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Peer Kot

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Peer Kot (Urdu:پیرکوٹ) is a small village.[1] in Wazirabad Tehsil, Gujranwala District,[2] Punjab, Pakistan.

Peer Kot
Peer Kot is located in Pakistan
Peer Kot
Peer Kot
Coordinates: 32°19′42″N 73°59′25″E / 32.32833°N 73.99028°E / 32.32833; 73.99028
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictGujranwala
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code055

Demography

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Peer Kot has a population[3] of over 7,000 and is located about 22 kilometers northwest of Gujranwala city. The population is over 99% Muslim. Most people in the town speak Punjabi, though almost all of them can also speak national language of Pakistan, Urdu. English is spoken by educated elite.

Education

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Only Government Primary School, Peer Kot[4] is Source of education. But for higher education student join Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Ahmad Nagar Chattha and Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Ahmad Nagar Chattha, some private institutes

  • Youth Group of Schools and Colleges, Ahmad Nagar Chattha
  • Youth Institute of Technology, Ahmad Nagar Chattha (Computer Skills & Training Institute)
  • Youth Academy, Ahmad Nagar Chattha (9th, 10th, F.sc, and I.C.S)

Communication

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The only way to get to Peer Kot is by road. Besides driving your own car (which takes about 30 minutes from Gujranwala or Wazirabad), one can also catch a bus or van from Gujranwala or Wazirabad to get there.

Economy

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Most people in the town work in agricultural related fields[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wikimapia – Let's describe the whole world!". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ (Pakistan), Population Census Organisation (1999). 1998 district census report of [name of district]. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Govt. of Pakistan.
  3. ^ (Pakistan), Population Census Organisation (1987). Population of mauzas, 1951–81 censuses. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Govt. of Pakistan.
  4. ^ Census of Primary Schools of the Punjab Province: Lahore Region, 1972–73. Punjab Textbook Board. 1973.
  5. ^ Khaliq-uz-Zaman (1987). Benchmark Survey of Gujranwala Agricultural Development Project. Punjab Economic Research Institute.
  6. ^ (Pakistan), Punjab (1998). Annual Development Programme.