BASIR PUR

Basirpur بصِيرپُور

Basirpur (Urdu: بصِيرپُور‎), is a town of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Depalpur Tehsil.
It is around 90 (km) south west of Lahore. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 59,781. The population mainly relies on agriculture as their main source of livelihood although a number of people work in offices and some are businessmen. Syed Chhachhar Arain, Rajputs, Wattu, Klasson, Pathan,Mirza and the [JUTT GEHLAN] THE POPULATION OF MOZA GEHLAN WAS NOT MORE THEN 500 BUT THE EDUCTION IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM SOME OF THE FAMOUS PERSONALIES ARE CHAUDHRY ABDUL SATTAR GEHLAN (EX DIRECTOR IN COUSTOM) and MIAN ANVER JAVED ANJUM (CHIEF ADMINSTATOR) basirpur is famous for its fertile lands, peaceful natural environment and green fields of potato, wheat, rice, cucumber, sugar and maize crops. Near about eighty villages are linked with the town like Tahar Kalaan, Chorasta Mian Khan,Saba Wala, Rukan Pura, Gulsher Gulsher Ruhela and Klasson Hameed. It is also known for the wide variety of culture reflecting the traditions and customs of the area. Melas (fairs) in the month of 'Saawan' are notable among these traditions where different types of games are played on the drum-beat and shops of sweets and toys etc are decorated. Dairy and fruit products are the identical mark of the area. The nearest towns are Haveli Lakha, Hujrah Shah Muqeem and Mandi Ahmed Abad. Basirpur was declared as a notified area of Town Committee, later it gained the status of Municipal Committee.