Rukkan رکن
Rukkan رکن
Info Provider by: Fiaz Ahmed Saleem, Touqeer Usman
Locations
Village Rukkan رکن is located in District Mandi Bahauddin. It is away from District Mandi Bahauddin upto 25 KM and 15 KM from Tehsil Malakwal and 4 KM from Gojra.
Neighboring Villages
Neighboring villages of Rukkan are
- Gojra
- Daffer
- Mahal
- 20 Chak
- Jarra
- Bhallo wal
etc.
Population
It is not a very big village only about 10,000 houses are in it and about 50,000 peoples live in them. All the population of the village is Muslim among them all are SUNNY except one house that is of SHIA. No non-Muslim is there in the village.
Major Castes
Major casts of the village are
- Gondal
- Mian
- Mughal
- Mochi
- Tarkhan
- Kumhar
- Machhi
- Lohaar
- Barber
- Muslim Sheikh
Famous & Social Personalities
Important personalities of the village are as follows:
- Shafqat Mehmood Gondal (Voice Pretendent P.L.M.N)
- Munwar Iqbal Tajey Ka (Nazim)
- Nawaz Khizzar Maney Ka (Dy Nazim)
- Sohail Arif Pori (Ex. Nazim)
- Mian Muhammad Arif (Ex. Dy Nazim)
- Ch. Muhammad Tariq Pori (Political Person)
- Ch. Muhammad Ameer (Ex. Counslar) (Late)
- Sikandar Hayat Pathan Ka (Chairmen Zakat Committee)
- Dr. Ijaz Ahmed (Voice Chairmen Zakat Committee )
- Sohail Haider Tajey Ka (Chairmen Zakat Committee Teh Malakwal)
- Ch. Farhat Abbas Tajey Ka (Ex. Member Dist Council M.B.Din)
- Mian Iftikhar Ahmed (Late) (Centenary Inspector Health Department)
- Malik Muhammad Nazeer Khokhar
- Arshad Mehmood Sohail (Arain Traders)
- Saif ULLAH Tajey Ka
- Mulana Attiq ur REHMAN Attiq
- Mulana Hassnat Ahmed
- Malik Bota Khan (Transporter)
- Mian Muhammad Asif (Spain)
- Hafiz Abdull Qadeer (Spain)
- ALLAH Bakhash Khokhar (Germany)
- Maj. Nazar Hussain Gondal
- Major Waqas Nazar Gonda
- Rustam Jayya (Poet)
- Sayyed Azad Hussain Azaad (Urdu Poet)
And among new generation.
Means Of Earning
Majority of the peoples earn their livelihood through agriculture. Few peoples are in Government services and among them most are in WAPDA and ARMY. Now there is trend among the youth to go abroad that’s why many peoples of the village are found in France, Spain, Greece, Italy, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia, Muscat etc. in search of their earning.
Way of Living
Peoples of the village live a simple life. They have very friendly behavior. Peoples are very much hostile, peaceful and sincere. Except few black sheep’s vulgarity is an uncommon thing. People of the village go to their lands to care their cattle’s and crops and come back in the evening so they have a very busy life. Young boys play Cricket, Volley Ball or play cards in their extra time. Peoples of the village remains careful about fight and misbehavior because if any body do a little mistake other party persons quickly report to the police at THANA GOJRA.
Bazars And Markets
There are Bazars or Markets are present in the village which provide commodities of daily use. Peoples have to go Sargodha or M.B.Din for major shopping.
Mosques
There are total 23 mosques in the village and 6 Madarisa’s for Religion Education.
Schools and Education
Literacy rate of the village is much better. Almost every child of the village goes to school. There are 4 Govt schools in the village:
- Govt. High School for Boys Rukkan
- Govt. Girls High School Rukkan.
- Govt Primary School for Boys Rukkan
- Govt Primary School for Girls Rukkan.
There are Also 15 Private Schools and 2 Colleges
Highly Qualified Persons
Although the literacy rate is good but only few persons are Master degree holders among them:
- Dr. Nazar Muhammad Gondal (Ph.D.)
- Waqar Husain Gondal (Civil Judge Saray Alim Geer)
- Dr. Rukhsaar Ahmed Gondal (M.B.B.S) B.H.U Rukkan.
- Mudassar Iqbal Advocate (Distt Bar M.B.Din)
- Qaisar Naveed Advocate (Teh Bar Malakwal)
- Tariq Javeed (B.Sc, B.Ed) Education Department.
Health Facilities
There is 1 hospital in the village only one Dispensary is present which is run by health Department.
Media Facilities
In the village Television, Radio, Tape Recorder, PTCL Phones and Mobile Phones with services of all the Telecom companies are present in almost every house. Few homes in the village also possess COMPUTERS in them very rare people use internet.
Sports Of The Village
There is no Park for Peoples nearby our Village but there is Canal. Peoples Play Cricket and Volley Ball etc. in their free time.
- Kabbaddi
- Cricket
- Bantay
- Akhroat
- Gulli danda
- Vollyball
Flora and Fauna
As the area is very productive both animals and plants love to stay here. Domestic animals of the village are
- Buffalos (bhainsein)
- Cows and Bulls (gaey aur bael)
- Sheeps (bhairain)
- Goats (bakrian)
- Horses (ghoray)
- Donkeys (gadhay)
- Dogs (kutay)
- Cats (Bilian)
- Hens (murgean)
- Rabbits (khargosh)
- Pigeons (kabutar)
- Fishes (in forms)
- Ducks (batkhain)
As the land of the villagers is 1 to 2 Km from the village and it is very much close to RIVER JEHLUM therefore a lot of area is available for wild animals. Wild animals found in the villagers land are:
- Jackals (geedarr)
- Snakes (saanp)
- Pigs (sours)
- Wild Cats (jangly billay)
- Fishes of many types
- Tortoises (kachhway)
- Parrots (totay)
- Sparrows and Finches (chirian)
- Sea Gulls (baglay)
- Wild Ducks (murgabian)
Village land is very much fertile, availability of water is enough although soil not suitable for GYMNOSPERMS and FERNS but ANGIOSPERMS are very much common in the village which include both ornamental and wild. Important plant of the village are as under:
- Acacia species (kikar)
- Dalbergia sisso (tahli)
- Rosa indica (gulab)
- Orange species (maltay aur methhay)
- Guava (amrood)
- Mangoes (aam)
- Gomi (dhraik)
- Bamboo (Baance)
Crops of the Village
Land of this village is very fertile almost every crop of the world can be grown here. People use peter engines for irrigation purposes. Major crops of the village are
- Wheat (gandam)
- Rice (chawal)
- Corn (mukai)
- Potato (aalo)
- Barley (jao)
- Sugar Cane (kamad)
- Sweet Pea (mator)
- Chicken Pea (chana)
All Vegetables etc.
May ALLAH Bless This Village
For any objection contact at: Mian Fiaz Ahmed Saleem 0300 8848671
And Toqeer Usman (usmi)
7 Comments
the name Rukkan village is on my grandfather (pardada) rukan din gondal.after partition my grand father ahmad din gondal shifted to gujrat.
Rafaqat gondal gujrat
Plz add famous perosnality Major(s/l) nazar hussain Gondal who has served in pakistan airforce for 25years.
Another famous personality is Major waqas nazar gondal currently serving in pakistan army in agency.
Missing info
Urdu poet sayyed Azad Hussain azaad
Punjabi poet Rustam jhaya
Two banks
Two colleges
added. Thanks for updating
Plz add Waqar Hussain Gondal senior civil judge
I am Professor Dr Muhammad Imran PhD Physics from National University of Singapore, Singapore and Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad currently serving as Assistant Professor in Islamabad
My younger brother is Captain in Pak Army
My Father is Rtd Chief Warrant Officer, and He also served as Army welfare officer for more than 30 years
mera pand mashallah Allah is no nazar tu bachaie aMeen