Kharian Cantonment
Kharian Cantt is a very good and nice place located between Islamabad & Lahore, on the main GT road. The area mostly occupied by army. Kharian Cantt is a combination of several colony's. There is a huge shopping store Burraq next to the beautiful main road of kharaian. A park is built right next to the shopping centre known as burraq park which has boating facility aswell. A huge hospital is situated within kharian cantt known as CMH.
Kharian is a Tahsil of Gujrat District, Punjab, lying between 32°31' and 33°1' N. and 73°35' and 74°12' E., with an area of 646 square miles. The Jhelum river divides it on the north-west from Jhelum District, while on the north-east a fixed boundary has now been laid down between this tahsil and Kashmir territory. The greater part consists of a slightly undulating plain, well wooded, highly cultivated, and intersected by nullahs, especially towards the east. The Pabbi Hills run north-east and south-west, roughly parallel to the Jhelum river. The southern face of the range is steep, but towards the river the slope is more gradual. The population in 1901 was 242,687, compared with 248,076 in 1891. It contains the town of Dinga (population, 5,412) and 507 villages, including Kharian, the head-quarters. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to 2-9 lakhs. Lala Musa railway junction is situated in this tahsil.
