Barapind

Barapind Jarpal Old Name : Bara Pind Lohtian Jarpal
Barapind Jarpal Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°20′47″N 74°59′8″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Narowal
Tehsil	Shahkar grah
Union Council	Barapind
Government
• Nazim Union Council	Rana Shahbaz Ahmad
• General Councilors	Mian Haneef
Population
• Religion	Islam
• Languages	Punjabi Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	+6
Postal code span	51800
Area code	0542
Website	http://barapindpk.blogspot.com/

Jarpal, or Bara Pind (Punjabi, Urdu: بڑا پنڈ ), is a village of Zafarwal, Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northeastern corner of Punjab and is geographically situated at 75E and 32N.

Bara Pind is birth place of famous Panjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi.

History

The Battle of Jarpal Barapind or the Battle of Basantar (December 4–16, 1971) was one of the vital battles fought in this village as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the eastern sector of Pakistan. Before the partition of India in 1947, its name was Bara Pind Lohtian.

• Malik Shah Din (former Member Provincial Assembly)
• Shiv Kumar Batalvi, A famous Indian poet
• Rana Shahbaz Ahmad (Tehsil Naib Nazim Shahkargarh , businessman , Social Activist, MD at Superior college Zafarwal)
• Lt Col Iftikhar Ahmad(Army Officier and Social Activist)
• Muhib Rasool