Pind Sawika Explained

Official Name:Pind Sawika
Native Name Lang:ur
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates:32.7699°N 73.3625°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhelum
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Dina
Subdivision Type4:Union Council
Subdivision Name4:Nara
Subdivision Type5:Post Office
Government Type:Union Council
Elevation M:319
Timezone:PKT
Utc Offset:+5
Population Total:2,789
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2017
Pop Est As Of:2023
Population Est:2,799

Pind Sawika (Urdu: {{nq|پنڈ سوکہ), also written as Pind Sawaikah, is a village in the Jhelum District of Punjab, Pakistan,[2] on the right bank of the Naalah Bunhan at the start of the Tilla Jogian mountain range. It is part of Dina Tehsil and comes under Nara Union Council. It is located 38.98 kilometers southwest of Jhelum city and 35.96 kilometers northeast of Pind Dadan Khan.[3]

Administration

Before 2005, Pind Sawika was a constituent of the Nara union council within the Jhelum tehsil. However, in 2005, the formation of Dina tehsil occurred, encompassing the Nara union council, to which Pind Sawika then belonged.[4]

Geography

It is located at the southwestern corner of Dina tehsil and borders Jhelum tehsil.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Time span (yrs)Annual RoG %±
19511,650
19722,5342153.58%2.06%
19812,73097.73%.83%
19982,939177.66%.44%
20172,78919-5.38%-.28%
2023 (est)2,7996.36%.06%
Sources[6] [7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jhelum District Population of Cities, Towns and Villages 2017-2018. PoliticsPK. 16 December 2023.
  2. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/04/Pind_Savikka.html Location of Pind Savikka Bair Faqiran - Falling Rain Genomics
  3. Web site: Distance. SunEarthTools.com. 16 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Jhelum District: Socio-political Profile. 2006. Pattan Development Organization. 16 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Tehsil Dina (Jhelum District) Street Guide and Map. Streets of Pakistan. 16 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Jhelum District. 1961. West Pakistan (Pakistan). Planning and Development Department. Bureau of Statistics. 16 December 2023. Page 13
  7. Web site: Population Census of Pakistan, 1972: Gujrat. 1975. Census Organization (Pakistan). 16 December 2023. Page 126
  8. Web site: 1981 District Census Report of Jhelem. 1984. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 16 December 2023. Page 97
  9. Web site: 1998 District Census Report of Jhelum. 1999. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 16 December 2023. Page 234