Vehoa

Vehova or Vehoa is a sub-Tehsil have two union councils and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, Pakistan. The town is part of Taunsa Tehsil.Mostly Khetran tribe are settled here that is why it is also called Tuman Khetran.Although Pakistan is a country that neighbors the Hindu country of India it is not home to Hindus. However, it was home to some Hindus before the Pakistan and India partition. The language spoken there is mostly Saraiki,Pashto and Balochi

Vehova
sub-Tehsil have two union councils
Vehova
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°7′58″N 70°30′46″E
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictDera Ghazi Khan District
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+6

[1] It is located in south of Punjab at 31°7'58N 70°30'46E and has an elevation of 196 metres.[2] According to a study by the Asian Development Bank in 2006, a significant number of the people of Vehova, along with similar areas of the Punjab bordering Balochistan, were living below the poverty line.

References
  1. "Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. Location of Vehowa - Falling Rain Genomics


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