Chak Ramdas | |
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Village | |
  Chak Ramdas Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°5′33.9″N74°24′29.6″E / 32.092750°N 74.408222°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Sargodha |
| Population | 9,249 |
Chak Ramdas is a village in Bhalwal Tehsil, Sargodha District, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] [2] According to the 2017 census, it has a population of 9,249. [3]
Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjan Sahib Chak Ram Das was located in the village of Chak Ram Das, on the Eminabad–Mianwali Bungalow road about 20 km east of Eminabad. [4] The site commemorated Guru Arjan Dev's visit, who was particularly drawn here by his devotee, Bhai Prana. [4] In honour of the Guru's stay, a spacious Gurdwara and an adjoining chaubara, locally known as the "Guru Da Mehal" (Guru’s Palace), were erected by the Sikh authorities. [4]
Under the Sikh Empire, the Gurdwara was endowed with forty ghumaon of agricultural land, exempt from all revenue, to sustain its upkeep and community services. [4] Following the Partition of British India in 1947, communal violence and mass migrations led the local Sikh sangat to cross into Indian Punjab for safety. [4] With its congregation gone and no local caretaker body, the Gurdwara buildings gradually fell into ruin. [4] Today, only fragments of its brickwork remain, and the original land grant is administered by the Auqaf Department of Pakistan, although no revenues are currently collected from it. [4]
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