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Shaikh Rajada
Shaikherjada | |
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Village | |
  Shaikh Rajada Location of Shaikh Rajada  Shaikh Rajada Shaikh Rajada (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′23″N 74°15′21″E / 32.17306°N 74.25583°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Gujjranwala |
| Tehsil | Gujranwala[citation needed] |
| Founded by | (sardar sajada ) |
| Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 |
Shaikh Rajada, also spelled Shaikherjada, is a village on Pasroor Road in Gujranwala District in West Punjab (Pakistan), with a population of around 5000 as of 2021. It is said that the village is named after a person Shaikhu. He has three other brothers named Pandu, Gagard and Azam so the sarounded villages are named after them i.e. Gagarke, Pandupur, Thata Azam Khan respectively. It is located at 32°10′20″N 75°15′30″E / 32.17222°N 75.25833°E.[1][2]
90% of population is muslim and around 10% are christens. Punjabi is the mother tongue of villagers. Basically village belongs to Buttar of Jutt clan but Cheema, Chatha, Virk , Minhas etc are also living.
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