Chakri ( Urdu:چَکَّرِی ) is a village in Union Council Daulatpur near Pindi Saidpur in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, Jhelum District, Pakistan.[1]
Chakri | |
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چکری | |
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Coordinates: 32°41′3.44321200″N 73°20′59.100″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Punjab |
District | Jhelum District |
Tehsil | Pind Dadan Khan |
Union Council | Daulatpur |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,500 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | +6 |
Postal code | 49111 |
Area code | 0544 |
Chakri is the name of Village. It history starts in 1732A.D. Name of "Chakri" is derived from urdu/sanskrit/Punjabi word 'Chakar'. It means round or cicular. It is heard that, in the early days of start of Village, the shape of the village was cicular. So the persons from the other Villages gave this name to our Village.[2]
The village has a Government Girls High School Chakri, Nathial for Girls.[3]
The village has a Government Dispensary (Rural Dispensary) [4] for the public.
The name of the village located east of Chakri is Pir Chak (پیرچک). And to the west is the village of Mirza Abad (مرزا آباد). While in the south is Pindi Saidpur (پنڈی سید پور) village. And to the north is a very long Mountain range that resembles the Khewra salt mine.[5]
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