Samote Explained

Settlement Type:	Town
Samote سموٹ
Pushpin Map:	Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Punjab
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Rawalpindi
Subdivision Type3:	Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:	Kallar Syedan
Subdivision Type4:	UC
Subdivision Name4:	Samote
Timezone:	PST
Utc Offset:	+5
Postal Code Type:	Postcode (ZIP)
Postal Code:	47490^[1]
Area Code:	051

Samote is a Town and Capital of Union Council Samote, Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi Samote is located from Kallar Syedan, from Rawalpindi City, from Islamabad, from Dadyal (in Azad Kashmir), from Gujar Khan. In 2008 General Elections, Samote was under, NA-50 for National Assembly and PP-2 (now PP-7) for Punjab Assembly. In 2013 Elections, Samote remained under administration of same constituencies. In Next 2018 General Elections, Samote was shifted to NA-58 of National Assembly and PP-7 of Punjab Assembly.https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/delimitation2018finalissued/National%20Assembly.pdf

For the Next 2024 General elections, Samote is listed under NA-51 a newly created constituency of National Assembly but remains under the same PP-7 of Provincial Assembly.

Languages

• Pothwari: 90%
• Urdu 5%
• Pashto 3%
• Other 2%

Schools and colleges

• Haqani Public School & College Samote^[2]
• Government Boys Higher Secondary School Samote^[3]
• Government Girls Higher Secondary School Samote^[4]
• Misali Public High School Samote

Hospitals

• Government hospital samote.^[5]
• Govt Veternary Hospital Samote.

Landmarks

Following are some of the important landmarks and important Government buildings situated in the town of samote.

• Markazi Jamia Mosque Samote
• Post Office Samote affiliated with (Pakistan Post).^[6]
• Union Council Office Samote

Banks

• A branch of United Bank Limited
• A branch of Bank Al-Habib Limited

Transport

Samote is well connected to nearby cities, towns and villages by roads and local transport that runs on these roads.A Local Suzuki Ravi service is available that runs from samote to nearby town Bewal.Also Toyota Hiace Services run through the town connecting it with cities like Kallar Syedan and Rawalpindi and even the Azad Kashmiri city of Dadyal

References

YouTube channel samote.tv

• http://www.pothwar.com/tehkallar
• https://pak.postcodebase.com/node/8274
• http://locations.westernunion.com/pk/punjab/kallar-syedan/a94e8702ac76350ffdcdba541424ecb4?loc=Samote%2C+Rawalpindi%2C+Punjab%2C+Pakistan
• https://www.facebook.com/Samote-Pakistan-1149013045127110/
• UBL Rawalpindi 21 http://www.pakistanbanks.org/members/networks/ubl_network.html#RAWALPINDI#21Samote

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samote, Rawalpindi, Punjab - North: 47490 | Pakistan Postcode ✉️ . 2018-04-26 . 2021-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229052536/https://pak.postcodebase.com/node/8274 . live .
2. Web site: Haqani Public School and College Samote . www.schoolandcollegelistings.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071859/https://www.schoolandcollegelistings.com/XX/Unknown/623490221128702/Haqani-Public-School-and-College-Samote . 2018-04-24 .
3. Web site: Government Boys Higher Secondary School SAMOTE, SAMOOT, KAHUTA . www.schoolandcollegelistings.com . 2018-04-27 . 2018-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180424135359/http://www.schoolinglog.com/school/Government-Boys-Higher-Secondary-School-SAMOTE-KAHUTA_71744.html . live .
4. Web site: Government Girls Higher Secondary School SAMOTE, SAMOOT, KAHUTA . www.schoolandcollegelistings.com . 2018-04-20 . 2018-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180419121438/http://www.schoolinglog.com/school/Government-Girls-Higher-Secondary-School-SAMOTE-KAHUTA_71658.html . live .
5. Web site: Government Hospital - Tehsil Kallar Syedan . Wikimapia.org . 2021-12-29 . 2018-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724093257/http://wikimapia.org/22469959/Government-Hospital . live .
6. Web site: National Post Code Directory. Pakistan Post.