Kalri is a village in

Mianwali District The Mianwali District ( ur, ), is a district located in Sargodha Division of Punjab province, Pakistan. It was separated from NWFP in 1901, and has a border with the Chakwal, Attock,Kohat, Karak, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Bhakkar, an ...

Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...

. It is located from

Mianwali Mianwali ( Punjabi/ ur, ) is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. The 81st largest city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse population of, Punjabi and Pashtun ethnicities. History Mianwali District was an agricu ...

and is near

Namal lake Namal Lake ( ur, نمل جھیل) is located near Rikhi, a village on one corner of the Namal valley in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was formed following the construction of Namal Dam in . Namal Dam is situated some from Mianwali city. ...

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Namal College The Namal University is a private university in Rikhi, Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan. Overview The Institute is located on 30 km, Talagang Mianwali Road near Namal Lake. Initially, it was established as an affiliated college of ...

. This village is situated at the foothill of the

Salt Range The Salt Range ( pnb, ) is a mountain range in the north of Punjab province of Pakistan, deriving its name from its extensive deposits of rock salt. The range extends along the south of the Potohar Plateau and the north of the Jhelum River. The ...

. The village of Rikhi is situated nearby. Kalri is part of the Awankari region. Its population mostly belongs to the

Sighaal Awan Awan ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a tribe living predominantly in the northern, central, and western parts of Pakistani Punjab, with significant numbers also present in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, and to a lesser extent in Sindh and Balochistan ...

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Awan Awan may refer to: Places * Awan (ancient city), a city-state in Elam in the 3rd millennium BCE * Awan (region), a town in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, India * Awan, Bhulath, a village in Kapurthala district, Punjab, India, Punjab, Pakistan * ...

tribe. The biggest tribe in Kalri is Enayatkhail consisting about 65% of the population. The village is served with a boys' high school and a girls' high school. Additionally, the village has a local dispensary. Punjabi is the main language spoken by everyone, but 95% of the people can understand Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. The village was electrified during the early 1980s. There is also a water supply scheme. Many people from Kalri work in the goods transportation business. Some inhabitants them serve in the armed forces as well. The wheat crop is the main agricultural product. Kalri is a relatively peaceful village, when compared to other areas of the Mianwali District.

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