Pattan

Pattan

पत्तन
—  city  —
Pattan
Location of Pattan
in Jammu and Kashmir and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) Baramulla
Population

• Density

 16,409 (2006)

• 23,280 /km2 (60,295 /sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

 0.8 square kilometres (0.31 sq mi)

• 1,553 metres (5,095 ft)

Pattan is a town and a municipal committee in central Kashmir in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Geography

Pattan is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 1553 metres (5095 ft). Pattan is one of the historical capitals of Kashmir, nearly in the centre of the valley of paradise. It is a municipality having a population of 16,320 in 2006. However it may be a town of 40,000 when including its suburbs within a 3 kilometre radious. The tehsil has remains of 4 palaces including 2 in the municipal limits…

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Pattan had a population of 11,409. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pattan has an average literacy rate of 37%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 44%, and female literacy is 28%. In Pattan, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pattan
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.