Dhab Kalan

Dhab Kalan (ڈہاب کلاں‬)
Dhab Kalan (ڈہاب کلاں‬)
Location of Dhab Kalan (red point) in Punjab, Pakistan [1]
Coordinates: 32°59′45″N 72°52′04″E / 32.995772°N 72.867744°E / 32.995772; 72.867744
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Chakwal
Union council UC-20 Har Char Dhab [2]
Government
 • UC Chairman Chaudry Zameer Khan
Area
 • Total 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation 539 m (1,768 ft)
Population
 • Estimate (2017 [3]) 1,200 people
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code 48801 [4]
Dialling code 0543

Dhab Kalan (Persian: ڈہاب کلاں‬‎) (Punjabi: وَڈی ڈہاب‬) is a small village of Har Char Dhab Union council, Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.[5]

Dhab Kalan is a Persian language word in which 'Dhab' means promontory and 'Kalan' means as large. In this way Dhab Kalan means as large promontory (Urdu: بلند اور بڑا مقام یا ٹیلہ‬‎) which actually shows the site of the village as it is situated on a natural and large elevation.

The village is one of the four villages called Har Char Dhab (Punjabi: ہر چار ڈہاب‬). It is located 8 km north direction from Chakwal city on Mandra road.[6]

People

Occupation

A view of the village Dhab Kalan.

Most of the people are formers by occupation but new generation have trend towards government and private services. People are also working abroad in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Muscat. Many others are serving in armed forces, education department and federal government services.

Education

The literacy rate is high in this village as people had shown keen interest to get the education in last decade of 2000-2010. There is a government school named "Government Elementary School" which work under district administration.[7] The young generation is serving in Pakistan as engineers, doctors, and professors. Girls have shown key trend towards education over boys.

Languages

Inhabitants of Dhab Kalan village speak Punjabi Language in Chakwal district accent. Urdu and English are secondary languages for communication.

Religion

All the villagers are Muslim belong to Sunni thoughts of school. Five mosques located at different positions of village.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Map Location | http://wikimapia.org/11966940/Dhab-Kalan
  2. ↑ https://www.politicpk.com/chakwal-district-uc-list-mna-mpa-seats/
  3. ↑ http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/
  4. ↑ Postal Code | http://pk.geoview.info/zip/48801_dhab_kalan
  5. ↑ Region Details | http://pk.geoview.info/zip/48801_dhab_kalan
  6. ↑ Direction and Distance | http://wikimapia.org/11966940/Dhab-Kalan
  7. ↑ Boys School Government Boys Middle School, Dhab Kalan | http://www.schoolinglog.com/Find-School/j-3/a-a/p-Punjab/d-CHAKWAL/t-CHAKWAL


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