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Chung is a historical village of Bikhiwind town of Punjab state, India. Before 1947, it was part of Kasur tehsil of Lahore district. Rice and wheat are most cultivated yields of the land.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=a7q1AAAAIAAJ&dq=chung+Tarn+taran&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Kasur |title = Kukas of Note in the Punjab: Document 1881|year = 1985}}</ref>

‏ The village is situated at 45 km southward from Amritsar, 27km from sub-district headquarter [[Patti]], 37km from district headquarter [[Tarn Taran]] and 10 km from redcliff line with Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://onlineindiacode.com/punjab/tarn-taran/patti/chung |title = PIN Code of Chung Patti Tarn Taran District in State of Punjab, India}}</ref>

Chung is predominantly Waraich village for three centuries. Total population is 2,137 people including 866 as scheduled cast. There are about 432 houses in the village. It has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of the village was 54.87 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. Male literacy stands at 60.38 % while 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>

During the Mughal period, Mirza clan of Muhammdians were Mughal foujdars of Patti area. Chung was founded by a 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 were addana malik (tenants) of the land. The village was deserted when Mughal authority was ended in the area in 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 [[ Battle of Sirhind (1764) ]] against Mughal Governor [[Zain Khan Sirhindi]]. During the reign of Maharaja [[Nau Nihal Singh ]] (1839-40), some more Waraich Jatt migrated here from different villages. They changed the name of village as Chung as Chung is other name to Waraich clan. Since then the village has never been deserted. <ref>{{cite book|title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Amritsar, 1976}}</ref>. The village was electrified in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=RkRaAAAAIAAJ&q=chung+village+patti&dq=chung+village+patti&hl | title=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSkNml7pvmAhU7QEEAHefrAYAQ6AEIJjAADebates: Official report| year=1974}}</ref>

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[[Sardar Rai Singh Bhangi]], an eighteen century Sikh warrior. <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280259/page/n51?q=chaumak |title = History of the Sikhs 1769 1799 Vol Ii|year = 1944}}</ref>