0N 74°8'0E with an altitude of 311 metres.

History

Achh is a village of Awan (Pakistan)

Awan (Pakistan)

Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...

. These Awans are descendants of Muzammal Ali(Kalgan Shah), also known as Kalan Shah, son of Qutb Shah

Qutb Shah

Qutb Shah was the ruler of Herat and a general in the army of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi. Qutub Shah was a Hashemite descendant of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, son of Hazart Ali, and Imam of the Kaysanites Shia , who was the son of Ali, who in turn was the cousin and son-in-law of the prophet...

 a ruler of Herat

Herat

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 and a general in the army of Mahmud of Ghazni

Mahmud of Ghazni

Mahmud of Ghazni , actually ', was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty who ruled from 997 until his death in 1030 in the eastern Iranian lands. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which covered most of today's Iran,...

, who himself was a Hashemite

Hashemite

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 descendant of the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law.Basically people of achh belongs to kalabagh and from the famous branch named as KATWAL(Sons of KEHTO)
The original village was located about one kilometer to its east. Still having ruins and named "Purana Achh" and migrated the village to its present location because of disturbance of Sikhs and Hindus. The place where achh is now was the place of religious people of Hindus named as MISHER. The MARKAZI JAMIA MASJID ACHH is near their old house. Because of those(MISHER) other Hindus was unable to disturb the people of "achh". there are basically 5 families in Achh

• Sher Shahi (family belongs to Sher bakhash a well known person of the time)
• West side (people living in the west side of village )
• Central (people living in the center of village )
• Natho (These are the old relatives of other people of achh who emigrate and then return to their own peoples)
• Workers (mirasi,chour, masalli,nayi,machi,lohar,tarkhan)

There are also a family of SAYEDS (Shah sahab) in the village a very well known people of area because of religious point and Hakeem also.

Present

There is a school Govt. primary school for girls Achh, Union council office, Jamia Masjid, 4 graveyards and a market having all necessary things Most people of Achh belongs to agriculture but having some other professions also like Army, Teaching, business and living abroad. People of "Achh" are very kind, peace loving and having a simple life.