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]
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]
It is located at the southwestern corner of Dina tehsil and borders Jhelum tehsil.[5]
Historical population | ||||
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Census | Pop. | Time span (yrs) | %± | Annual RoG %± |
1951 | 1,650 | — | — | — |
1972 | 2,534 | 21 | 53.58% | 2.06% |
1981 | 2,730 | 9 | 7.73% | .83% |
1998 | 2,939 | 17 | 7.66% | .44% |
2017 | 2,789 | 19 | -5.38% | -.28% |
2023 (est) | 2,799 | 6 | .36% | .06% |
Sources[6] [7] [8] [9] | ||||