Sudhanoti District
District in Azad Jammu and Kashmir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sudhanoti (Urdu: سدھنوتی ) meaning the "heartland of Sudhans" or "Sudhan heartland"),[4][5][6] is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.[1][7] The Sudhanoti District is bounded on the north and east by the Poonch District,[8] on the south by the Kotli District, and on the west by the Rawalpindi District of Pakistan's Punjab Province. It is located 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is connected with Rawalpindi and Islamabad via the Azad Pattan Road.
Sudhanoti District
ضلع سدھنوتی | |
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District of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan[1] | |
Coordinates (Pallandri Tehsil): 33°40′N 73°43′E | |
Administering country | Pakistan |
Territory | Azad Kashmir |
Division | Poonch Division |
Headquarters | Pallandri |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 569 km2 (220 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 297,584 |
• Density | 523/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Urdu[3] |
• Spoken | Pahari, Gujari, Pothwari |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Website | sudhanoti.com |
The district headquarters is the town of Pallandri. It lies at an elevation of 1,372 meters and is at a distance of 97 kilometers from Rawalpindi via the Azad Pattan Road. Pallandri is connected to Rawalakot by a 64-km metalled road.
The district is overwhelmingly dominated by the Sudhans, and the population of Sudhanoti was recorded as 297,584 in the 2017 Census.[2][10]
The main native language is Pahari, spoken by an estimated 95% of the population.[11][12]
According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017, Sudhanoti is ranked 34 out of 155 districts with a score of 68.85 in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked last with the very low score of 6.76.[13]
Educational institutes include: