Dina City
Encyclopedia
Dina is a rapidly expanding commercial town in the Jhelum District
of the province of Punjab
, Pakistan
. It is about 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Jhelum City, where there is a junction with the road to the Mangla Dam
and Rohtas Fort
. The historic Grand Trunk Road
passes through the centre of the town. A small industry exists in the city including wood industry, iron industry and marble industry outside from the city. The main source of income of residents of city is foreign income. As a large number of citizens of city are settled in abroad. It is estimated that about 60 percent of people are in foreign countries. Second main source of income is jobs in Pakistan Military. The source of income in surrounding villages is agriculture.
of Jhelum District. The town is divided into 2 Union councils
, UC 23 and UC 24.
The principal tribes are Jatts, Gujjars, Butts, Awan
, Bhatti, Chauhans & Janjua Rajput
s. Kashmiri based tribes are also settled due to close proximity with Mirpur
surrounding villages. There are a number of primary schools established from both government
and private sector.
Jhelum District
Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...
of the province of Punjab
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...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is about 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Jhelum City, where there is a junction with the road to the Mangla Dam
Mangla Dam
The Mangla Dam is located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the sixteenth largest dam in the world. It was built from 1961 to 1967 with funding from the World Bank. The project was designed and supervised by Binnie & Partners of London, and it was built...
and Rohtas Fort
Rohtas Fort
Rohtas Fort is a garrison fort built by the great Afghan king Sher Shah Suri. This fort is about 4 km in circumference and the first example of the successful amalgamation of Pashtun and Hindu architecture in the Indian Subcontinent.-Name of fort:...
. The historic Grand Trunk Road
Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road also formerly known as Uttarapatha, Shah Rah-e-Azam or Sadak-e-Azam or Badshahi Sadak is one of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads...
passes through the centre of the town. A small industry exists in the city including wood industry, iron industry and marble industry outside from the city. The main source of income of residents of city is foreign income. As a large number of citizens of city are settled in abroad. It is estimated that about 60 percent of people are in foreign countries. Second main source of income is jobs in Pakistan Military. The source of income in surrounding villages is agriculture.
Government
In 1977, a municipal committee was established at Dina, but the town's status was changed to an administrative subdivision or tehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of Jhelum District. The town is divided into 2 Union councils
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...
, UC 23 and UC 24.
Geography
The town is located at 33°1'60N 73°35'60E and has an altitude of 275 metres (905 ft) and has an area of about 21880 acres (88.5 km²).Tribes & Clans
The jatt, Ghakkars, Mughals, Gujjars, Mirzas, Kashmiri Butt and Balouch tribes have the main control over the political activities and they occupy the maximum land of Dina city.The principal tribes are Jatts, Gujjars, Butts, Awan
Awan (Pakistan)
Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
, Bhatti, Chauhans & Janjua Rajput
Janjua rajput
The Janjua is a Rajput royal warrior clan of South Asia and rulling warriors. They have been referred to as "the most valiant warriors of Punjab." Their warlike nature and dominant rule of their kingdoms against other tribes earned them a powerful reputation in Western Punjab, Afghanistan,...
s. Kashmiri based tribes are also settled due to close proximity with Mirpur
Mohallahas Of the Dina City
- Kiyani Mohallaha
- Domeli Mohallaha
- Khalilabad Mohallaha
- Station Mohallaha
- Naya(New) Mohallaha
- Liaqat Town
- Quaid e Azam Town
- Mahsoom Mohallaha
- Islam Pura Mohallaha
- Mughal abad
- Iqbal Town
Villages
- Afghanabad
- Bara Giran
- Burha Jungla
- Boharian
- Chak Akah
- Chahmala
- Channi Gujran
- Chakyam
- Chak Abdul Khaliq
- Chak Daria
- Chak Hafizan
- Chittan
- Dhadhowal
- Dhowal
- Dhoke Moka
- Dhok PadhalDhok PadhalDhok Padhal is a village situated in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. The name of this village created in 1767, the man who he thought was Jatt & very rich...
- Dhok Rajghan
- Dhok Ranga
- Gaggar Khurd
- Gaggar klan
- Hari
- Jandalah
- Kala Gujran
- Kantrila
- Kurlan
- Khojaki
- KhukhaKhukhaKhukha is a big village in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a Union Council, an administrative subdivision, of Jhelum Tehsil and is a "model" village. It is located at 33°0'0N 73°33'0E with an altitude of 259 metres and lies 7 km west of Dina, 5 km north of Rohtas and 10 km...
- Maldev
- Mehtah
- Motah
- Mota Gharbi
- Muftian
- Nakki
- Nakodar
- Natain
- Pandori
- PirShah Wason
- Pind Jatah
- Rehana
- Rohtas
- Said Husain
- Sagri
- Tamma Ajaib
- Hadali
Education in City
City is a famous center of secondary education, where a large number of students come fromsurrounding villages. There are a number of primary schools established from both government
and private sector.
List of High Schools and Colleges in Dina city
- Govt. Higher Secondary School Dina
- Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School Dina
- Govt. Degree College for Boys, G.T. Road Dina
- Govt. Fatima Jinnah Degree College for Girls, G.T. Road Dina
- Govt. High School Miana Mohallah Dina
- Pakistan Grammar School, Mangla Road, Dina