Phal Kot Union Council Explained

Settlement Type:Union council
Coordinates:34.1611°N 73.375°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Abbottabad
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Abbottabad
Population Total:10,892
Population As Of:2017 Census of Pakistan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:DISTRICT MEMBER
Leader Title2:District Member
Leader Name2:Faisal Khan Awan
Leader Title3:Tehsil Membe
Leader Name3:Malik Asif Awan

Phalkot also spelled as Phal Kot is a residential town and one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2]

Its geographical coordinates are 34° 9' 0" North, 73° 23' 0" East. Its original name (with diacritics) is Phalkot.

Subdivisions

Language

Hindko/Potohari, language variety of Punjabi language, is widely spoken throughout the area, Urdu being national language of Pakistan also understood and spoken here. English is spoken and understood by some people.

Climate and crops

As this area is away from sea and is above the sea level, its winters are extreme. Winter lasts from October to April. April tends to be quite pleasant as the climate is temperate. The summer season is very pleasant and humid, the temperature rises maximum to 25-30 degree.

From mid-July to mid-August, people enjoy the fifth season, monsoon, which provides some cooling relief after the hot months (i.e., May and June). Farming is the main occupation of the people. The farming is done by oxen in the remote area of village but in proper village is ploughed by machinery because of accessibility. The two crops are grown there: rabi and kharaif. The major rabi crop grown here are potato and maize. The kharif crop grown here is only wheat but in very small area of the village. There are two main purposes of this crop: for cattle and for grain.

Some vegetables are also grown here like turnip, radish, peas, pumpkin, beans and mustard.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT) (see page 7 of 36 for Phal Kot). 2023-11-06. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031736/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/ABBOTTABAD_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 2018-04-18. dead.
  2. Web site: Administrative Units of District Abbottabad. https://web.archive.org/web/20070403104619/http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/adminunit.htm . 2007-04-03. District Abbottabad Government website. dead . 6 November 2023.