Badoki Saikhwan

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Badoki Saikhwan or Baddoki Seikhwan ( Urdu :بدوکی‌سیکھواں) is a village in Tehsil Nowshera Virkan, District Gujranwala, Punjab,[1] Pakistan.[2] It has historical remnants of the Mughal Empire and the Sikh Empire. It is located at 32°8' N 74°1' E, west of Gujranwala, the district capital. Its population was estimated to be 2,500 in December 2020. It lies near the Gujranwala-Hafizabad road, 35 km west of Gujranwala city.[3]

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Country Pakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code055
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Badoki Saikhwan
بدوکی‌سیکھواں
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Badoki Saikhwan
Al-Madina Palace Marquee
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Nicknames: 
Baddoki, Baddoki Sharif
Badoki Saikhwan is located in Pakistan
Badoki Saikhwan
Badoki Saikhwan
Badoki Saikhwan is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Badoki Saikhwan
Badoki Saikhwan
Coordinates: 32.1340°N 73.8918°E / 32.1340; 73.8918
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DistrictGujranwala
TehsilNowshera Virkan
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
3,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code055
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History

Baddoki Saikhwan is a historically significant village of Gujranwala District.[4] It is often locally referred to as Badoki. It was home to Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus before the Partition of India. In 1947, several Sikh and Hindu families migrated from Baddoki Saikhwan to India and similarly from India several Muslim families migrated to the village.

Madrassa Jamal Ul Quran Ysufia
Old Building In Badoki
Old House In Badoki
Mughal Era House In Badoki
Destroyed Old Building

Education

There are many madaras and schools in the village.[5] Literacy rate of village is 58%.

Madaras[6]

  • Madrass Jamal-ul-Qur'an Yusufia (Men's)
  • Madrass Talim-ul-Qur'an (Men's)
  • Madrassa Hazrat Khadija R.A (Women's)
  • Madrassa Aysha Siddiqa R.A (Women's)

Schools[7]

  • Govt. Primary School Badoki Saikhwan[8] (For Boys)
  • Govt. Girls High School Badoki Saikhwan (For Girls)
  • Unique Islamic School System Badoki (Co-Edu)
  • Learning Kingdom Girls Academy (Girls)
  • Alhamd Study Center(Boys)

Religion

The major religion of the village is Islam. There are also some Christian families.[9]

Mosques

  • Jama Masjid Nur Badoki[10]
  • Jama Masjid Haji Ramzan Wali
  • Jama Masjid Maryam
  • Sultan-e-Madina Mosque
  • Jama Masjid Siddiq-e-Akbar

Church

  • Church Of All Saints

Economy

The economy of the village is not very strong. GDP[11] per capita is about 11000 PKR. Agriculture[12] is the main vocation of most of the villagers and many people work hard for their livelihood. Most of the paddy and wheat crops are grown in the village. Watermelons and vegetables have also been growing for the past few years. The village has a number of guava orchards.

Facilities

All the streets of the village are paved. There is electricity as well as gas facility.[13] The village has a primary school for boys and a high school for girls.[14]

Bakeries

There are four bakeries in the village. These bakeries were the source of income for some villagers during COVID-19.[15]

Transportation

The village is linked with Gujranwala-Hafizabad road, through Alipu-Nokhar Road. its also connected to a town Qila Didar Singh by shortcut road.[16]

Nearby villages

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