Sudhanoti District ضلع سدھنوتی | |
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) A view of Cadet College Pallandri in the Sudhanoti District | |
) Map of Azad Kashmir with the Sudhanoti District highlighted in red | |
| Sovereign state |  Pakistan |
| Dependent territory |  Azad Kashmir |
| Division | Poonch Division |
| Headquarters | Pallandri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 569 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 297,584 |
| • Density | 523/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
The Sudhanoti District (also spelled Sudhnoti District) (Urdu: ضلع سدھنوتی), meaning the "heartland of Sudhans" Sudhan (tribe) Noti (heartland), is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir.[1] The Sudhanoti District is bounded on the north and east by the [[Poonch District, Pakistan|Poonch District],][2]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.
The district headquarters is the town of Pallandri. It is 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 metaled road.
Administrative divisions
The Sudhanoti District is divided into four tehsils:[3]
- Baloch Tehsil
- Mang Tehsil
- Pallandri Tehsil
- Trarkhel Tehsil[2]
Population
Sudhanoti has a population of 297,584 according to the 2017 Census.[4]
Education
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.[5]
Educational institutes include:
- Cadet College Palandri, situated about 100 km from Islamabad
- Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST) Pallandri campus, Sudhanoti District
- Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, a chartered university situated 125 km west of Islamabad
- University of Poonch (SM campus, Mang, Sudhanoti District)
Notable people
- General Aziz Khan[6]
- Khan Muhammad Khan[7]
- Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan, Minister for Health and Finance. He was elected as a member of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly five times (in 1991, 1996, 2006, 2011, and 2016) from the Pallandri constituency and was a member of the Kashmir Council from 2001 to 2006.
See also
- Balouch, Azad Kashmir
References
- ^ "AJ&K Portal". www.ajk.gov.pk.
- ^ a b "Subdivisions of AJK".
- ^ "Tehsils of Sudhnoti District on AJK map". ajk.gov.pk. AJK Official Portal. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Census 2017: AJK population rises to over 4m". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ "Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017" (PDF). elections.alifailaan.pk. Alif Ailaan. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Samir (2014). NOTHING BUT!. Partridge Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-48281-787-4.
- ^ "Introduction". Khan Sahib Government College of Technology, Rawalkot. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
External links
- Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir travel guide from Wikivoyage
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