Pindigheb

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Pindigheb
General Information
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Coordinates	33°14′25″N 72°15′49″E / 33.24028, 72.26361Coordinates: 33°14′25″N 72°15′49″E / 33.24028, 72.26361
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
No. of Towns	1
Government
No. of Union Councils	2

Pindigheb (or Pindi Gheb) is a city in Punjab province Pakistan, it is a Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Attock District.^[1] It is located at 33°14'25N 72°15'49E at an altitude of 310 metres (1020 feet)^[2]

1 History
2 Administration
3 Industry
4 References

[edit] History

The Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago during British rule, described the town as follows:^[3]

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Pindi Gheb Town.-Head-quarters of the subdivision and tahsil of the same name in Attock District, Punjab, situated in 33º 14' N. and 72º 16' E., 21 miles from Jand station on the North-Western Railway. Population (1901), 8,452. Formerly known as Pindi Malika-i-Shahryar or Malika-i-Auliya, or 'queen of the saints,' it derives its modern name from the Gheba tribe of Jats, and is now the ancestral home of the Jodhra Maliks, who founded it in the thirteenth century. The municipality was created in 1873. The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 4,400. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 5,200, chiefly from octroi; and the expenditure was Rs. 5,800. A vernacular middle school is maintained by the municipality, and a dispensary by Government.

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Pindigheb is an old village, with many communities of Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims. During British rule Pindigheb was part of Rawalpindi District, in 1904 when Attock became a separate district, Pindigheb became a tehsil (subdivision) of it.

[edit] Administration

The city of Pindi Gheb is the capital of Pindi Gheb Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of Attock District, the city is itself subdivided into 2 Union Councils.^[4]

[edit] Industry

Pindigheb is enriched with minerals like Oil and Natural gas.

Pindigheb Woollen Industry is a wool spinning unit established in Pindigheb. The Pakistan Army has many generals from this village. The first army chief of the Pakistan Army was from Pindigheb. Peanuts is a big crop in the area.