Jhamat, Attock Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: wikimapia.org . 15 December 2014.