Bokra Sharif

Location

Bokra (33.148489 N, 73.238060 E) is small village in the vicinity of Sasral. It’s located in Punjab, District: Rawalpindi and Tehsil: Gujarkhan, Pakistan.

Population

The approximate population of this village is 6500 as there are around 1000 house with each family consisting of 5 to 7 people.

Language

The language frequently spoken by the native villagers is Potohari. The language spoken other than this is, Urdu.

Culture

Natives celebrates different event like the rest e.g.: Eid, Weddings and fairs. The fairs occur in the nearby village like (Mian Mohra and Khanyal) where they have different stalls, horse riding and kabadi etc. They once had a unique ritual in which they celebrate the completion of bamboo mats but now it’s not practiced anymore.

Shrine

A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept. Ziārat Pīr Mohr Ali Shah (8.1 km)

Hill

A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m. One Tree Hill (5.3 km) and Mira Dhok (5.6 km)

Source of income

Most of the people have joined forces as officers and soldiers. This land has produced many great politicians and officers like Farzana Raja, Javed Akhtar, Khawaja Nadir Pervez , Air Marshal Anwar Shameem and Former Primeminister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. Some people have their small shops and follow the occupation as mechanics and carpenter. Bokra has a cemetery, two mosques and a hospital at a distance of 1 km.

Health

Bokra have all basic health facilities. There is a private hospital Azhar Hospital and a Government Hospital. Azhar Hospital has been providing the facilities of X-Ray, ECG, Ultrasound, Laboratory and also have a Pharmacy.