Wagh
title: "Wagh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["jhelum-district"] topic_path: "general/jhelum-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Wagh |
| settlement_type | A village in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District in Pakistan |
| imagesize | 240px |
| mapsize | 100px |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Pakistan |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District, Punjab |
| population_est | 10000 (approx) |
| area_code | 544 |
| area_code_type | Telephone Calling Code |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
| footnotes | A village in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District of Pakistan |
| :: |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/River_Bunhar_near_Pind_Sawika.jpg" caption="Naalah Bunhar riverbed west of Wagh"] ::
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Wagh () is an ancient village located about 10 kilometers north of Jalalpur Sharif, in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan of District Jhelum in Pakistan. It is situated in a valley surrounded by foothills of the Salt Range on the north, east and south and a rain-dependent river Naalah Bunhar on the west, nearly 45 kilometres east of Khewra Salt Mines within the jurisdiction of the police station and Union Council at Jalalpur Sharif. Wagh is the largest village in Chamkon Valley ().
The village is connected with the Jhelum–Pind Dadan Khan Road at Jalalpur Sharif through a 10 kilometers long road passing through the heights of the Salt Range.
Municipal services
A basic health unit was established in the village in 1988. The village was provided with electricity and land line telephone facility in 1992 whereafter a water supply system was also provided.
Education
Local schools are:
- Government High School Wagh (for boys)
- Government Girls High School Wagh
- Al Hadi Foundation Wagh
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