Pattan, is a sub-district town and a municipal community in Baramulla district within the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pattan | |
|---|---|
sub-urban town | |
  Pattan Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Pattan Pattan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°09′36″N 74°33′22″E / 34.160°N 74.556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Baramulla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) |
| Population (2006)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 16,409 |
| • Density | 21,000/km2 (53,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2][failed verification] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193121 |
Location
editPattan is surrounded by Breng Block towards North, Kunzer block towards the south, Narbal block towards east, Singhpora block towards west. This place is near the border of the Baramulla, Budgam and Ganderbal districts.[3] Budgam district and Beerwah are south of this place. [citation needed]
Geography
editPattan is located at 34°10′N 74°34′E / 34.17°N 74.57°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 1,553 m (5,095 ft). Pattan is one of the historical capitals of Kashmir valley, located nearly in the centre of the valley. Pattan tehsil has remains of four palaces including two in the municipal limits.
Transport
editPattan is accessible through Pattan railway station, Hamre railway station and Mazhom railway station. However, Jammu Tawi is the major railway station about 290 km (180 mi) from Pattan. Via Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, it is only 27 km (17 mi) from Summer Capital Srinagar. Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport at Srinagar is the nearest airport, 27 km (17 mi) southeast.
Demographics
editAs of 2011 India census,[5] Pattan had a population of 19,538 of whom 12,580 are males and 6,958 are female. Literacy rate of Pattan is 74.28% higher than the erstwhile state average of 67.16%. In Pattan, Male literacy is around 83.92% while female literacy rate is 55.91%. Population of children with age of 0-6 is 2,053 which is 10.51% of total population age.[citation needed]
Notable People
edit- S. Amin Tabish (born 1957) - physician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Pattan - A History Lesson. Kashmir Reader.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pattan
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.