Rasool Pur, Rajanpur
Rasool Pur (رسول پور) is a village located in Jampur Tehsil of Rajanpur district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 59.5 kilometres (37.0 mi) north from Rajanpur on Indus Highway.[2][3]
Rasool Pur رسول پور | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 29°34′45.8″N 70°32′11.0″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rajanpur |
| Tehsil | Jampur |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 5,548[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Rasool Pur is considered a model village as it has 99 percent literacy rate and zero crime rate. People of the village belong to Ahmedani tribe of Baloch people who settled at this location in 1933 after being displaced five times due to floods at other locations since early nineteenth century. People of village built their first primary schools for boys and girls in 1935 for which funding was exclusively provided by the inhabitants of the village themselves. Whole village is a no-smoking zone.[4]
References
- "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (RAJANPUR DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved Jul 14, 2020.
- "Basti Rasulpur (Pakistan)". Gazetteering.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- "School Education Department". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- "'تو پھر چلیں رسول پور'". BBC News اردو. Jun 1, 2013. Retrieved Jul 13, 2020.
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