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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = PAKHOWAL <br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = PAKHOWAL <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = TOWN<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
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| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30.71|N|75.71|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ludhiana district]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| founder = <br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 5000<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 141108<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = <br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = <br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
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'''pakhowal '''is a village in the [[Raikot]] tehsil of [[Ludhiana district]] in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] State, [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Town of Ludhiana |url=http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/ludhiana-villages.php |website=ludhianadistrict.com |publisher=LudhianaDistrict.com. |access-date=20 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016070435/http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/ludhiana-villages.php |archive-date=16 October 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= pakhowal town in Raikot (Ludhiana) Punjab {{!}} villageinfo.in |url=https://villageinfo.in/punjab/ludhiana/raikot/dangon.html |website=villageinfo.in|accessdate=17 October 2015}}</ref> pakhowal is the other variation for the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=pakhowal, Dharam’s real village|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020110/punjab1.htm|website=tribuneindia.com/|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=‘Dangal’ shuru: Aamir Khan shares first look poster of the movie|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aaj-se-dangal-shuru-aamir-khan-shares-the-first-look-from-the-movie/|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=The Indian Express [P] Ltd.|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aamir Khan to shoot in |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aamir-khan-to-shoot-in-dharmendra-s-village/story-tqrvHTLxnurgBCFUXWdQkO.html|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=HT Media Limited.|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Notable personalities==<br />
* Indian movie superstar [[Dharmendra|Dharmendra's]] ancestral origins lie in the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dharmendra nostalgic on visiting Dangon|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131106/ldh1.htm#8|website=tribuneindia.com|accessdate=17 October 2015}}</ref><br />
* A folk character, Munshi Dango da, of this village is an integral part of [[Punjabi folklore]].<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
The shooting of [[Aamir Khan]] starrer movie "[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]", with Aamir portraying the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat took place in the villages of Gujjarwal, [[Narangwal]], [[Kila Raipur]], Dango and Leel in Punjab and [[Haryana]] in September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aamir Khan to shoot ‘Dangal’ in Dharmendra’s village|url=http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/aamir-khan-to-shoot-dangal-in-dharmendras-village/19599/|website=bollywoodmantra.com|publisher=Bollywood Mantra|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Ludhiana district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Ludhiana district]]<br />
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{{PunjabIN-geo-stub}}</div>
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