Dhoke Budhal

Dhoke Budhal ڈھوک بدہال
Dhoke Budhal, ڈھوک بدہال
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Rawalpindi District
Tehsil	Gujar Khan Tehsil
Union Council	Narali
Population
• Total	1,500
Time zone	UTC+5(PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6(PDT)
Postal Code	47761
Area code	0513

Dhoke Budhal(Urdu:ڈھوک بدہال) (U.CNarali) is a village inRawalpindi District,ofPunjab, Pakistan.

Etymology

In thePothohari dialectofPunjabi,"Dhoke"means a small chunk of people or houses, whileBudhalis the title given to a specified group of "Awan"Tribe. As most of the inhabitants (about 98%) of this village are" Budhal "descents of"Awan"tribe so the name is given to depict the peoples as"Group of Budhals".

Geography

The village is located at 33° 08' 00.60 "N and 73° 09' 48.60" E in the northern part ofUnion CouncilNarali. Dhoke Mannais bordering North East side of village,Miana Mohratouches the boundary of Dhoke Budhal to South-East,Naraliis located in south, while north west side is covered by PPL oil fields and VillageMastala.

History

It is believed thatQadi Khanقادى خان (Awan tribal leader), moved toNaralifrom Dora Budhal ڈوره بدھال during the 18th century. When, how and why Budhals moved to current location of Dhoke Budhal is not known. The presence of only one tribe (i.e.Awan) and allSunni Muslimsindicates that either this community never accepted outsiders or other communities not tried to move in this village.