Mamukanjan

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Mamukanjan
Mandi Mamoonkanjan, Mamu Kanjan
Town
ماموں کانجن
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Faisalabad
Tandlianwala
Area
 • Total
20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
40,249
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
ZIP code(s)
37000
Calling code 041

Mamu Kanjan (also spelled Mamukanjan) is a town of Tandlianwala Tehsil in Faisalabad District in Punjab, Pakistan. [1]

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It was once known as Sandianwala. Later its name was changed to the name of the saint Peer Mamu Kanjan, whose tomb is located at Bangla Road.[ citation needed ]

There is Bangla Chowk wherefrom five roads lead: Kamalia road, Tandlianwala road, Muridwal road, Kilianwala-Sahiwal road and Bullay Shah road. [2]

Crops of this area include watermelon, sugarcane, wheat, corn, and rice.

Education

Both public and private colleges are available in Mamukanjan: Government Degree College for Women Mamukanjan and Government Degree College for Boys Mamukanjan are two public colleges, whereas some well-known private colleges are Oxford College Mamukanjan, Islamia Model College Mamukanjan and Colonel Abdul Rasheed School & College, Mamukanjan.

In addition, there is a Vocational Training Institute (VTI ) established by Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC), which is playing a pivotal role in poverty alleviation by imparting employable skills in different trades to the needy and deserving youth (both male and female ) of the area Mamukanjan. [3]

Mamu Kanjan railway station

Mamu Kanjan railway station.jpg

Mamu Kanjan railway station (Urdu : مامُوں کانجن ریلوے اسٹیشن, Punjabi : مامُوں کانجن ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Mamu Kanjan.

References

  1. ↑ "Towns & Unions in the City District of Faisalabad (scroll down to Tandlianwala Tehsil or Town to read Mamu Kanjan)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Lives at stake on railing-less Mamu Kanjan Bridge The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 27 March 2019, Retrieved 29 December 2022
  3. ↑ "Vocational Training Institute, Mamukanjan" (PDF). Government of the Punjab website. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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4. “Al Hussainia Foundation “,Parent an Orphan and Feed the Hungry ,is At Bangla Chowk Mamunkanjan by Sardar M. Iqbal khan Rind and ,Sardar Kashan Rind ,Chief Justice Ali Imran Rind

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