Dhaunkal

Dhaunkal
دھونکل
Town
Dhaunkal is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Dhaunkal
Dhaunkal
Location of Dhaunkal
Dhaunkal is located in Pakistan
Dhaunkal
Dhaunkal
Dhaunkal (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°24′18″N 74°08′13″E / 32.40500°N 74.13694°E / 32.40500; 74.13694
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DistrictWazirabad
TehsilWazirabad
Number of Union Councils1
Municipal status1981
Area
 • Total2 sq mi (5 km2)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2017)
19,871 [1]
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+5
Postal code type
52010
Calling code0556

Dhaunkal (Urdu, Punjabi دھونکل), is a town and Union Council[2] in Wazirabad Tehsil, Wazirabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.[3] It is located on the Lahore-Islamabad Highway, Only 0.5 kilometers away from the district capital, Wazirabad and about 15 kilometres from Gujrat. Dhaunkal is one of the biggest and oldest towns in Wazirabad Tehsil. The population of Dhaunkal is 25,000, of which 10,000 are registered to vote. Due to access to transportation, it is possible to get to Dhaunkal from all over Pakistan in 24 hours because NHA provides full access.

  1. ^ "GUJRANWALA BLOCKWISE" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  2. ^ "Punjab Local Government & Community Development Department Notification" (PDF). lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  3. ^ Rashid, Salman (1992). Gujranwala, The Glory That Was. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 73. ISBN 978-969-35-0191-9.