Mangwal

Mangwal is a village and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Chakwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, it is part of Chakwal Tehsil[1] and is located at 33°6'30N 72°49'32E.[2]

For the place in Afghanistan, see Mangwal, Afghanistan.
Mangwal
Village and union council
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab Province
DistrictChakwal District
Government
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Almost whole population of Mangwal consist of Shia MUSLIM

At the time of British India - Mangwal was part of Chakwal tehsil and Chakwal was an important tehsil of Jhelum district. While rest of the residents of other tehsils were referred to as Jhelumi or j Jhelumis - Residents of Chakwal were particularly called Chakwalias. Aboriginals of Mangwal belonged to the ferocious Khokhar tribe and with the onset of religious boundaries got divided between Hindus/ Sikhs and Muslims. In 1947 the lone Hindu family (Bali - Punjabi Pandits) and all Sikh Khokhars migrated to various parts of India. Mangwal lost about 70% of its population. Mangwal is also famous for its special way of cooking rice, the rice thus cooked is called Mangwalia.

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References
  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Location of Mangwal - Falling Rain Genomics
  3. Map of Mangwal


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