Dokota is a small town located in
Mailsi Tehsil in the
Vehari District of
Punjab, Pakistan.
The town is situated on the
Mailsi-
Multan Road. It is 70 km (44 miles) Southeast of
Multan and 19 km (11 miles) West of
Mailsi. The vast majority of the population work in the agricultural sector. It is the main hub of all financial and social activity in the surrounding area.
Dokota is distinguished by the
Masjid Sarwar-e-Konain and
Faizan E Madina Dawateislami mosques.
Inhabitants of Dokota mostly belong to the
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
and
Saraiki-speaking communities, and the arian
caste
Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...
. After the
1947 Partition of India, a Punjabi community was established in Dokota after migrating from
East Punjab of
India.
The
Constituency NA-165 and
Constituency PP-235 govern the region, predominantly focusing on the traditional "Thana Culture" of
Punjab.
It is situated on the bank of canal named 11_l.
It has four main roads 1st to multan, 2nd is to mailsi, 3rd is to dunyapur, 4th is to mitru.
Near village
Malikpur205/w.b, 195/w.b, 151/w.b, 211/w.b, basti kochhy, 143/w.b
Government High School Dokota for boysis only government institute.
Other are private as ilahi, Educators, Green School System, altahir, Muslim, moon public schools.
References
Populated places in Vehari District
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