Dhok Nawan Lok

Dhok Nawan Lok
Town
Dhok Nawan Lok Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 32°34′55″N 73°38′05″E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Mandi Bahauddin District
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

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]

Demographics

Dhok 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

The 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

1. "Dhok Nawan Lok ڈھوک نواں لوک - Mandi Bahauddin District villages". Mandi Bahauddin District. 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
2. Assembly (1937-1947), Punjab (India) Legislative (1942). Debates: Official report. p. 173.
3. Assembly, Pakistan National (1974). The National Assembly of Pakistan Debates: Official Report. Manager of Publications. p. 38.