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[[File:Tilla Jogian.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Tilla Jogian]]
[[File:Tilla Jogian.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Tilla Jogian]]
[[File: Union council khukha councillors list.jpg|thumb|Union council khukha councillors list]]
'''Khukha''' is a big village in [[Jhelum District]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. It is a [[Union Councils of Pakistan|Union Council]], an administrative subdivision, of [[Jhelum Tehsil]]<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=12&dn=Jhelum Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043508/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=12&dn=Jhelum |date=2012-02-09 }}</ref> and is a "model" village. It is located at 33°0'0N 73°33'0E with an altitude of 259 metres (853&nbsp;feet)<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Khukha.html Location of Khukha - Falling Rain Genomics]</ref> and lies 7&nbsp;km west of [[Dina, Pakistan|Dina]], 5&nbsp;km north of [[Rohtas, Pakistan|Rohtas]] and 10&nbsp;km north east of [[Tilla Jogian]]. Many people from here have emigrated to all over the world. Approximately 500 live in the UK.
'''Khukha''' is a village in [[Jhelum District]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. It is a [[Union Councils of Pakistan|Union Council]], an administrative subdivision, of [[Jhelum Tehsil]]<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=12&dn=Jhelum Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhelum - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043508/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=12&dn=Jhelum |date=2012-02-09 }}</ref> and is a "model" village. It lies 7&nbsp;km west of [[Dina, Pakistan|Dina]], 1&nbsp;km east of [[Gaggar Khurd]], 5&nbsp;km north of [[Rohtas, Pakistan|Rohtas]] and 10&nbsp;km north east of [[Tilla Jogian]]. Neighbouring villages of khukha include [[Natain]], Khojki and Mota Gharbi.


The historical [[Grand Trunk Road]] (before the British made the tarmac road) runs from north to south on the west side of the village leading to Rohtas and then onto Jhelum. There is a Bavali (deep water well) made by the Mughals on this route about 1&nbsp;km to the north west of the village. There is now a new water supply which uses a new bore-hole (located near Baba Sher Shah's darbar) from where water is pumped to the new water tank (located near the jamia masjid) and water is supplied to almost the entire village.Neighbouring villages of khukha include Natain, Khojki and Mota Gharbi.
The historical [[Grand Trunk Road]] (before the British made the tarmac road) runs from north to south on the west side of the village leading to Rohtas and then onto Jhelum. There is a Bavali (deep water well) made by the [[Mughals]] on this route about 1&nbsp;km to the north west of the village. There is now a new water supply which uses a new bore-hole (located near Baba Sher Shah's darbar) from where water is pumped to the new water tank (located near the [[Jamia Masjid]]) and water is supplied to almost the entire village.


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{{Neighbourhoods of Jhelum}}
{{Neighbourhoods of Jhelum}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Tehsil Jhelum]]
[[Category:Populated places in Tehsil Jhelum]]
[[Category:Union councils of Jhelum Tehsil]]
[[Category:Union councils of Jhelum Tehsil]]


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Khukha
Town and union council
Map
Coordinates: 33°0′0″N 73°33′0″E / 33.00000°N 73.55000°E / 33.00000; 73.55000
CountryPakistan
RegionJhelum
DistrictJhelum District
TehsilDina
Elevation259 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Urban
4,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Tilla Jogian
Union council khukha councillors list

Khukha is a village in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a Union Council, an administrative subdivision, of Jhelum Tehsil[2] and is a "model" village. It lies 7 km west of Dina, 1 km east of Gaggar Khurd, 5 km north of Rohtas and 10 km north east of Tilla Jogian. Neighbouring villages of khukha include Natain, Khojki and Mota Gharbi.

The historical Grand Trunk Road (before the British made the tarmac road) runs from north to south on the west side of the village leading to Rohtas and then onto Jhelum. There is a Bavali (deep water well) made by the Mughals on this route about 1 km to the north west of the village. There is now a new water supply which uses a new bore-hole (located near Baba Sher Shah's darbar) from where water is pumped to the new water tank (located near the Jamia Masjid) and water is supplied to almost the entire village.

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