Sudhanoti District

Sudhanoti District

ضلع سدھنوتی
Sudhanoti District ضلع سدھنوتی
District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
	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)
Languages
• Official	Urdu
• Spoken	Pahari-Pothwari; Gojri; [citation needed]
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	4

The Sudhanoti District (also spelled Sudhnoti District) (Template:Lang-ur), meaning the "heartland of Sudhans" Sudhan (tribe) Noti (heartland), is one of the 10 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir.^[2] The Sudhanoti District is bounded on the north and east by the Poonch District,^[3] 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.

History

Sudhanoti, along with other parts of Poonch Division were the main areas of the violent 1955 Poonch uprising, led by the Sudhans against Sher Ahmed Khan and the government.^[4]

Administrative divisions

The Sudhanoti District is divided into four tehsils:^[5]

Population

Sudhanoti has a population of 297,584 according to the 2017 Census.^[6]

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.^[7]

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)

[khan Muhammad khan post graduate boys college ]
[ Darul Uloom Al-Islamia Palandri AJK]

Ajk's biggest islamic institute having 1500 students along with 50 plus academic staff.

Notable people

General Aziz Khan^[8]
Khan Muhammad Khan^[9]
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.

Sardar feroz ali khan also known as Munshi feroz ali khan [ one of those leaders who initiated revolt against the Mahraja ]

Sardar Altaf hussain khan [Ex chairman to Prime Minister monitoring commission]

Sardar farooq Ahmed tahir [ deputy speaker ajk assembly 2006-2011, Minister of law ajk 2016-2021]

Sardar Muhammad Hussain khan [ Ex minister ajk ]

References

^ Rahman, Tariq (1996). Language and politics in Pakistan. Oxford University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-19-577692-8.
^ "AJ&K Portal". www.ajk.gov.pk.
^ ^a ^b "Subdivisions of AJK".
^ Snedden, Christopher (2013). Kashmir: The Unwritten History. India: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 978-9350298978.
^ "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

33°42′54″N 73°41′09″E / 33.71500°N 73.68583°E / 33.71500; 73.68583

[1] Rahman, Tariq (1996). Language and politics in Pakistan. Oxford University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-19-577692-8.

[2] "AJ&K Portal". www.ajk.gov.pk.

[pndajk.gov.pk-3] "Subdivisions of AJK".

[:0-4] Snedden, Christopher (2013). Kashmir: The Unwritten History. India: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 978-9350298978.

[5] "Tehsils of Sudhnoti District on AJK map". ajk.gov.pk. AJK Official Portal. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[6] "Census 2017: AJK population rises to over 4m". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-09-01.

[7] "Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017" (PDF). elections.alifailaan.pk. Alif Ailaan. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[8] Bhattacharya, Samir (2014). NOTHING BUT!. Partridge Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-48281-787-4.

[9] "Introduction". Khan Sahib Government College of Technology, Rawalkot. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

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v t e Poonch Division
Bagh District	Bagh Bees Bagla Birpani Chirala Dhal Qazian Bagh Dhirkot Kharal Abbasian Kotla Mahldara Mallot Munasa Nar Sher Ali Khan Panyali Pīr Kanthi Sirsyedan Sudhan Gali
Haveli District	Forward Kahuta Nezapir
Poonch District	Abbaspur Bhalgran Devi Gali Hajira Hurnamaira Jandala Khai Gala Motialmara Narwal Rawalakot Tatrinote Tatta Pani Tolipir Trar Dewan Village Pakhar Hill Town
Sudhanoti District	Azad Pattan Balouch Mong Mongriot Pallandri Baithak Awanabad Tarar Khel

v t e Districts of Azad Kashmir
Provincial capital: Muzaffarabad
Mirpur	Bhimber Kotli Mirpur
Muzaffarabad	Hattian Bala Muzaffarabad Neelum
Poonch	Bagh Haveli Poonch Sudhanoti