Badoki Saikhwan


Badoki Saikhwan or Baddoki Seikhwan is a village in Tehsil Nowshera Virkan, District Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. 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.

History

Baddoki Saikhwan is a historically significant village of Gujranwala District. 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.

Education

There are many madaras and schools in the village. Literacy rate of village is 58%.
Madaras
  • Madrass Jamal-ul-Qur'an Yusufia
  • Madrass Talim-ul-Qur'an
  • Madrassa Hazrat Khadija R.A
  • Madrassa Aysha Siddiqa R.A
Schools

Religion

The major religion of the village is Islam. There are also some Christian families.
Mosques
  • Jama Masjid Nur Badoki
  • Jama Masjid Haji Ramzan Wali
  • Jama Masjid Maryam
  • Sultan-e-Madina Mosque
  • Jama Masjid Siddiq-e-Akbar
Church

Economy

The economy of the village is not very strong. GDP per capita is about 11000 PKR. Agriculture 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. The village has a primary school for boys and a high school for girls.

Bakeries

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

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.

Nearby villages