Machiwaal is a 250-year-old village located in Gujrat district, in the south of Punjab, Pakistan. It is an agricultural community; 95% of the population are farmers, while the remainder live abroad. Major crops are wheat, millet, and rice, along with peas and pulses. A grand festival is conducted when the wheat crop is harvested every year in April. The population is Muslim, with 93% Sunni and 7% Shi'a. The village has three schools which provide primary education, as well as a high school. Punjabi and Urdu are the two local languages. Machiwaal has a literacy rate of 38%.
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Machiwaal is a 250-year-old village located in Gujrat district, in the south of Punjab, Pakistan. It is an agricultural community; 95% of the population are farmers, while the remainder live abroad. Major crops are wheat, millet, and rice, along with peas and pulses. A grand festival is conducted when the wheat crop is harvested every year in April. The population is Muslim, with 93% Sunni and 7% Shi'a. The village has three schools which provide primary education, as well as a high school. Punjabi and Urdu are the two local languages. Machiwaal has a literacy rate of 38%. (en) |
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Machiwaal is a 250-year-old village located in Gujrat district, in the south of Punjab, Pakistan. It is an agricultural community; 95% of the population are farmers, while the remainder live abroad. Major crops are wheat, millet, and rice, along with peas and pulses. A grand festival is conducted when the wheat crop is harvested every year in April. The population is Muslim, with 93% Sunni and 7% Shi'a. The village has three schools which provide primary education, as well as a high school. Punjabi and Urdu are the two local languages. Machiwaal has a literacy rate of 38%. (en) |
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