Dholla Kalan is a village in
Tehsil Phalia,
Mandi Bahauddin District,
Punjab,
Pakistan. It is located about 11 kilometres from
Phalia, the headquarters of
Tehsil Phalia, with a road running between the two.
Dholla Kalan is one of two areas within the village of Dholla, the other being Dhola Khurd. The words
Khurd and Kalan Khurd and Kalan (Hindi: ख़ुर्द और कलाँ, خرد اور کلاں Punjabi: ਖ਼ੁਰਦ ਅਤੇ ਕਲਾਂ, خرد اتے کلاں) are administrative designations used in India and Pakistan to indicate the smaller (Khu ...
are administrative terms which date back to
Mughal
Mughal or Moghul may refer to:
Related to the Mughal Empire
* Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries
* Mughal dynasty
* Mughal emperors
* Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia
* Mughal architecture
* Mug ...
times. They are used to differentiate between two areas with the same name. The words are taken from
Persian and translate to "big" and "small" respectively.
Nearby villages include Saida Sharif, Dhall Tararan, Kala Shadian, Dogul, and Seeray.
Population
Dholla Kalan has a population of over 7,000 people. Most of the population work in agriculture, cultivating wheat, rice, sugar, and various types of vegetables.
A large number of young people from the village have settled abroad to earn their livings, most of them in Saudi Arabia.
Facilities
There are government-run elementary schools for each gender, and there is an elementary school for girls. There are no hospitals in Dholla Kalan but there are some individuals who have small dispensaries at their homes. There are two private Schools in Dhola Kalan: Al Wahid Model School and Mustafai Model School.
Dolla Kalan has an official playground, where games like cricket, volleyball, and football are popular, among others.
The most famous religious personality of Dholla is Mian Haji Sahib, whose Darbar is situated in the south of Dholla Khurd Near Qabiristan.
File:Darbar_Mian_Haji_Sahib_Dholla_Tehsil_Phalia_District_Mandi_Bahauddin.jpg, Darbar Mian Haji Sahib Dholla
References
Villages in Mandi Bahauddin District
Villages in Phalia Tehsil
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