User:Nouraiz Kalair/Chak No 38

Chak No 38

Chak No 38(Urdu: ڈنگہ چک‎) is a village in Mandi Bahauddin District, Pakistan, located Twelve kilometres South of Mandi Bahuddin. It was well known during British rule due to its organized bazaar and local markets which were under the control of the Choudhary community. The village is named after the Choudhary tribes who traditionally came here with their families. They lived beside a bend in the Canal which was a suitable, sheltered location. Later JATT families came from the Gujranwala area near Mandi Bahauddin and started cultivating the land, building temporary houses.

Demographics[edit]

The population of Chak No 38 is over 6000 people including Daira's, a small daira of Dinga Chak. The literacy rate is over 10%. also in some of these people known as Ranjha.Culturely Dinga Chak is very rich village and people from different clans live in here.Famous clans of the are;Kalair,Chattha,Cheema,Bath,Joyia,Ranjha...etc. famous personality of the village are as under: Choudhary Bashir Ahmad Kalair "Sr Vice President of PPP Mandi Baha Ud Din) Choudhary Faisal Bashir Kalair (Voice Chairman of UC-19 Jhulana)Choudhary Waqas Feroz Kalair (General council of Chak No 38). and Many more

URAS[edit]

Hazrat Peer Syed Hasrat Hussain Shah Shah Sab was a famous Wali who preached to non-Muslims and spread Islam in the area. Every farmer donates one day's milk from his buffalo to the mazar (shrine) of Hasrat Hussain Shah on the birth of a calf. The main event in this mela is a Qawali after the Reciting(Shabina)

Economy[edit]

Before 1817 agriculture was the only source of income for people from the village but now many young men are working in Europe and the Middle East and send remittances home to their families. Also, many educated people are serving the nation and the area by working in government and private jobs after completing their higher education.