Midh Ranjha

Midh Ranjha

مڈھ رانجھا
Midh Ranjha مڈھ رانجھا
Union Council
	Midh Ranjha
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Sargodha District
	Kot Momin Tehsil
Population (2017 Census)
• Total	10,053
• Estimate ()	10,000
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	048

Midh Ranjha (Punjabi, Urdu 'مڈھ رانجھا' ) village is located in Tehsil Kot Momin District Sargodha of Pakistan^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The village famous for Pakistan biggest tree and is associated with the legendary Heer Ranjha story of romantic love. Heer originated in his village. Midh Ranjha' is located 21 km (13 mi) from Kot Momin, 58 km (36 mi) from Sargodha city, and 247 km (153 mi) from capital Islamabad.

Education

Schools of Midh Ranjha :.

Arqam Grammer School

Govt. High School Boys & Girl

Govt. Pramrey School Boys & Girl

Arqam Grammer Collage

Biggest Banyan Tree of Pakistan[]

in Midh Ranjha a very large, old and biggest tree of banyan of Pakistan is located on 3 to 4 acre area of land.^[6] This Tree was planted around 609 years ago by Sufi Murtaza Shah with his disciple Baba Roday Shah Tree is worth seeing in Abhal-Mohri villages 3.6 km (2.2 mi) from Midh ranja. The bank of Chenab river is also near by, a good place for picnic. The Banyan tree has over one thousand roots it covers an area of approximately three acres (1.2 ha). The age of the tree according to locals is nearly 400 years old. Under its shade is buried a local well known Sufi. There is grave of Sufi Murtaza Shah under this tree. There is belief that in local area any on who harm the big tree will get harmed that's why people of area not cut the tree and causes it to flourish.

Nearby villages[]

Midh Ranjha is considered as a central point for several villages including Mohriwal, Abal, Dulewala, Badar Ranjha, Kot Ghazi, Thati Kalan.

Birds & Animals[]

Lot of different species of birds have their nests on the tree and people used to sit under the shadow of tree in summer season.

Graveyard[]

There are many graves under tree.

Botanical classification[]

Botanically known as Ficus benghalensis, and belonging to the family Moraceae, the tree is a native of south Asia. The fruit is like a small fig and is eaten by some people. It tastes sweeter than fig. The banyan plant is seen sometimes growing from the little wet dust deposits on buildings because birds carry them around for eating. The fruit is red and when ripe gets softer.

References[]

^ http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/SARGODHA_BLOCKWISE.pdf
^ "Programme Monitoring & Implementation Unit". open.punjab.gov.pk.
^ "Money Transfer Locations | Midh Ranjha, Punjab | Western Union". location.westernunion.com.
^ "GHSS Midh Ranjha Sargodha - School Info & Teachers Profiles". UrduPoint.
^ "Om Prakash Juneja: Born in 1941". www.dawn.com.
^ @GovtofPakistan (2 October 2017). "The biggest and tallest Banyan Tree of #Pakistan near midh-ranjha, district #Sargodha. Full version:…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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[1] ttp://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/SARGODHA_BLOCKWISE.pdf

[2] "Programme Monitoring & Implementation Unit". open.punjab.gov.pk.

[3] "Money Transfer Locations | Midh Ranjha, Punjab | Western Union". location.westernunion.com.

[4] "GHSS Midh Ranjha Sargodha - School Info & Teachers Profiles". UrduPoint.

[5] "Om Prakash Juneja: Born in 1941". www.dawn.com.

[6] @GovtofPakistan (2 October 2017). "The biggest and tallest Banyan Tree of #Pakistan near midh-ranjha, district #Sargodha. Full version:…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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