Kilanwala
چک نمبر 236 گ ب کلیانوالہ | |
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236 GB Kilanwala | |
Coordinates: 31°22′57.4″N 73°28′48.4″E / 31.382611°N 73.480111°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Faisalabad District |
Administrative divisions | Jaranwala Tehsil |
Government | |
Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
Population (2017 Census) | |
• Total | 4,360[1]2,017 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 041 |
Chak 236 GB Kilanwala (Urdu چک 236 گ ب کلیانوالہ) (کوٹ دیا کشن) is a village and union council in Jaranwala Tehsil of Faislabad district, in Punjab, Pakistan.[2]
It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Jaranwala on Jaranwala-Nankana Road. Before the Partition of India, most of the population was Sikh and Hindu; after the Partition, Muslims migrated from the villages of Anihar, Nangal Fateh Khan, and other villages in Jalandhar, India. "GB" refers to the Gugera Branch Canal that irrigates the nearby agricultural land.
According to the 2017 census, the total population of the village is 4360.[1] Most of the population is Muslim Barelvi (with a minority being Christian), and is composed of the Khan, Rajput, and Arain castes.
The total area of the village is 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). The total agricultural land area is 647.488 hectares.
Most people follow the Chishti order of Sufism. There are three mosques and one small church in this village. Every year, people in the village emigrate to Jaranwala and Faisalabad.
100% percent of the population speaks Punjabi, but most of them also understand and speak Urdu. Some also speak English.
There is a daily bus service from Jaranwala GTS bus station from 236 GB to Chak 233 GB Kot Barseer. The nearby railway station is the Kot Daya Kishen railway station (Urdu کوٹ دیا کشن).[3] The Faisalabad International Airport is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from the village.[4]