Takht Hazara

Village in Punjab, Pakistan

32°6′34″N 73°14′41″E / 32.10944°N 73.24472°E / 32.10944; 73.24472Country

PakistanProvince

PunjabDistrictTehsil SargkdhaUnion councils25Area

• village2.69 km² (1.04 sq mi)Elevation

200 m (700 ft)Population

(2017 Census of Pakistan)^[1]

• village4,073 • Urban density134/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Takhat Hazara (old name: Khajjiyan Wala) is a village near the Chenab River in the Sargodha District of Punjab, Pakistan.^[2]

When a Mughal king came to this place, he liked to stay here. His throne was set here. This village has seven doors around 80 km of the circle. Takhat Hazara and Takhat Mahal are the two big and famous gates or doors to enter in the village Takhat Hazara or in Takhat Mahal. That's why its name came to be known as Takhat Hazara. It is located at an altitude of 192 meters (633 feet).^[3] This is the town where Ranjha was born, the protagonist of the famous Punjabi folk love story of Heer Ranjha.^[4]

References

^ "Population and Household Detail Blockwise of Sargodha District (see Takht Hazara population listed (page 22 of 98)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Tehsils and Unions in the District of Sargodha (see Takht Hazara listed under Bhalwal Tehsil)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ Location of Takht Hazara - Falling Rain Genomics
^ Front seat: Heer Ranjha retold Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2012, Retrieved 3 June 2023