The Bhakral are a Muslim Rajput tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Another pronunciation is Pakhral, particularly in Rawalpindi.

Their population according to the 1931 census of India, was 6,600. At the time of the 1931 census they were located mainly in Kahuta, Gujar Khan and Rawalpindi tehsils of the Rawalpindi District, with a few also found in Chakwal District and Jhelum District.

The Bhakral claim to be Panwar Rajputs. They probably came from Jammu territory across the Jhelum River. The tribe is considered Rajput and historically appeared to hold a high place in the social scale in the Pothohar region. They historically did not marry outside the tribe.

Historically, there were several pensioned military officers in the old British Indian army, belonging to the tribe notably at Saba Mohra in Chakwal District and Kamtrila in the Gujar Khan Tehsil (Rawalpindi District).

The Bhakral are closely connected with other tribes of Panwar origin in the Potohar region such as the Baghial, Bangial and Hon Rajputs.