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Jhok Mehar Shah is a village in Union council Punjgirain Nashaib, Darya Khan Tehsil, Bhakkar District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Jhok Mehar Shah
جھوک مہر شاہ | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 31°55′00″N 71°06′30″E / 31.91667°N 71.10833°E | |
Pakistan | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
30110 | 30100 |
Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20121031120141/http://www.bhakkar.com.pk/ |
It was named for Syed Mehar Shah, one of three villages in the district named for three brothers: Jhok Mehar Shah, Jhok Qalander Shah and Jhok Laal Shah.
It is located at 31°54′N 71°06′E / 31.9°N 71.1°E,[1] on the east bank of the Indus River and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Punjgirain. Population of Jhok Mehar Shah is 2,298 according to the census 2017.
There is a Great Mosque Jafria, and a government primary school for boys.
The main ethnic groups of the village are Kumhar, Syed, Noon, Jhunj, Gorai, Babhan, Macchi, Dirkhan, and Muhana.
References
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