Their customs are similar to other tribes in the vicinity, speaking the Pothohari language and following Sunni Islam.
In the Pothohari language "Dhoke" means a small chunk of people or houses, while Budhal is the title given to a specified group of "Awan" Tribe.
The Pothohari is spoken in the village, the Muree variety of the Pothohari is spoken with the village.
Pothohari dialect (Potwari), a dialect of Punjabi spoken widely by the population of the Potohar Plateau and Mirpur in neighbouring Azad Kashmir
It has a population of around 200,000 which includes a majority of Punjabis/Pothoharis and a minority of Urdu speaking Mohajirs, Kashmiris and Pathans.