Dhok Nawan Lok is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan, located18 kilometers east of Mandi Bahauddin and 0.5 kilometers north of Dhok Kasib.[1]
Dhok Nawan Lok | |
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Town | |
  Dhok Nawan Lok Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′55″N 73°38′05″E / 32.58194°N 73.63472°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Mandi Bahauddin District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Demographics
editDhok Nawan Lok has a population of around 5,000 with a literacy rate of 80%. The main caste in Dhok Nawan Lok is Sahi. The most common industries are agricultural and services-related. After 1995, most of the younger people of this town preferred to travel abroad as economic migrants, resulting in approximately 15% of the natives under 35 years of age now residing in Europe and North America.
The village previously experienced religiously-motivated violence, with records of gurdwaras having been burnt in 1942 as anti-Sikh violence occurred in surrounding areas.[2] The electrification of the village was approved by the Minister for Fuel, Power, and Natural Resources in 1974.[3]
Economy
editThe migration of a large portion of the population changed the entire local economy; foreign exchange now accounts for around 90 percent of the total income of the town. This has resulted in higher prices for real estate and agricultural property. The price of 1-acre (4,000 m2) of purely agricultural land has increased to around 800,000 Rs. Per acre non-agricultural properties in real estate have also risen to an estimated 3200,000 PK Rs (4,000 m2). The village has approximately 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of land.
References
edit- ^ "Dhok Nawan Lok ڈھوک نواں لوک - Mandi Bahauddin District villages". Mandi Bahauddin District. 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Assembly (1937-1947), Punjab (India) Legislative (1942). Debates: Official report. p. 173.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Assembly, Pakistan National (1974). The National Assembly of Pakistan Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. p. 38.