Kot Baloch
human settlement in Pakistan
Kot Baloch (Urdu: کوٹ بلوچ) is a village in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan, located eight kilometres north of Mandi Bahuddin. It was well known during British rule due to its organized bazaar and local markets. The village is named after the Balouch tribes who traditionally came here with their families and camels for summer grazing. They lived beside a bend in the River Jhelum which was a suitable, sheltered location. They spent six months in the area and then went back to their native areas for the winter season. Later Marth and other Gondal (clan) families came from the Sohawa and Jehlum area near Mandi Bahauddin and started cultivating the land, building temporary houses. After some years the Balouch families stopped coming to the village but the name of the village remains Kot Baloch. Now there are no Balouch people left in the village.
Demographics
The population of Kot Balouch is over 5000 people including Lokri Martha'n, Lokri Lamocharan a small daira of Kot Balouch. The literacy rate is over 95%.
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