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Madhray
مدھرے
Town and Villages
Country Pakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictMandi Bahauddin District
TehsilPhalia Tehsil
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
General Post Office
40500
Area code0456
Website[1]
[2]

Madhray ( مدھرے) is small village near Phalia city, Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. The population of Madhray was calculated to be around about 4,000 in 2007. Majority of the population in this village are farmers.[1]

Geography

Madhray is situated at 32.46'48 N latitude and 73.50'28 E longitude.[2] It is located between the main cities of Mandi Bahauddin and Phalia, about 18 kilometres from Mandi Bahauddin, 7 kilometres from phalia, 45 kilometres from Malakwal and about 80 kilometres from Salam interchange on Motorway M2, at an altitude of 715 feet (218 m) above sea level.[3]

Weather

This village has a moderate climate, hot in summer and cold in winter. During peak summer, the temperature rises up to 44 °C (111 °F). The winter months are mild and the minimum temperature may fall below −2 °C (28 °F). The average annual rainfall in the district is 50 millimetres (2.0 in).

Education

Govt Islamia Millet High School Madhray,[4] established in early 70s, is a famous progressive school in Madhray. The village also hosts the high School for Girls Madhray. Two private schools in Madhray help make it a hub for quality education in the area. Now, the Girls Middle School has been upgraded to Girls High School. Hamed Ibraheem Zia is a prominent artist and calligrapher from this village and he has recently returned from UK for promotion calligraphy in Pakistan. Ch. Zulifqar Ahmed Ranjha (President PPP PP-117 Ex Opposition Leader District Council Mandi Bahauddin) is most renowned politician and social worker and working hard for the promotion of quality education in the village as well as entire union council.

Major Castes

Chadhar, Ranjha, Gondal, Tarrar, Daher

References

  1. ^ Villeage Info on Mandi Bahauddin
  2. ^ "phalian - Google Maps". Maps.google.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/04/Madhrian.html
  4. ^ *"Distt Govt Schools List: mbdin mandi-bahauddin mandi bahauddin mandi baha-ud-din". Mbdin.net. Retrieved 2012-05-05.