Official Name: | Chakri Vakilan چکری وکِیلاں |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Mapsize: | 150 px |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab (Pakistan) |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rawalpindi |
Population As Of: | 1998 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Chakri Vakilan (ur|{{Nastaliq|چکری وکِیلاں), is a village in Gujar Khan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. The village is about 6miles from Gujar Khan on the road to Daultala.
Kheengar Bhatti, Gakhar Rajpoot, Kalyal Bhatti Rajpoot, Arain and Syeds are the main castes living in the village.Gulyana, Cheena, Mardyal, Patt, and Dhoke Khokar are other villages located in the neighbourhood of Chakri Vakilan.
The name Chakri comes from the Hindi Hindi: chakr or Hindi: panchiat, meaning "circle sitting".Vakilan comes from Vakil, meaning "a man who helps someone in arguing his case". So together the words mean "a panchiat, or jury, of Lords".