Chakri, Jhelum
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Chakri (
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'' Daulatpur near Pindi Saidpur in
Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil (Urdu/ Punjabi: پنڈ دادن خان) is a subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan.
, Jhelum District,
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History

Chakri is the name of Village. It history starts in 1732A.D. Name of "Chakri" is derived from
urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
/ Punjabi word 'Chakar'. It means round or cicular. It is heard that, in the early days of start of Village, the shape of the village was cicular. So the persons from the other Villages gave this name to our Village.


Education

The village has a Government Girls High School Chakri, Nathial for Girls. 


Health

The village has a Government Dispensary (Rural Dispensary) for the public.


Geography

The name of the village located east of Chakri is Pir Chak (پیرچک).  And to the west is the village of Mirza Abad (مرزا آباد). While in the south is Pindi Saidpur (پنڈی سید پور) village.  And to the north is a very long Mountain range that resembles the
Khewra salt mine The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan. The mine is in the Salt Range, Potohar plateau, which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Pla ...
.Pakistan: Jhelum District Reference Map - September 2014 - Pakistan


References


Location of Chakri -Falling Rain Genomics
Populated places in Jhelum District {{Jhelum-geo-stub