Kontrili is a small village in

Jhelum District Jhelum District (Urdu and pnb, ), is partially in Pothohar Plateau, and partially in Punjab Plain of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Jhelum is one of the oldest districts of Punjab. It was established on 23 March 1849. According to the 1998 ...

, Punjab province,

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Culture

Kontrili is known for its traditional cultural practices like crop chopping. Each year on the third weekend of February, a famous ''mela'' (fair) is held. Thousands of people and dignitaries attend. Ch Asifs Hussains Horse

The main event is the Persian water wheel bull races. although riding and pegging competitions can involve up to a 340 horses and riders take part. (Stone) lifting competitions allow local strongmen to show off their skills, lifting weight up to . Some 50 pairs of

bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., cows), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions, includin ...

s vie to complete the greatest number of revolutions around a Persian Water Wheel within ten minutes. The event is strictly controlled with adjudicators and judges from ''tasseh'' enforcing the rules of no cruelty or persuasion of the animals who must complete the circuit unaided and of their own accord. It is a great test of the animals willingness to work with their owners. Bulls at Kantrili

Bull racing is the most popular sport in Pakistan and Kontrili is the sport's epicentre. Haji Ch Ghullam Abbas Gujar has the best bulls in the region and is famous around the world, having won numerous prizes and competitions for The Gujjar Team. A prize bull can be very valuable and a source of pride and prestige. Consequently, the animals are fed nutritious diets and appropriate exercise by ploughing fields. Many competition animals are valued at £3000 ukp. The family is known for hosting Islamic peer functions nationally where imams such as Imam Hamid and Mufti Rizwan perform miracles.

School

This Village has a Government Elementary school for basic education.

Banks

Muslim Commercial Bank Limited 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 bran ...

has a branch there.

Games

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

is another sport played by the locals and youngsters. Matches and tournaments take place between

Jatts The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralism, pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval time ...

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and

Gujjars Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradit ...

with villages including Jandila, Chakbram and Kala. Bodybuilding is popular.

Pigeon Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

competitions are common in Pakistan.

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Jhelum Populated places in Jhelum District