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Pathankot district

Coordinates: 32°16′01″N 75°38′36″E / 32.266814°N 75.643444°E / 32.266814; 75.643444
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Pathankot district
District of Punjab
Dhar Kalan, Pathankot - The Mini Goa of Punjab
Dhar Kalan, Pathankot - The Mini Goa of Punjab
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 32°16′01″N 75°38′36″E / 32.266814°N 75.643444°E / 32.266814; 75.643444
Country India
StatePunjab
Named forPathania Rajput
HeadquartersPathankot
Government
 • Deputy commissionerSh. Ramveer
 • Senior Superintendent of PoliceR.K. Bakshi (PPS)
 • Member of ParliamentSukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Area
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 • Total929 km2 (359 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total676,598
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • RegionalPunjabi, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationPB-35 / PB-68
Largest CityPathankot
Websitehttps://pathankot.nic.in

Pathankot district is the northernmost district of the Indian state of Punjab. Pathankot is the district headquarters. The district was formed on July 27, 2011. It borders Pakistan.

Etymology

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The original name of Pathankot was Paithan during Mughal times, which is in turn believed to be a derivative of Sanskrit Pratisthana. Later Paithan was retrieved again by Chandravanshi Rajput clan (Pathania “meaning No Pathans”) and named Pathankot.[2].The suffix 'kot' stands for fort.

Geography

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The Ravi river at Pathankot

Pathankot is located in the foothills of the Sivalik Hills. It shares international borders with the Narowal District of Pakistan's Punjab. It also shares borders with the Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir and the Chamba and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh. Hoshiarpur district shares a boundary with Pathankot in Eastern Punjab. The two main rivers, – the Beas and the Ravi, pass through the district.

The district today

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Ranjit Sagar dam over the Ravi river

In the past, It was a Tehsil of the district of Gurdaspur. The present district was formed, as the 22nd district of the state on July 27, 2011.[3][4] Pathankot includes the two sub-divisions of Pathankot and Dhar Kalan and the two sub-tehsil of Narot Jaimal Singh and Bamial [4]

Pathankot has gone through a large number of changes and developments. It is also called as the gateway to Himachal Pradesh and J&K states. Ranjit Sagar Dam, the Pride of Punjab, has been emerged about 30 km. north-east of the town. Mamoon, a suburb of Pathankot, is heading towards the biggest army cantonment in Asia. Pathankot already has an Air Force Station and will be coming on the air map of India very shortly. Surprisingly enough, the town is totally devoid of any monumental evidence to speak of its rich past except for a high ridge called Shimla Pahari, where the historical fort once existed, and some part of the rouni around the Gulmohar Tourist Complex. A number of various buildings, such as the PWD Rest House. Gulmohar Tourist Complex, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Municipal Library, Lal Bahadur Shastri Park, the Relay center of Doordarshan, and an office of the central PWD are located at the site of the Fort.

City and towns

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There are two statutory Cities Pathankot and Sujanpur in this district. The district also has 12 census towns, according to census 2011 which are listed below:[5]

  • Sujanpur ( City Municipal Council)
  • Pathankot ( City Municipal Corporation)
  • Jugial (Township)
  • Narot Jaimal Singh (Nagar Panchayat)
  • Narot Mehra (Town)
  • Mamun (Pathankot Urban)
  • Manwal (Town)
  • Sarna (Pathankot Urban)
  • Bungal (Rural Town)
  • Malikpur (Pathankot Urban)
  • Dunera (Town)
  • Dhar Kalan (Town)
  • Madhopur (Pathankot Urban)
  • Gharota (Rural Town)
  • Dhaki (Town)
  • Daulatpur (Town)
  • Jhakolari (Town)
  • Kamini (Settlement)
  • Mirthal (Town)
  • Taragarh (Rural Town)

Other villages and settlements

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Demographics

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At the time of the 2011 census, the area that would become Pathankot district had a population of 676,598. Out of these 378,432 were rural and 298,166 urban. Pathankot has a sex ratio of 860 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes are 207,032 (30.60%) of the population.[6]

Religion in Pathankot district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 88.42%
Sikhism
 
 7.81%
Islam
 
 2.12%
Christianity
 
 1.08%
Other or not stated
 
 0.57%
Religion in Pathankot District [a]
Religion Population (1941)[8]: 60–61  Percentage (1941) Population (2011)[7] Percentage (2011)
Hinduism [b] 83,330 54.42% 598,237 88.42%
Islam 59,548 38.89% 14,317 2.12%
Sikhism 7,580 4.95% 52,858 7.81%
Christianity 2,307 1.51% 7,292 1.08%
Others [c] 369 0.24% 3,894 0.57%
Total Population 153,134 100% 676,598 100%

At the time of the 2011 census, 89.86% of the population spoke Punjabi, 5.30% Hindi and 1.20% Dogri as their first language.[9] The dialect is in between Kangri and Dogri, the two neighbouring languages.

Languages of Pathankot (First Language) (2011)[9]

  Punjabi (89.86%)
  Hindi (5.30%)
  Dogri (1.20%)
  Others (3.64%)

Health

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The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Pathankot district by year.

Road accidents and people affected in Pathankot district by year[10]
Year Accidents Killed Injured Vehicles Involved
2022 95 83 38 137
2021 131 85 46 139
2020 92 63 43 104
2019 115 97 44 112

Politics

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Pathankot district is part of the Pathankot Assembly Constituency.

No. Constituency Name of MLA Party Bench
1 Sujanpur Naresh Puri Indian National Congress Opposition
2 Bhoa (SC) Lal Chand Kataruchakk Aam Aadmi Party Government
3 Pathankot Ashwani Kumar Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party Opposition

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Home". pathankot.nic.in.
  2. ^ History, Pathankot District, Government of Punjab, retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ Naveen S. Garewal (27 July 2011). "Eye on urban voter, Fazilka, Pathankot made districts". The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b News services (28 July 2011). "The state gets Fazilka and Pathankot districts". Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  5. ^ List of cities and towns in Punjab
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook: Gurdaspur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ "Road Accidents in Punjab". punjab.data.gov.in. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  11. ^ "War Heroes | District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India".
  1. ^ Pathankot tehsil, which was later divided into Pathankot and Dhar Kalan tehsils
  2. ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated
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