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
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Chakwal
Union council Chak Umra [2]
Government
 • MPA Chaudhry Liaqut Ali Khan
Area
 • Total 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 1,200 (aprx.)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Postal code 48801 [3]

Dhab Kalan (Persian: ڈہاب کلاں‎) (Punjabi: وَڈی ڈہاب) is a small village of Chak Umra Union council, Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.[4]

Dhab Kalan is a Persian language word in which Dhab (Persian: ڈہاب‎) means promontory (Urdu: بُلند مقام یا ٹیلہ‎) and Kalan (Persian: کلاں‎) means as large (Urdu: بڑا‎). In this way Dhab Kalan (Persian: ڈہاب کلاں‎) 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.[5]

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

Literacy rate is high in this village as people had shown keen interest to get education in last decade of 2000-2010. There are two government schools, one for boy[6] and one for girls.[7] Recently government girls school has been closed due to low educational activities. Many private schools are also active for primary education. 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. People are also familiar with Urdu. English is also spoken by educated people.

Religion

All the villagers are Muslim (Sunni). No religion out of Islam being followed in this village. There are five Mosque (Arabic: مسجد‎) from which one is under construction.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Map Location | http://wikimapia.org/11966940/Dhab-Kalan
  2. ↑ Union Council | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chak_Umra
  3. ↑ Postal Code | http://pk.geoview.info/zip/48801_dhab_kalan
  4. ↑ Region Details | http://pk.geoview.info/zip/48801_dhab_kalan
  5. ↑ Direction and Distance | http://wikimapia.org/11966940/Dhab-Kalan
  6. ↑ Boys School> Government Boys Middle School, Dhab Kalan | http://www.schoolinglog.com/Find-School/j-3/a-a/p-Punjab/d-CHAKWAL/t-CHAKWAL
  7. ↑ Girls School> Government Girls Primary School, Dhab Kalan | http://www.schoolinglog.com/Find-School/j-18/a-a/o-Government-Of-Punjab/p-Punjab/d-CHAKWAL/t-CHAKWAL/g-Girls

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