Jhamat, Attock | |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | |
Seat Type: | City Council |
Seat: | Lahore |
Parts Type: | Towns |
Parts Style: | para |
Parts: | 10 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 3000 |
Timezone: | PKT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 33.2925°N 71.8889°W |
Postal Code: | 43070 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialling code |
Jhamat is a village in the Attock District, in the Northeastern region of Punjab, Pakistan. It is 26.5 km from Jand tehsil, 60 km from Pindigheb and 149 km west of Islamabad.
Its population is between 2,000 and 3,000. The people speak Punjabi. The area is known for resident's shalwar kameez dress.
Before 1947 a significant non-Muslim population made up approximately 30 percent of the total. This group migrated to India after the Partition of India.[1]