Raipur (Urdu: رائے پُور), (Punjabi: رائے پور) is a village in the Kabirwala Tehsil of Khanewal District[1] in Punjab, Pakistan. It is famous as the birthplace of Indian American Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana.[2]
Raipur
رايپور | |
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village | |
  Raipur Location of Raipur in Punjab, Pakistan  Raipur Raipur (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 30°20′10″N 70°43′30″E / 30.33611°N 70.72500°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Khanewal |
| Tehsil | Kabirwala |
After Partition of India, it was renamed as Gajani.
Geography edit
The village is situated in the Khanewal in the Pakistani Punjab, having the average elevation of 128 metres.
References edit
- ^ Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (21 October 2013). "Khanewal: Sweet Waters – II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Har Gobind Khorana