Chakri Vakilan
Chakri Vakilan | |
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Village | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab (Pakistan) |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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Chakri Vakilan (Urdu:چڪرى وكيلاں ) is a village in Gujar Khan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. The village is about 6 miles from Gujar Khan on the road from Gujar Khan to Daultala.
Gulyana, Cheena, Mardyal, Patt, and Dhoke Khokar are a few villages located in the neighbourhood of Chakri Vakilan. The local time zone for the village is "Asia/Karachi" with a UTC offset of 5 hours.
Etymology
The name Chakri comes from chakr or panchiat meaning 'circle sitting' . Vakilan comes from Vakil meaning a 'man who helps someone in arguing his case'. So combination of both words Chakri Vakilan would mean a panchiat, or jury, of Lords . This village is also famous for the shrine of a Sufi saint Baba Sahib Subhan.
Bhatti Rajpoot, Gakhar Rajpoot, Kalyal Rajpoot are the main castes living in the village.
References
33°11′N 73°16′E / 33.183°N 73.267°E
