Pattan Explained

Pattan
Settlement Type:sub-urban town
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:34.16°N 74.556°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:Union territory
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Name2:Baramulla
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.8
Elevation M:1553
Population Total:16409
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:193121

Pattan, is a sub-district town and a municipal community in Baramulla district within the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Location

Pattan is surrounded by Breng Block towards North, Kunzer block towards the south, Narbal block towards east, Singhpora block towards west. This place is near the border of the Baramulla, Budgam and Ganderbal districts.[3] Budgam district and Beerwah are south of this place.

History

This historical town is considered to have been established by the famous Hindu king Shankarvarman, son of Awantivarman of Utpala dynasty, in the 9th century AD. As per Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Shankarvarman built a town named Pattana. Pandits write it as ‘Pathan’, ‘The Path’, as it falls on the important route to Baramulla. During ancient times Pattan was a business center for wool, livestock and grains. Shankarvarman had built two temples at Pattan town dedicated to Shiva. He named one of the temples after his wife, Sugandha, as Sugandhesa and the other temple was named as Shankargaurishwar. To the north of these two temples was a lake known as “PumpeSar” (Lotus Lake),where now stands a residential area.

Geography

Pattan is located at .[4] It has an average elevation of .Pattan is one of the historical capitals of Kashmir valley, located nearly in the centre of the valley. Pattan tehsil has remains of four palaces including two in the municipal limits.

Transport

Pattan is accessible through Pattan railway station, Hamre railway station and Mazhom railway station. However, Jammu Tawi is the major railway station about from Pattan. Via Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, it is only from Summer Capital Srinagar. Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport at Srinagar is the nearest airport, southeast.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[5] Pattan had a population of 19,538 of whom 12,580 are males and 6,958 are female. Literacy rate of Pattan is 74.28% higher than the erstwhile state average of 67.16%. In Pattan, Male literacy is around 83.92% while female literacy rate is 55.91%. Population of children with age of 0-6 is 2,053 which is 10.51% of total population age.

Notable People

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 September 2020 . The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . 2022-07-21 . The Gazette of India.
  2. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020. 23 September 2020.
  3. https://kashmirreader.com/2020/10/30/pattan-a-history-lesson/ Pattan - A History Lesson
  4. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Pattan.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pattan
  5. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.