Bhakkar District
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Bhakkar District (Urdu: بھکر) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.Bhakkar
- It had a population of 1,051,456 of which 15.91% were urban in 1998.[1]
It is situated in the desert of Thal, however water is available in abundance.
- The Indus River traverse the Bhakkar from north to south. *Neighbouring areas are Layyah District to the south, North Western Frontier Province to the west, Mianwali District to the north, and Jhang District and Khussab District to the east.
- The main language is Seraiki and the main occupation is Agriculture.
- Famous tribes of Bhakkar are NIAZI Khalas Khel Nadir Niazi, KHOKHAR Shahbaz Qadri,KHOKHAR Shahzad Ist Fly-Officer of Bhakkar History, Magsi, Kupchani, Mamdani, Shahani, Biluch Pathan, Dhandla, Rawn, Chheena, Jhammat, Sial,Pushia AND Awan,ChapCHAP
[edit] Administration
The district is composed of 4 tehsils: [2]
- Mankera
- Kalur Kot
- Bhakkar
- Darya Khan
[edit] External links
[edit] Araian Wala
It is situated north of Shahani on the distance of 1.KM from Shahni.Shahani is the Post Office Of Araian Wala.In the Araian Wala Famlies Of Araiens live. Ishtiaq Hussain Arain
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| Administrative Divisions of Punjab (Pakistan) |  |
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| Capital | Lahore | |
| Districts | Attock | Bahawalnagar | Bahawalpur | Bhakkar | Chakwal | Dera Ghazi Khan | Faisalabad | Gujranwala | Gujrat | Hafizabad | Jhang | Jhelum | Kasur | Khanewal | Khushab | Lahore | Layyah | Lodhran | Mandi Bahauddin | Mianwali | Multan | Muzaffargarh | Nankana Sahib | Narowal | Okara | Pakpattan | Rahim Yar Khan | Rajanpur | Rawalpindi | Sahiwal | Sargodha | Sheikhupura | Sialkot | Toba Tek Singh | Vehari | |
