Dhok Nawan Lok
human settlement in Pakistan
Dhok Nawan Lok is a village in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located 18 kilometers east of Mandi Bahauddin and 0.5 kilometers north of Dhok Kasib.
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. The electrification of the village was approved by the Minister for Fuel, Power, and Natural Resources in 1974.
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.
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