Pattan

For the place in Pakistan, see Pattan Tehsil.

Pattan
sub-urban town
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Coordinates: 34.160°N 74.556°E / 34.160; 74.556
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramulla
Area
• Total	0.8 km^2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,553 m (5,095 ft)
Population  (2006)^[citation needed]
• Total	16,409
• Density	21,000/km^2 (53,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]^[failed verification]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193121

Pattan, is a sub-district town and a municipal community in Baramulla district within the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Location

Pattan 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]}

Shankaragaurishvara Temple (Oct 2021)

Geography

Pattan is located at 34.17°N 74.57°E / 34.17; 74.57.^[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

Pattan 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

As 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

• S. Amin Tabish (born 1957) - physician

See also

• Lolipora

References

1. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
2. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
3. Pattan - A History Lesson. Kashmir Reader.
4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pattan
5. "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.