Pattan

Pattan پٹن
city
Pattan Pattan Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°09′36″N 74°33′22″E / 34.160°N 74.556°ECoordinates: 34°09′36″N 74°33′22″E / 34.160°N 74.556°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramulla
Area
• Total	0.8 km^2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	1,553 m (5,095 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	16,409
• Density	23,280/km^2 (60,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Urdu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	193121

Pattan(Urdu;پٹن )is a town and a municipal committee in Baramulla district , in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Geography

Pattan is located at 34°10′N 74°34′E / 34.17°N 74.57°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 1553 metres (5095 ft). Pattan is one of the historical capitals of Kashmir valley, located nearly in the center of the valley. Pattan tehsil has remains of four palaces including two in the municipal limits.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Pattan had a population of 11,409. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pattan has an average literacy rate of 37%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 44%, and female literacy is 28%. In Pattan, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pattan
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.