Banka Cheema

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Banka Cheema
بنکا چیمہ
Town
Banka Cheema is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Banka Cheema
Banka Cheema
Location of Banka Cheema
Coordinates: 32°17′N 74°05′E / 32.29°N 74.09°E / 32.29; 74.09Coordinates: 32°17′N 74°05′E / 32.29°N 74.09°E / 32.29; 74.09
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DistrictGujranwala
TehsilWazirabad
Government
 • Chairman Union council GujranwalaCh. Ansir Mukhtar Sandhu
Area
 • Total1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2017)
9,137 [1]
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+5
Postal code type
52201
Calling code055

Banka Cheema (Pronounced: Beanka Cheema and Benka Chima),[2][3] is a village and Union Council of Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District, in Pakistan's Punjab province.[4] A Post Office is functional in Banka Cheema by Pakistan Post under Government of Pakistan for receiving important mails, documents, money orders and product delivery.[5] For education in the village a Government Primary School Banka Cheema,[6][7] Government Girls High School (GGHS) Banka Cheema[8] is functional, by Government of Punjab, Pakistan under Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Gujranwala. The only way to reach Banka Cheema is by Road. 97% population of the town is Muslim, while remaining 3% is non-Muslim.

References[]

  1. ^ "GUJRANWALA BLOCKWISE" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ Garren, William R.; Names, United States Board on Geographic (1983). Gazetteer of Pakistan: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency.
  3. ^ Organization (Pakistan), Census (1977). Population Census of Pakistan, 1972: Gujranwala. Manager of Publications.
  4. ^ "Towns & Unions in the City District of Gujranwala - Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
  5. ^ Department, Pakistan Post Office (1974). List of Post Offices in Pakistan, Corrected Up to 31-5-74. Director General of Pakistan Post Office.
  6. ^ Census of Primary Schools of the Punjab Province: Lahore Region, 1972-73. Punjab Textbook Board. 1973.
  7. ^ "GES BANKA CHEEMA - School Census". schoolportal.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  8. ^ "GGHS BANKA CHEEMA - School Census". schoolportal.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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