Leti is a village in the
Punjab Province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. The name is derived from a shallow water stream.
Government
Leti is a
union council, an administrative subdivision of
Chakwal District
Chakwal District ( Punjabi and ur, ) is in Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the north of the Punjab province, Chakwal district is bordered by Khushab to its south, Rawalpindi to its north east, Jhelum to its east, Mian ...
, and is part of
Lawa Tehsil
Lawa (لاوہ), is a tehsil of Talagang in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Initially it was part of Talagang Tehsil and is located with an altitude of 508 metres (1669 feet) and lies adjacent to Mianwali District. Lawa is pre-dominantly inhab ...
.
Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal
Sukka village is also part of the union council.
Economy
The village is located in an agricultural area that primarily grows wheat, cotton, rice, and corn. In order to be more productive, recommendations by Muhammad Aslam from the Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, (Dec 2016, vol 32,4 p. 258-423) include, in part, education through training and extension services, improving irrigation water management, reclamation of salinised land, and new price policies.
Culture
Leti is famous for its local sport called kabaddi
Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...
, a contact team sport involving tagging out opposing team players within the time it takes to hold a breath. Leti is also famous for its bull races.
References
Union councils of Chakwal District
Populated places in Chakwal District
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