Hill Surang
Hill Surang
ہل سرنگ | |
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Town and Union Council | |
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  Hill Surang Location in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan  Hill Surang Hill Surang (Kashmir)  Hill Surang Hill Surang (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′25″N 73°31′42″E / 34.0901564°N 73.5282540°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Bagh |
| Tehsil | Dhirkot |
| Post Office | Chamankot |
| Postal Code | 12630 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 4,000 |
| approximate figure for the core town area; the wider Union Council is estimated at 20,000[1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Hill Surang (Urdu: ہل سرنگ) is a town and Union Council in the Dhirkot Tehsil[2] of Bagh District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.[3]
A mountainous rural settlement, it lies along the Kohala–Bagh road corridor and borders Munasa, Chamankot, and Kohala. The settlement is connected to the regional road network via the Kohala–Bagh Road and Dhirkot Road.[4] The core town area has a population of approximately 4,000 to 4,500 residents, while the wider Union Council, encompassing surrounding settlements, has an estimated total population of approximately 20,000.[1][5]
Hill Surang is one of several Union Councils within Bagh District, which recorded a total population of 371,919 in the 2017 Census.[6]
The Union Council is administered within Dhirkot Tehsil and is responsible for rural development, infrastructure maintenance, and basic public services for the main town and adjacent localities, including Hill Village, Mohallah Hill Bandi, and Mohallah Bangal Bangala.[7]
Religious institutions include Madrasa Tajveed-ul-Quran Hill and Jamia Masjid Farooq-e-Azam Hill, both in the main Hill Bazar area, alongside a number of smaller local mosques.[8]
The Chest Diseases and General Hospital (CDGH), known locally as the Government TB Hospital Hill, is a specialised public medical facility in Hill Village and one of the oldest institutions in Bagh District dedicated to pulmonary care and tuberculosis treatment.[9] The facility was constructed on land donated by Syed Ahmed Gardezi and sited at high altitude to provide respiratory patients with a clean climate for long-term recovery.[9]
It is located on Dhirkot Road, approximately 15 kilometres from both Kohala and Dhirkot.[9] Though originally established as a TB sanatorium, its role was subsequently expanded to provide general healthcare to the local community.[9] Research conducted in the area includes a published study on the prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus in the general population of Hill Surang.[10]
Educational institutions in Hill Surang include Madrasa Tajveed ul Quran Hill (مدرسہ تجوید القرآن ہل), Read Foundation High School Hill,[11] Government Boys Middle School Hill, Government Girls Middle School Hill, and Government Primary School Cheeran Hill.[12]
Hill Surang was among the settlements severely affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake of 8 October 2005. International medical relief teams established emergency camps at the Chest Diseases and General Hospital to treat injured residents from the surrounding area.[9] The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), which mobilised across the affected districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for relief, reconstruction, and rehabilitation,[13] conducted surveys in Hill Surang to support the rebuilding of houses and water infrastructure.[14]
References
[edit source]- 1 2 "Azad Jammu & Kashmir Statistical Year Book" (PDF). AJ&K Bureau of Statistics, Planning & Development Department. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Map Of Dhirkot Tehsil. "Map of Dhirkot Tehsil" (PDF). Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pakistan: Bagh Hub — Who is doing What Where (as of 1 April 2006)". ReliefWeb. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pakistan: Bagh district — Health facilities (as of 13 March 2006)". ReliefWeb. 13 March 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Azad Jammu & Kashmir At A Glance 2021: Population and Administrative Statistics". Planning and Development Department AJ&K. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Census 2017: AJK population rises to over 4m". nation.com.pk. The Nation. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "District Profile Bagh" (PDF). National Disaster Management Authority. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Jamaat360. "Jamia Masjid Farooq Azam Hill - Jamaat360". jamaat360.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 "Environmental and Social Profile of District Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Environmental Aspects of Siting Chest Diseases and General Hospital at Hill in District Bagh". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Rauf, Abdul; Nadeem, Muhammad Shahid; Arshad, Mahzan; Riaz, Haroon; Latif, Muhammad Abdul; Iqbal, Muhammad; Latif, Muhammad Zahid; Nisar, Ahmed; Shakoori, Abdul Rauf (April 2013). "Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Virus in the General Population of Hill Surang Area, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 45 (2): 543–548. ISSN 0030-9923. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "School Locations". READ Foundation. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bagh District Infrastructure Support Dataset". UNICEF Pakistan. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pakistan: World Bank supports earthquake affected areas with additional US$138 million". ReliefWeb. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. "Earthquake Disability Project" (PDF). Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF). Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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