title: Thakra
text: # Thakra
  
  Thakra is a village in the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It links Rawalpindi, Chakwal and Jhelum. Thakra is located at an altitude of 173 metres (568 ft).
  
  ## Location
  
  Nearest places within 200 km of Mohra Thakra
  
  * Narali (1.7 km)
  * Topian (1.7 km)
  * Dhok Chunnuh (1.9 km)
  * Dhok Buda (1.9 km)
  * Dhok Farial (1.9 km)
  * Dhok Fazulian (2.3 km)
  * Chak Kada (2.4 km)
  * Kalas (1.4 km)
  * Bardiana (2.5 km)
  * Haphi (2.5 km)
  * Dhok Landan (2.9 km)
  * Dhok Baba Murad Bakhsh (2.9 km)
  * Dhok Shamas (3.1 km)
  * Kolian (3.1 km)
  * Dhok Badhalan (3.3 km)
  * Bijrana (3.3 km)
  * Dhok Adra (3.4 km)
  * Miana Mohra (3.4 km)
  * Kabil (3.5 km)
  * Chak Rajgan (4.5 km)
  
  ## Main castes
  
  Thakra Mohra castes include Syed, Qureshis, Thakurs, Awans, Rajputs, Choudries, Bhattis, Wazirs, Lohars, Turkhans, Mochis, Kashmiris, Julahay, Kumhar, Musallis and Maashkis.
  
  ## Religion
  
  Thakra is Shia majority village with Sunni in minority. Four Sunni and one Shia mosque and one Shia Imambargah (Imambarha / قصر اسیر بغداد). There are two tombs (dargah / Darbar) of Shias in the village.
  
  ## Politics
  
  Before Partition Sikhs used to live in this village with Muslims. After partition, Sikh left and their homes are occupied by Muslim families and now counsellor is from N league and PPP.
  
  ## Land and crops
  
  Thakra Mohra has fertile lands where crops including wheat, groundnut, maize, barley, masoor and gram are grown. Half of its lands are irrigated by the Narali Dam. Most of the cultivable lands are owned by the Thakurs and the Awans. Most of the water-wells have dried up, threatening the village's future.
  
  ## Education
  
  The village offers a middle school for girls and a primary school for boys. There is no high school. Literacy rate is low. People are not well qualified. There is no hospital or clinic in this village. Few compounders are acting as doctor and scamming poor people.
  
  ## Development
  
  Gas, electricity and digital telephone with many subscribers of high-speed internet.
  
  