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'''Chung''' is a historical village of
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Chung has been a predominantly Waraich village for three centuries. The population numbers 2,137 people, including 866 in [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled castes]], across 432 households. It has a lower literacy rate compared to Punjab as a whole. In 2011, the literacy rate of the village was 54.87% compared to 75.84% of Punjab. Male literacy stands at 60.38% while the female literacy rate was 48.33%.<ref>{{cite book|title=Census of India 2011 Punjab, District Census Hand Book, Tarn Taran}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-villages-tarntaran.php?cityid=038088 | title=Chung (Patti, Tarn Taran District, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information}}</ref>
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==History==
During the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] period, the Mirza clan of Muslims were Mughal ''faujdars'' of the Patti area. Chung was founded by landlord Mirza Shujayat Allah Beg who partially inherited it from his in-laws and partially purchased it. Initially, its name was Fatehpur Aman Allah. At that time, Waraich Jatt was a ''addana malik'' (tenant). The village was deserted when Mughal authority ended in the area in the mid-18th century. The village remained under the [[Bhangi Misl]] until the end of eighteen century. During this time, [[Sardar Chuhar Singh]] and Rai Singh Bhangi of the village took part in the [[Battle of Sirhind (1764)]] against Mughal Governor [[Zain Khan Sirhindi]].
During the reign of Maharaja [[Nau Nihal Singh]] (1839–40), more Waraich [[Jatt tribe|Jatt]] migrated there. They changed the name of the village to Chung, as Chung is another name
The village was electrified in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RkRaAAAAIAAJ&q=chung+village+patti | title=Debates: Official report| year=1974}}</ref>
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== Guru Nanak Dev University College, Chung==
On a sprawling campus, the college occupies lush green surroundings. It was established in 2011 as a constituent college of [[Guru Nanak Dev University]], [[Amritsar]]. The college offers degree classes in commerce and science. It operates under the new scheme of the Punjab Government with the special
==''Mela'' Pir Rodey Shah==
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* [[Sardar Chuhar Singh]].<ref>Chiefs and families of note in the Delhi, Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat divisions of the Panjab (1890) by Massy, Charles Francis, 1845-[https://archive.org/details/chiefsfamiliesof00massrich/page/221?q=%E2%80%9CSardar+Jawala+Singh+Jarauli%E2%80%9D#search/%20Jarauli%E2%80%9D]</ref>
* Sardar Rai Singh Bhangi, an eighteen
* Pir Baba Rodey Shah.
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