Gandhian, Mansehra

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'''Gandhian''' is a village of Union Council Inayatabad in District Mansehra. It is located 34.39N 73.21 E Latitude and Longitude on main Karakoram Highway and is about 7 KM away from District Capital Mansehra.

Gandhian is comprised of small villages like Bela, Sheher, Narrah, Merra, Chak and Bandhian.

Location:

Gandhian has picturesque beauty. A beautiful Siran River tributary flows through this village. Natural springs in Gandhian are source of fresh natural water.

Historical Significance:

Gandhian is known for most important and unique Shiv Temple (dates back to Emperor Ashoka and Alexander the Great) of Hindu religion in Pakistan, where hundred and thousands of pilgrims come and pay tribute and homage to the same.

Agriculture:

Terrain of this area is comprised of Plain fields, Plateau and Hilly areas. Land used for agriculture purpose is very rich and fertile in nature. Main crops of village are wheat, Vegetables, Maize and Tobacco. Whereas fruits like Apricot, Plum, Almond, Apple and Peach are also found here.

Education:

Literacy rate of this Village is quite encouraging. Private sector educational institutions are growing in number. Gandhian has produced highly educated people who reached high echelon in field of Education, Armed Forces, Civil Service and Other professions.

Religion:

99% population of Gandhian is comprised of Muslims (Sunni Sect) community. While few families believer of Shia sect also exist

Languages:

90% population of this village speaks Hindko as their mother tongue, while remaining speaks Gojari, Pashto and other languages.

Tribes:

Main tribes of this area are Tanoli, Ghakkar (Raja), Syed, Malik and Sulemani.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   34°23'53"N   73°12'21"E

Comments

  • I would please like to correct that the ancient Shiva temple (Mandir) mentiond above is actually situated at 'Chitti Gattti' locale, near Gandhian, which is the larger village. The temple itself is in direlect condition, and work is supposd to be going on to restore it, and the existing structure is a more recent one, from British times, again patched up after the 2005 earthquake in this region. The 'Shiva Lingam' idol in this temple and parts of the foundations are said to in fact date from around 2000 years ago, probably c very early AD, so they cant possibly date to 'Ashoka' (Maurya) and/or 'Alexander the Great'. Both the old 'Hazara gazetteer' of 1883 and the 'Kashmir gazetteer' of 1902 mention/vonfirm what I am writing ands so do various studies carried aout later during British times, around the 1920s and 30s. Thank you.
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