town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
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Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi District ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. Rawalpindi city is the district capi ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
, Pakistan central to a large population. It is located in the
Pothohar Plateau
The Pothohar Plateau ( ur, ) is a plateau in north-eastern Pakistan, located between Indus River and the Jhelum River, forming the northern part of Punjab.
Geography
Potohar Plateau is bounded on the east by the Jhelum River, on the west by the ...
near the
Soan River
The Soan River ( ur, ), also referred to as the Swan, Sawan, or Sohan, is a river in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan.
Location and geography
The Soan River is a stream in the Pothohar Plateau, Pothohar or North Punjab region of Pakistan, ...
. It has a large marketplace.It is one of the largest towns in
Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi District ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. Rawalpindi city is the district capi ...
.
Chak Beli Khan is the commercial hub of all the surrounding areas which includes more than 110 villages. Chak Beli Khan is business center of area belongs to PP10 (Rawalpindi), as well as the largest area in terms of population as per the 2017 census. It contains all the
basic necessities
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of life.
Location and geography
Chak Beli Khan is located in the
Pothohar Plateau
The Pothohar Plateau ( ur, ) is a plateau in north-eastern Pakistan, located between Indus River and the Jhelum River, forming the northern part of Punjab.
Geography
Potohar Plateau is bounded on the east by the Jhelum River, on the west by the ...
near the
Soan River
The Soan River ( ur, ), also referred to as the Swan, Sawan, or Sohan, is a river in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan.
Location and geography
The Soan River is a stream in the Pothohar Plateau, Pothohar or North Punjab region of Pakistan, ...
.
Education
There are a number of government educational institutions being developed in the town, such as
* Govt. Elementary School Chak Beli Khan for boys.
* Govt. High School Chak Beli Khan for boys.
*Govt. Degree College Chak Beli Khan for boys.
* Govt. Girls Primary School Chak Beli Khan for girls.
* Govt. Elementary School Chak Beli Khan for girls.
* Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School Chak Beli Khan.
* Govt. Essociate Degree College Chak Beli Khan for girls.
Some private English Medium schools are also there in the town. Students from nearby villages come and study in these schools.
Health Facilities
Chak Beli Khan has one main Govt. Primary Healthcare Center. Private clinics and healthcare units are also working in the town. Lady health workers are also working with other Govt. Basic Health Units in the area.
Major projects related to health
*Jorian Hospital Chak Beli Khan: There was no major hospital in Chak Beli Khan for a long time but now a government hospital is being built in Jorian Chak Beli Khan which will have 100 beds. There is some work left in the building. Once the building is completed, its finishing work will begin.
*Shaykh-Ul-Alam Hospital Chak Beli Khan: private hospital where construction started on 7 January 2022.
Languages
Punjabi is the main language of Chak Beli Khan, other languages are
Pothohari
The Indo-Aryan language spoken on the Pothohar Plateau in the far north of Pakistani Punjab, as well as in most of Pakistan's Azad Kashmir and in western areas of India's Jammu and Kashmir, is known by a variety of names, the most common of whi ...
, and rarely spoken language
Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
.
Telecommunication
The
PTCL
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd., commonly known as PTCL ( ur, ) is the national telecommunication company in Pakistan.Pakistan
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provide service in Chak Beli Khan.
Banks Branches
There are many branches of different banks in Chak Beli Khan, which provides excellent service to people of Chak Beli Khan and nearby villages. The names of the branches are as follows.
*
Muslim Commercial Bank
MCB Bank Limited () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The majority of shares are owned by Pakistani conglomerate Nishat Group and Malaysian bank Maybank. The bank has a network of 1,600 br ...
(MCB) Branch Chak Beli Khan
*
Habib Bank Limited
Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan.
Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...
(HBL) Branch Chak Beli Khan
*
United Bank Limited
United Bank Limited (UBL) () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of British company Bestway Group. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the largest banks in the Pakistani private sector, with over 1,400 br ...
(UBL) Branch Chak Beli Khan
*
Askari Bank
Askari Bank Ltd (), formerly Askari Commercial Bank, is a commercial and retail bank in Pakistan and is owned by Fauji Foundation, part of Pakistan Army.
History
It was founded on October 9, 1991, as a public limited company.
On June 21, 2013, ...
Branch Chak Beli Khan
Oil and Gas Resources
Chak Beli Khan has
oil and gas
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reserves. Oil and gas fields are drilled at Pindori Chak Beli Khan and a good amount of oil and gas is extracted, yet the people of Chak Beli Khan remained without gas for many years, but know gas was provided to the people of Chak Beli Khan.