Dhoke Budhal Explained

Dhoke Budhal
Native Name:ڈھوک بدہال
Native Name Lang:urdu,Potohari
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rawalpindi District
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Gujar Khan Tehsil
Subdivision Type4:Union Council
Subdivision Name4:Narali
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1500
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:+6
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:47761
Area Code:0513
Official Name:Dhoke Budhal, ڈھوک بدہال

Dhoke Budhal (Urdu:ڈھوک بدہال) (U.C Narali) is a village in Rawalpindi District, of Punjab, Pakistan.

Etymology

In the Pothohari dialect of Punjabi, "Dhoke" means a small chunk of people or houses, while Budhal is 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 of Union Council Narali. Dhoke Manna is bordering North East side of village, Miana Mohra touches the boundary of Dhoke Budhal to South-East, Narali is located in south, while north west side is covered by PPL oil fields and Village Mastala.

History

It is believed that Qadi Khan قادى خان (Awan tribal leader), moved to Narali from 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 all Sunni Muslims indicates that either this community never accepted outsiders or other communities not tried to move in this village.