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Jairo Ratial
Village
Jairo Ratial is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Jairo Ratial
Jairo Ratial
Jairo Ratial is located in Pakistan
Jairo Ratial
Jairo Ratial
Coordinates: 33°10′44″N 73°17′53″E / 33.178993°N 73.297949°E / 33.178993; 73.297949
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictRawalpindi
TehsilGujar Khan

Jairo Ratial (جیرورتیال) is a village situated on the outskirts of Gujar Khan of Rawalpindi District, Punjab. Jairo Ratial is the chief village of the Union Council Jairo Ratial which is an administrative subdivision of the Tehsil. It is also within the Pothwari cultural region. It is one of the largest villages under Gujar Khan Tehsil and is also one of the important union councils of Gujar Khan (Jairo Ratial became a Union Council in 2015). It is approximately 62 km southeast to the capital territory of Pakistan, Islamabad, and 215 km to the north west of Lahore, capital of Punjab. On the northern side, Jairo Ratial is bounded by Dudian, Gulyana, and Gujar Khan city. On the Western side, Cheena, Sasral, Daultala, Chakwal are situated. On the Eastern side, Mayhall, Missa Kaswal, Mirpur Azad Kashmir are present and lastly, on the Western side, Daryala Khaki, Khengar Mamdal, Muhri Rajgan, and Domeli are situated. The town has a population of about 15,000. Jairo Ratial lies at the bank of a small river (Kass). This river makes the northern lands of the village arable and fertile (The living area of the people is quite away from the Kass).

History

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Jairo Ratial was founded by Raja Jairo Khan who belonged to the Ratial clan and has a longstanding history of over 800 years. It has always been a predominantly Muslim area, even prior to the Pakistan-India partition in 1947.

Ratial is one of the tribes of the Rajput clan. The village was named after Raja Jairo Khan which is now known today as Jairo Ratial. Raja Jairo Khan had another brother known as Raja Bhairo Khan whom after which the village Bhair Ratial was founded after.

Notable people

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Occupation

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80% of the population depends on agriculture. Lands of the area are very fertile and arable. Main Crops are: Wheat, Millet, Peanuts and other Pulses.

Languages

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Pathwari(پوٹھوهاری (Shahmukhi); also known as Potohari پوٹھواری) is the main language of Jairo Ratial. Urdu is also becoming a popular language as people try to speak with their school going children.

Tribes and clans

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Ratial Rajput (Minhas, Bangial), Hashmi Qureshi , Bhatti Rajput. Matiyal Jutt

Transport

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There is a local private public transport service (Wagon) which runs from the village to the city of Gujar Khan. Some people use Rikshaw as a local public transport. Taxi service (Suzuki Carry) is also available.

Mosque

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There are four Mosques in the village, two of them are the grand mosques (جامع مساجد).

Education

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Shrine

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Jairo Ratial also holds the shrine of Hazrat Mian Muhammad Saee Sahib, where every year people come to celebrate a 'mela' (a gathering) in his remembrance. The current successor of Hazrat Mian Muhammad Saee Sahib is Mian Muhammad Zafaryab Ahmad Sahib.

Health care

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There is no Hospital in the village so people have to go to the nearby city of Gujar Khan for the health issues. The only medical facility immediately available for the villagers is first aid.

Sports

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Games which boys often play are Cricket and Football. Girls play indoor games only.

References

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  1. ^ "Climate: JAIRO RATIAL - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table - Climate-Data.org". En.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  2. ^ "::: Gujar Khan !! Day ::: The Largest News Portal of Pothohar". Gujarkhan2day.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  3. ^ "Gujar Khan — Comments". Gujar-khan.wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  4. ^ to the singapore War 1942 "Muhammad S-Z". Roll-of-honour.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-01. ((cite web)): Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]
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