Sudhanoti District

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.[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.

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
Administering country Pakistan
Dependent territory Azad Kashmir
DivisionPoonch Division
HeadquartersPallandri
Area
 • Total569 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total297,584
 • Density523/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialUrdu[1]
 • Spoken
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils4

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 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:

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.
  • Brigadier Arshad Iqbal, serving as a station commander Mangla Cantt, commander planning and Log area, serving 1 star, general. On his meritorious contribution to the security and national interests of Pakistan, world peace, cultural, He has been awarded Sitara Imtiaz Military which is indeed a great honor for whole Kashmir and Pallandri(Sudhnoti) Azad kashmir. On 23 March 2021, Brig, Arshad Iqbal was among the few Pakistanis who were awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz for their matchless services to the nation.

See also

References
  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.
  3. "Subdivisions of AJK".
  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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