Dina

Dina

Dina (Urdu: دینہ‎) is a rapidly expanding commercial town in the Jhelum District of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It is about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Jhelum City, where there is a junction with the road to the Mangla Dam and Rohtas Fort. The historic Grand Trunk Road passes through the centre of the town. A small industry exists in the city including wood industry, iron industry and marble industry outside from the city. The main source of income of residents of city is foreign income. As a large number of citizens of city are settled in abroad. It is estimated that about 60 percent of people are in foreign countries. Second main source of income is jobs in Pakistan Military. The source of income in surrounding villages is agriculture.

Government

In 1977, a municipal committee was established at Dina, but the town's status was changed to an administrative subdivision or tehsil of Jhelum District.TMA is working as administrator. The town is divided into 2 Union councils, UC 23 and UC 24.UC-23 consist of eastern side of Mangla road till Hadali and also Mohalla Muftian. UC-24 consists of western side of Mangla Road and Domeli mohalla.

Geography

The town is located at 33°1'60N 73°35'60E and has an altitude of 275 metres (905 ft) and has an area of about 21,880 acres (88.5 km²).

Tribes and clans

The Rajpoot, Awan, Baloch Jatts, Ghakkars, Mughals, Gujjars, Mirzas, Kashmiri (Butt,Dar etc.), and Balouch Jat(Jatoi) tribes have the main control over the political activities and they occupy the maximum land of Dina city. The principal tribes are Jatts, Gujjars, Butts, Awan, Bhatti, Chauhans & Janjua Rajputs. Kashmiri based tribes are also settled due to close proximity with Mirpur

Mohallahas

City Dina mainly consists of following mohallas.

• mujahid street near NBP BANK
• Muftian
• Mohalla Nawab Pura
• Theekrian
• Domeli Mohalla
• Khalilabad Mohallaha
• Station Mohallaha
• Naya Mohallaha
• Noor Mohalla
• Islam Pura Mohallaha
• Miana Mohalla
• Mohalla Masoom Shah
• Iqbal Town
• Liaqat Town
• Quaid e Azam Town
• Mughal abad
• New Jhang
• Hadali
• Hadala Syedan

Villages

• Afghanabad
• Ayub Abad
• Bara gurma
• Burha Jungal
• Boharian
• Chak Almas
• Chak Akah
• Chahmala
• Channi Gujran
• Chakyam
• Chak Abdul Khaliq
• Chak Daria
• Chak Hafizan
• Dehri
• Dhadhowal
• Dhall Rayan
• Dhowal
• Dhok Awan
• Dhoke Moka
• Dhok Padhal
• Dhok Rajghan
• Dhok Ranga
• Dhok Khokher
• Gaggar Khurd
• Gaggar klan
• Gangal
• Hari
• HARAL
• Hadali
• Dehri Klan
• Bharatta
• kalwantpur
• Dhaniala
• Kurlan
• Khojaki
• Khukha
• Maldev
• Mehtah
• Mohal (new rohtas road)
• Mota Gharbi
• Muftian
• Bair Faqiran (Green Hills Village)
• Nakki
• Nakodar
• Natain
• Pandori
• PirShah Wason
• Pind Jata
• Rattial
• Rehana
• Rohtas
• Said Husain
• Sagri
• Tamma Ajaib
• Teenpura (Upper & Lower)
• Hadali
• Doyan
• Rehana Monda

• Kaluwal
• Behrampur-Rohtas road (eidted by m.maroof sb king of behrampur)
• New Jhung
• shahhamad pur the village of galan rajpoots.

Education

City is a famous center of secondary education, where a large number of students come from surrounding villages. There are a number of primary,secondary and higher secondary schools, College and Academies established from both government and private sector

Colleges

Main Government & private colleges of the city are Govt. College for women Dina, Govt. College for Boys Dina, Govt. Higher Secondary School for Boys Dina, Govt. Higher Secondary School for Girls Dina, Raheel College for Girls, Raheel College for Boys, ILM college for girls, Radiant College, Al-Anwar College and Modern Youth College.

Schools

Main Government & private schools of the city are , Govt. Higher Secondary School for Boys Dina (Largest Govt. School of Town) , Govt. Higher Secondary School for Girls Dina , Govt. Model High School for Boys Dina , Govt. High School for Girls Main Bazar Dina , Fouji Foundation School , Raheel Higher Secondary School for Boys & Girls (Largest private school of town) , Allied School , Air Foundation School , PCS School System , The Educator , Dar-e-Arqam School , The knowledge School System , Farabi Foundation School , Innocent Angles School Chak Almas

Academies & Computer Institutes

The Rising Star Academy & Computer Institute , Amna Science Academy and Computer Centre , Oxfor Computer Centre , Bismilla Science Academy , Alfalah Science Academy , LTD Academy , Silver Willow Academy , LEC Academy