Balkassar | |
Settlement Type: | Village and union council |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chakwal District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil chakwal |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Balkassar (Urdu: بلکسر) is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Part of Chakwal Tehsil,[1] the village attains its name from the Kassar tribe, who also make up most of the population. It is one of a cluster of villages such as Chawli, Dhudial, Mangwal, Bikhari Khurd and Balokassar, which form the tribal homeland of the Kassar tribe.