Raipur, Pakistan

Raipur
رائے پور
village
Raipur
Location of Raipur in Punjab, Pakistan
Raipur
Raipur (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 30°30′10″N 71°55′30″E / 30.50278°N 71.92500°E / 30.50278; 71.92500
Country Pakistan
PakistanPunjab
DistrictKhanewal
TehsilKabirwala

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]

Geography

The village is situated in the Kabirwala Tehsil, Khanewal District in the Punjab, Pakistan, having the average elevation of 128 metres.

References

  1. ^ Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (21 October 2013). "Khanewal: Sweet Waters – II". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ Har Gobind Khorana