Thakra

33°06′14″N 73°10′35″E / 33.10389°N 73.17639°E / 33.10389; 73.17639Country PakistanProvincePunjabElevation173 m (568 ft)Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Thakra is a village in the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It links Rawalpindi, Chakwal and Jhelum. Thakra is located at an altitude of 173 metres (568 ft).^[1]

Location

Nearest places within 200 km of Mohra Thakra

Main castes

Thakra Mohra castes include Syed, Qureshis, Thakurs, Awans, Rajputs, Choudries, Bhattis, Wazirs, Lohars, Turkhans, Mochis, Kashmiris, Julahay, Kumhar, Musallis and Maashkis.

Religion

Thakra is Shia majority village with Sunni in minority. Four Sunni and one Shia mosque and one Shia Imambargah (Imambarha / قصر اسیر بغداد). There are two tombs (dargah / Darbar) of Shias in the village.

Politics

Before Partition Sikhs used to live in this village with Muslims. After partition, Sikh left and their homes are occupied by Muslim families and now counsellor is from N league and PPP.

Land and crops

Thakra Mohra has fertile lands where crops including wheat, groundnut, maize, barley, masoor and gram are grown. Half of its lands are irrigated by the Narali Dam. Most of the cultivable lands are owned by the Thakurs and the Awans. Most of the water-wells have dried up, threatening the village's future.

Education

The village offers a middle school for girls and a primary school for boys. There is no high school. Literacy rate is low. People are not well qualified. There is no hospital or clinic in this village. Few compounders are acting as doctor and scamming poor people.

Development

Gas, electricity and digital telephone with many subscribers of high-speed internet.

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