Chakwal District
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Chakwal is a district
in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. Chakwal district was created in 1985; until the year 2000 when divisions
were abolished, it was part of Rawalpindi Division
.
s, these tehsils were formerly part of neighbouring districts:
At present district Chakwal consists of 4 subdivisions - Chakwal
, Talagang
, Choa Saidan Shah,and Kallar Kahar
, 23 qanungois and 198 patwar circles. The police subdivisions correspond with those of the district administration and there are 11 police stations- Chakwal City, Saddar, Kallar Kahar, Dhumman, Nila, Dhudhial, Talagang City, Saddar, Tamman, Lawa and Choa Saidan Shah.
The district is administratively subdivided into four tehsils and 68 Union Councils
and Talagang and two town committees- Choa Saidan Shah and Kaller Kahar.
The district is represented in the National Assembly
by two constituencies NA-60 and NA-61. The district is represented in the provincial assembly
by four elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:
and Attock
in the north, Jhelum
in the east, Khushab
in the south and Mianwali
in the west. The total area of Chakwal district is 6,609 square kilometres, which is equivalent to 1652443 acres (6,687.2 km²).
The southern portion runs up into the Salt Range, and includes the Chail peak, 3701 feet (1,128.1 m) above the sea, the highest point in the District. Between this and the Sohan river, which follows more or less the northern boundary, the country consists of what was once a fairly level plain, sloping down from 2000 feet (609.6 m) at the foot of the hills to 1400 feet (426.7 m) in the neighbourhood of the Sohan ; but the surface is now much cut up by ravines and is very difficult to travel over.
Lying at the beginning of the Potohar plateau and the Salt Range
, Chakwal is a barani
district and the terrain is mainly hilly, covered with scrub forest in the southwest, and levelled plains interspaced with dry rocky patches in the north and northeast.
During the Partition of Punjab in 1947 The Chakwal Area had a Big Hindu Population and also Sikhs But During the Chaos and Riots and Killings The Hindus and Sikhs of this Area They fled the Newly Created Pakistan to India The majority of them settled in New Delhi the Capital of India.
is the native language of majority of the people of district.Other languages spoken are Hindko, Potohari
and Urdu
.
s, clan
s and caste
s that inhabit this area are the Kahut
s, Kassar
, and Mair-Minhas
in the east of the district, the Awan
s, in the Salt Range
, the [Khokhar] in villages such as Dab
, Khokhar Zer, Khokhar Bala and Bhatti Gujjar,[Qazis] most of them resident in Nachindi
. The Jats (the main clans being the Bhutta, Khoti
, Khingar
, Gondal and Mekan
) are found mainly in Chakwal tehsil, along the borders with Jhelum and Khushab district. The district is also home to Rajputs, such as the Chauhan
s of Ghazial, Janjua, Khokhar, Mair Minhas
, Bhatti, Jalap and Khiwa tribes. Pathans, Gujars, Syed
Arain Kashmiri
s and the Punjabi Sheikhs (including the famous Sahgal family).
The physical features of the district, its tribes, its society and its economy all combine to make Chakwal one of the main recruiting areas for the Pakistan Army
and the Pakistan Air Force
. Main occupation of the people are Mining. Transport and poultry business also contributes imperatively towards the revenues of the district.
, Chakwal was a tehsil of Jhelum district, the population according to the 1891 census of India was 164,912 which had fallen to 160,316 in 1901. It contained the towns of Chakwal and Bhaun
and 248 villages. The land revenue and cess
es amounted in 1903-4 to 3-3 lakh
s.
The boundaries and area of the tehsil were described by the Imperial Gazetteer of India as follows the tehsil "lies between 28° 45' and 30°05' N. and 72°32' and 73° 13' E., with an area of 1,004 square miles"
while he was studying the Sanskrit
in that university.
A handsome percentage of the population is employed in the mining, industrial and trading sector with a very small fraction employed in technical fields like health, education, banking and engineering.
The most well known and favourite food product coming from Chakwal is a sweet called Riyori (Pehlwan de Riyori, Zafar de Riyaori are famous brands)
As well as Dhodha and Burfi of Nisar Sweets & Bakers are also well known and liked products.TAJ MAHAL SWEET & BAKERS, WAQAS SWEETS and WAQAR SWEETS are famous for "MITHAIE" including Manpassand AMBALA SWEETS brand of sweets by Taj Mahal Sweets are very famous and trusted sweet sites.
Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Chakwal district was created in 1985; until the year 2000 when divisions
Divisions of Pakistan
Divisions are the third tier of government in Pakistan, between the provinces and districts. They were abolished in 2000 by the government of former president Pervez Musharraf to make way for local governance via district governments...
were abolished, it was part of Rawalpindi Division
Rawalpindi Division
Rawalpindi Division was one of the administrative subdivisions of the Punjab province of Pakistan, forming part of the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels...
.
Administration
The district of Chakwal, which covers an area of 6,524, is subdivided into 4 tehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s, these tehsils were formerly part of neighbouring districts:
- ChakwalChakwalChakwal is the capital of Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 90 km south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad and is named after Chaudhry Chaku Khan, chief of the Mair Minhas tribe from Jammu, who founded it in 1525 CE during the era of the Mughal Emperor, Zaheerudun Babur...
of Jhelum DistrictJhelum DistrictJhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as... - TalagangTalagangTalagang, the headquarters of Talagang Tehsil, is a town located in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°55'0N 72°25'0E and lies about 30 kilometres from the M2 motorway and about 45 kilometres from the district capital, Chakwal....
of Attock DistrictAttock DistrictAttock District is a district in the north-west Punjab Province of Pakistan.The district was created in April 1904 by the merger of Talagang Tehsil in the Jhelum District with the Pindigheb, Fatehjang and Attock tehsils from Rawalpindi District of the Punjab province of British India.Attock...
and police station Choa Saidan Shah, carved out of subdivision Pind Dadan KhanPind Dadan KhanPind Dadan Khan is a town in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, it is the capital of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district...
, Jhelum District, and amalgamating it with sub-division ChakwalChakwalChakwal is the capital of Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 90 km south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad and is named after Chaudhry Chaku Khan, chief of the Mair Minhas tribe from Jammu, who founded it in 1525 CE during the era of the Mughal Emperor, Zaheerudun Babur...
. Choa Saidan Shah was upgraded to the level of a sub-division in 1993.
At present district Chakwal consists of 4 subdivisions - Chakwal
Chakwal
Chakwal is the capital of Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 90 km south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad and is named after Chaudhry Chaku Khan, chief of the Mair Minhas tribe from Jammu, who founded it in 1525 CE during the era of the Mughal Emperor, Zaheerudun Babur...
, Talagang
Talagang
Talagang, the headquarters of Talagang Tehsil, is a town located in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°55'0N 72°25'0E and lies about 30 kilometres from the M2 motorway and about 45 kilometres from the district capital, Chakwal....
, Choa Saidan Shah,and Kallar Kahar
Kallar Kahar
Kallar Kahar is a union council and subdivision of Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is a tourist destination located 25 kilometres southwest of Chakwal along the motorway. It is notable for its natural gardens, peacocks and a saltwater lake...
, 23 qanungois and 198 patwar circles. The police subdivisions correspond with those of the district administration and there are 11 police stations- Chakwal City, Saddar, Kallar Kahar, Dhumman, Nila, Dhudhial, Talagang City, Saddar, Tamman, Lawa and Choa Saidan Shah.
The district is administratively subdivided into four tehsils and 68 Union Councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
| Name of Tehsil | No of Unions |
|---|---|
| Chakwal Tehsil Chakwal Tehsil Chakwal Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 38 Union Councils - five of which form the capital Chakwal. During British rule the tehsil was part of Jhelum District, according to the 1901 census the population... |
30 |
| Kallar Kahar Tehsil Kallar Kahar Tehsil Kallar Kahar Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.... |
8 |
| Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 7 Union Councils - one of which forms the capital Chakwal.... |
7 |
| Talagang Tehsil Talagang Tehsil Talagang Tehsil is a subdivision of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil, which is headquartered at the city of Talagang, is administratively subdivided into 23 Union Councils. Qaderpur is a well known village of tehsil Talagang due to the famious shrine of Baba shah... |
23 |
| Total | 68 |
Constituencies
There is one district council, two municipal committees- ChakwalChakwal
Chakwal is the capital of Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 90 km south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad and is named after Chaudhry Chaku Khan, chief of the Mair Minhas tribe from Jammu, who founded it in 1525 CE during the era of the Mughal Emperor, Zaheerudun Babur...
and Talagang and two town committees- Choa Saidan Shah and Kaller Kahar.
The district is represented in the National Assembly
National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also compromises the President of Pakistan and Senate . The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad...
by two constituencies NA-60 and NA-61. The district is represented in the provincial assembly
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore in eastern Pakistan...
by four elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:
| Constituency | MPA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP-20 | Mrs Iffat Liaqat Ali Khan Iffat Liaqat Ali Khan Begum Iffat Liaqat Ali Khan became the first woman of the Minhas tribe to be elected as a M.P.A on a general seat from Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan. She is a current member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Pakistan.-See also:*Minhas*Muslim Rajput... |
Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| PP-21 | Malik Tanveer Aslam Sehti PML (N) |
||
| PP-22 | Khurram Nawab of Dullah | ||
| PP-23 | Malik Zahoor Anwar Awan PML(N) |
Qazi kashif Abrar President (Ehsas welfare Trust of Padshahan ) Distt Chakwal |
Topography
Chakwal district borders the districts of RawalpindiRawalpindi District
Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
and Attock
Attock District
Attock District is a district in the north-west Punjab Province of Pakistan.The district was created in April 1904 by the merger of Talagang Tehsil in the Jhelum District with the Pindigheb, Fatehjang and Attock tehsils from Rawalpindi District of the Punjab province of British India.Attock...
in the north, Jhelum
Jhelum District
Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...
in the east, Khushab
Khushab District
Khushab District is a rural tribal district located in Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census, the population was 905,711 with 24.76% living in urban areas. The district consists of 3 tehsils: Khushab, Nurpur, and Quaidabad, as well as a sub-tehsil Naushera...
in the south and Mianwali
Mianwali District
Mianwali is a district in the northwest of Punjab province, Pakistan. It borders eight districts: Attock District in the north, Chakwal District in the northeast, Khushab District in the east, and Bhakkar District in the south, while Lakki Marwat lies to the west, Kohat and Karak districts to the...
in the west. The total area of Chakwal district is 6,609 square kilometres, which is equivalent to 1652443 acres (6,687.2 km²).
The southern portion runs up into the Salt Range, and includes the Chail peak, 3701 feet (1,128.1 m) above the sea, the highest point in the District. Between this and the Sohan river, which follows more or less the northern boundary, the country consists of what was once a fairly level plain, sloping down from 2000 feet (609.6 m) at the foot of the hills to 1400 feet (426.7 m) in the neighbourhood of the Sohan ; but the surface is now much cut up by ravines and is very difficult to travel over.
Lying at the beginning of the Potohar plateau and the Salt Range
Salt Range
The Salt Range is a hill system in the Punjab province of Pakistan, deriving its name from its extensive deposits of rock salt. The range extends from the Jhelum River to the Indus, across the northern portion of the Punjab province. The Salt Range contains the great mines of Mayo, Khewra, Warcha...
, Chakwal is a barani
Barani
A Barani can refer to:*Ziauddin Barani a medieval Indian Muslim historian* Barani - an acrobatic flip used in gymnastics and martial arts...
district and the terrain is mainly hilly, covered with scrub forest in the southwest, and levelled plains interspaced with dry rocky patches in the north and northeast.
Social Welfare Organizations
Saviours Trust Islamabad based NGO is working for emergency relief and long-term development projects in Pakistan. For more details please visit www.savioursngo.org or call at +92315-SAVIOUR (7284687)Demography
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the total population is 1,083,725 of which 12.01% only were urban making Chakwal the most rural district in Punjab.During the Partition of Punjab in 1947 The Chakwal Area had a Big Hindu Population and also Sikhs But During the Chaos and Riots and Killings The Hindus and Sikhs of this Area They fled the Newly Created Pakistan to India The majority of them settled in New Delhi the Capital of India.
Languages
PunjabiPunjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
is the native language of majority of the people of district.Other languages spoken are Hindko, Potohari
Pothohari language
Potwari , also known as Potohari ), is a rich north Indian sub-continent dialect spoken in the Pothohar Plateau around Rawalpindi, Kahuta, Gujar Khan, Jehlum, up to Gujrat in the south and Chakwal in the West, Hazara in the north, Azad Kashmir in the east and also by Sikhs from the Pothohar...
and Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
.
Major tribes
The tribeTribe
A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
s, clan
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
s and caste
Caste
Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India...
s that inhabit this area are the Kahut
Kahut
Kahut is a branch of the Quraysh tribe of Saudi Arabia which came to India with the Muslim invaders. Kahut Quraysh are mostly located in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is believed that when the Quraysh landed in this area they had to fight a war with the locals to make place for them...
s, Kassar
Kassar
Kassar or Mughal Kassar Kassar or Mughal Kassar Kassar or Mughal Kassar (Urdu: ( کسر / مغل قصر ) are a Mughal tribe and one of the three major land-owning tribes in the Dhani country of Chakwal District in Punjab province, Pakistan. They occupy the northern part of Dhani, called Babial and Chaupeda...
, and Mair-Minhas
Minhas
Minhas or Manhas or Minhas-Dogra is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan from the Punjab region and Jammu & Kashmir in India and Pakistan. It is an off-shoot of Jamwal-Dogra Rajputs, the founders of the city and state of Jammu and its rulers from ancient times to 1948 CE...
in the east of the district, the Awan
Awan (Pakistan)
Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
s, in the Salt Range
Salt Range
The Salt Range is a hill system in the Punjab province of Pakistan, deriving its name from its extensive deposits of rock salt. The range extends from the Jhelum River to the Indus, across the northern portion of the Punjab province. The Salt Range contains the great mines of Mayo, Khewra, Warcha...
, the [Khokhar] in villages such as Dab
Dab, Pakistan
Dab is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part of Chakwal Tehsil and is located at 33°0'0N 72°52'0E Most of the population belong to the Dab clan of Khokhar Rajputs and jat, who have given the village its...
, Khokhar Zer, Khokhar Bala and Bhatti Gujjar,[Qazis] most of them resident in Nachindi
Nachindi
Nachindi is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at , and has an elevation of 450 metres . It is part of the Union Council of Jand Khanzada in Chakwal Tehsil. The population of Nachindi is about 3000...
. The Jats (the main clans being the Bhutta, Khoti
Khoti
The Khoti are a gotra of Jats, found in the Punjab region of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, the Khoti are descendent from a Raja Kang...
, Khingar
Khingar
The Khinger or Khingar are a gotra of Bhatti Rajputs, found in the Potohar region of Pakistan.-History and origin:The Khingar are found mainly in Jhelum District, and Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District. Like many other Potohar tribes, they claim to both of Jat and Bhatti Rajput status...
, Gondal and Mekan
Mekan (tribe)
The Maken are a Rajput clan found in Punjab, Pakistan.- History and origin :The word Maken came from urdu word مے کن mean Bar Keeper . They claim descent from the Parmara Rajputs, and spring from the same ancestor as the Dhudhi tribe. The tribe claims to have settled in the Thal, after the end of...
) are found mainly in Chakwal tehsil, along the borders with Jhelum and Khushab district. The district is also home to Rajputs, such as the Chauhan
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
s of Ghazial, Janjua, Khokhar, Mair Minhas
Minhas
Minhas or Manhas or Minhas-Dogra is a Suryavanshi Rajput clan from the Punjab region and Jammu & Kashmir in India and Pakistan. It is an off-shoot of Jamwal-Dogra Rajputs, the founders of the city and state of Jammu and its rulers from ancient times to 1948 CE...
, Bhatti, Jalap and Khiwa tribes. Pathans, Gujars, Syed
Syed
Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
Arain Kashmiri
Kashmiri people
The Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...
s and the Punjabi Sheikhs (including the famous Sahgal family).
The physical features of the district, its tribes, its society and its economy all combine to make Chakwal one of the main recruiting areas for the Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
and the Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
. Main occupation of the people are Mining. Transport and poultry business also contributes imperatively towards the revenues of the district.
History
During British ruleBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, Chakwal was a tehsil of Jhelum district, the population according to the 1891 census of India was 164,912 which had fallen to 160,316 in 1901. It contained the towns of Chakwal and Bhaun
Bhaun
Bhaun is a town in Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan 12 kilometres away from the district capital Chakwal. In 2007 Pakistan Railways announced the resumption of the Bhaun to Chakwal service. However, no progress has been made to this effect as of February 2009...
and 248 villages. The land revenue and cess
Cess
The term cess generally means a tax. It is a term formerly more particularly applied to local taxation, and was the official term used in Ireland when it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; otherwise, it has been superseded by "rate"...
es amounted in 1903-4 to 3-3 lakh
Lakh
A lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand . It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and is often used in Indian English.-Usage:...
s.
The boundaries and area of the tehsil were described by the Imperial Gazetteer of India as follows the tehsil "lies between 28° 45' and 30°05' N. and 72°32' and 73° 13' E., with an area of 1,004 square miles"
Historical sites
Quite a number of historical sites lie in the undulations of Chakwal, the more important of which are:Katas Raj
Katas Raj is a 3000-year-old town sacred to the Hindus and lies about 5 kilometres west of Choa Saidan Shah on the Choa-Kallar Kahar road. Its importance is derived from the fact that it contains over 100 temples built over a period of more than 1000 years by its Hindu Rajas. Some of these temples are dilapidated but a large number of them have been well maintained. Hindu pilgrims from all over Pakistan and India frequently visit this town to worship. Katas Raj at its peak time was the well renowned university; a famous mathematician Alberuni measured the circumference of the earthEarth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
while he was studying the Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
in that university.
Dulmial
Dulmial is located just 3 km from Katas Raj, a town which is very famous for the services rendered from its residents to all walks of life for Pakistan and also in British Army.. Dulmial is one of the two towns on Earth which was awarded with the Victoria Gun After WWI in 1920. The gun was received by Cap. Ghulam Mohammad Malik and other WWI veterans. Since the creation of Pakistan Dulmial has kept its reputaion in the Pakistan Army as well, apart from the military services this town is also known for the reputation of its people working in high ranks in almost every important governmental and non governmental organisations.Economy
Most people of the district prefer to join armed forces like Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force. Chakwal has the highest proportion of it population serving in the Armed forces of Pakistan.A handsome percentage of the population is employed in the mining, industrial and trading sector with a very small fraction employed in technical fields like health, education, banking and engineering.
Food and health
The food which the people of Chakwal consume is very modernized.biryani,halwa, sweets are most widely used.people are mostly interested in junk food from different and good restaurants of chakwal like Nisar Sweets & Bakers,Pehlwan juice,Corner sweets,Makkah restaurant,Pizza time etc.The most well known and favourite food product coming from Chakwal is a sweet called Riyori (Pehlwan de Riyori, Zafar de Riyaori are famous brands)
As well as Dhodha and Burfi of Nisar Sweets & Bakers are also well known and liked products.TAJ MAHAL SWEET & BAKERS, WAQAS SWEETS and WAQAR SWEETS are famous for "MITHAIE" including Manpassand AMBALA SWEETS brand of sweets by Taj Mahal Sweets are very famous and trusted sweet sites.
Notable places
- Buchal Kalan is the largest union council of Tehsil Kalar Kahar located at the top of Wanhar. Malik Shahbaz (Late) was a prominent figure of this village. This village is also famous for being the place of birth of a number of Generals of Pakistan army.
- Ghazial is a small village of union council Mulhal Mughlan.Most of its population is in Education Department.It has high Literacy rate as compared with nearest villages and towns.There is road which is Gernally Road which was made by Sher Shah Suri.This road connects Jhelum and Chakwal.Ghazial is situated on boarder of Jhelum and Chakwal.Dil Jabba mountains are near from it.Of course it has high literacy rate but unfortunately it has no commessioned officer.[Added by Muhammad Haris Baidar Raja].
- Sarkalan is a small village but an important one being in hold of the major mineral resources of the wanhar region. Malik Lal khan (late) being the coal lease owner of this village was considered to be a mentor and authoritative chieftain of his phulial and jhurwal clans of Awan tribe. Stories of his dictates with his 11 nephews are still of stimulus interest in the Wanhar region.
- Noorpur sethi is one of the largest viallges of kalar kahar tehsil. Another hub of mineral resources, this village is considered a place of consensus in Cakwal. Nobles of the village are respected all over the district and enjoy a respectable place in the Awan tribe.
- Bilalabad (Kufri) is one of the oldest towns of Tehsil Talagang. Its population is over eight thousand, before partition its dominant population were wealthy Hindus, whose businesses were spread up to PeshawarPeshawarPeshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
. The houses built by them are still master pieces of architecture. Most of the population are from the AwanAwan (Pakistan)Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
. Beside farming the clan is noted for performing a distinguished role in Pakistan Defence Services and business.Malik Falak Sher well known businessman belongs to this town (THE AWAN GROUP)- SAGHAR** is one of the best town in District Chakwal. It is famous due to Army Air Force, Navey Officers, and also Air force academy which is located in ceneter of town. where as students after matric joine this academy of preparation of Air force test. It is very lodest town have more than 20,000 papulation.
- SADWAL: Sadwal is an important village of Kahutani area and is located in south of Chakwal. Dr Muhammad Iqbal Kahut, grand son of Ch. Dost Muhammad Kahut, from Sadwal was first person from District Chakwal who served as Medical Superintendent DHQ Hospital Chakwal(1999–2003) and as Executive District Officer Health chakwal (2004–2007). He up graded DHQ Hosp[ital Chakwal, THQ Hospital Talagang and THQ Hospital Choa Saiden Shah during his tenure.
- BudhialBudhialBudhial is a village and union council of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Budhial village is located about 25 kilometres from Talagang....
is a village located about 25 kilometres from Talagang. This a beautiful village, and has many places worth seeing. Ghazi Mureed Hussain Shaheed, a son of Kahut Family killed a Hindu who insulted the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
- Choa SaidanshahChoa SaidanshahChoa Saiden Shah is a small town and Union Council of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is located at 32°43'0N 72°59'0E with an altitude of 676 metres . Located 35 kilometres south of Chakwal on the Chakwal-Khewra Road, placed in an idyllic bowl shaped valley, surrounded by...
village and tehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of Chakwal are named after a famous Sufi Sakhi Saidan Sherazi Choa Saidan Shah. It is a beautiful valley of Chakwal
- Dhruggi Rajgan is a village situated on Jhelum Chakwal road.It is 36 km awasy from Chakwal.
- Dharyala KahunDharyala KahunDhariala Kahoon is a village situated at a hill top in the Kahoon valley 13 kilometres away from the centre of Choa Saidanshah in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan.-Location:It is one of the largest villages of the Kahoon Valley...
is a beautiful village situated at a hill top in the Kahoon valley, 13 km away from the centre of Choa Saiden Shah. Majority of the population are Awans and serving in the Armed Forces and other businesses. Lt Gen Muhammad Afsar,a proud son of the village earned laurals for Dharyala Kahoon when he passed out as number one from Pakistan Military Academy Kakul in April 1963. He rose to be Engineer In Chief of the Army and retired as Quarter Master General. After his retirement he served as Managing Director Army Welfare Trust also.
- DhoularDhoularDhoular is a village and union council of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, and is part of Talagang Tehsil.According to the 1998 census of Pakistan its total population was about 6,500. It is one of the oldest, largest and culturally rich village of the area...
is a village of Tehsil Talagang, it is one of the oldest, largest and culturally rich village of the area.
- DullahDullahDullah is a village and union council of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is inhabitted mainly by the Kahut tribe.Latitude. 33.1588889°, Longitude. 72.6919444°,...
is a beautiful village of Tehsil Chakwal, it is one of the oldest villages, most of people are serving in the Pakistan army, but unfortunately a lot of work is still needed to promote literacy, some people are living without electricity.
- Lawa is one of the largest villages in Asia, it is a village of Talagang Tehsil, it has a population of over 115,000.
- MunaraMunaraMunara is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Kalarkahar Tehsil....
is a village and union councilUnion Councils of PakistanA sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab ProvincePunjab (Pakistan)Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
of PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, it is part of Chakwal TehsilChakwal TehsilChakwal Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 38 Union Councils - five of which form the capital Chakwal. During British rule the tehsil was part of Jhelum District, according to the 1901 census the population...
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- Piera FatehialPiera FatehialPiera Fatehial is a village and union council of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is a village of Talagang Tehsil, the word "Pira" is from Pothari meaning sitting or chair, while "Fatehial" is a clan of the Awan Tribe....
is a village of Talagang, it is located about 15 km from Talagand. Its population is more than 10000, it is one of the most educated village in the area.
- RupwalRupwalRupwal is one of the oldest and historic towns of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°2'48N 72°31'47E....
is one of the oldest and historic towns of Chakwal. - MundayMundayMunday can refer to:People* Anthony Munday , English dramatist* Don Munday , Canadian explorer, naturalist and mountaineer* Jim Munday , Australian rules footballer...
is one of the most historic village in chakwal locatded 25 km in east of chakwal with some old cultural values and tradations.
- TammanTammanTamman is a village and Union Council of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.It is a medium sized village, located 30 km towards west from Talagang .It is one of the oldest town with more than 10,000 people.It does not seem wrong, if we say that it is a town of SARDARS...
is a medium sized village, located 30 km towards west from Talagang it is one of the oldest town with more than 10,000 population. - Dhulli is a beautiful village[Awais Masood Dhulli]
- Latifal is a beautiful village of district Chakwal.it is 40 km away from the city of Chakwal.
- KhairpurKhairpur District ChakwalKhairpur is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, located in Kahoun valley, at latitude 32 43'56.53", longitude 72 47'27.21", mid of the Salt Range at about 2600 feet elevation, with a moderate climate...
is a village and union council,located in Kahoun valley, at latitude 32 43'56.53", longitude 72 47'27.21", mid of the Salt Range at about 2600 feet elevation, with a moderate climate. Now village Khairpur is a part of Kallar Kahar Tehsil. Located on the road leading to Choa Saiden Shah 10 Kilometres eastward of Kallar Kahar motorway interchange, this is a typical Awankari village: Bravest of soldiers, toughest of cultivators and having inexorable lust for revenge and vendetta in family feuds.The soil is thin and stony and cultivation depends upon the capricious rainfall in these blue serrated hills. Agriculture and Army Service are the main profession of the dwellers. Though now the residents of the village are in other governmental jobs like teaching, medical, business and other professions. The old name Khardare was changed to Khairpur in 1947,but still it is famous for its old name "Khardher" and the inhabitants of the village are proud of and love to be called as "Khardehr".