Thorar, Pakistan | |
Settlement Type: | Sadozai tribe |
Mapsize: | 100px |
Map Alt: | rawalpindi |
Coordinates: | 33.85°N 112°W |
Pushpin Map: | Azad Kashmir#Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Name2: | Azad Kashmir |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Poonch |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Urdu[1] [2] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
Leader Name: | Khizer musatafa,Sajjid azam,Arbab khan |
Leader Title1: | Sardar Shehryar Ahmed |
Area Code: | 12310 |
Timezone1: | PST |
Thorar is a town in Poonch District in Azad Kashmir. There are some villages around it like Azizabad, Sardi,cheran, Androt, Naka-Bazar, Nar e.t.c. It is located about 20 miles from Rawalakot city, the capital of Poonch district.
On p. 29, the census report states that Urdu is the official language of the government of Azad Kashmir, with Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Kohistani, Pushto, and Sheena 'frequently spoken in Azad Kashmir'. Yet, when surveyed about their 'mother tongue', Azad Kashmiris' choices were limited to selecting from Pakistan's major languages: Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushto, Balochi, Saraiki, and 'others'; not surprisingly, 2.18 million of Azad Kashmir's 2.97 million people chose 'others'.