Ghangha Pur

Gangapur

گنگاپور
Gangapur گنگاپور
	Gangapur
	Coordinates: 31°27′03″N 73°33′53″E / 31.450748°N 73.564821°E
Country	Pakistan
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population (1998)
• Total	10,988
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Gangapur is a village near Buchiana mandi in Jaranwala Tehsil in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.^[1] It is located at 31°27'12N 73°33'57E with an altitude of 193 metres (636 feet)^[2] and is part of Union council 39 of Jaranwala with a population of 10,988.^[1]

History

It is named after Sir Ganga Ram.^[3]

The village is home to an operational 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge^[4] horse-drawn tramway originally built in 1898 to connect with the Buchiana railway station 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south Ghangha Pur .^[5]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Union Council Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
^ "redirect to /world/PK/04/Gangapur.html". www.fallingrain.com.
^ ^a ^b Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (March 18, 2013). "Ganga Pur and Lahore". DAWN.COM.
^ "Trams of the World 2017" (PDF). Blickpunkt Straßenbahn. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
^ "A Visit to Pakistan Railways 2013". www.internationalsteam.co.uk.

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[UCProfile-1] "Union Council Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2019-12-28.

[2] "redirect to /world/PK/04/Gangapur.html". www.fallingrain.com.

[dawn-3] Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (March 18, 2013). "Ganga Pur and Lahore". DAWN.COM.

[4] "Trams of the World 2017" (PDF). Blickpunkt Straßenbahn. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[5] "A Visit to Pakistan Railways 2013". www.internationalsteam.co.uk.

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