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Pind Sawika

Coordinates: 32°46′11.6868″N 73°21′44.9382″E / 32.769913000°N 73.362482833°E / 32.769913000; 73.362482833
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Pind Sawika
پنڈ سوکہ
Village
Pind Sawika Monument
Pind Sawika Monument
Pind Sawika is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Pind Sawika
Pind Sawika
Location within Punjab, Pakistan
Pind Sawika is located in Pakistan
Pind Sawika
Pind Sawika
Pind Sawika (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°46′11.6868″N 73°21′44.9382″E / 32.769913000°N 73.362482833°E / 32.769913000; 73.362482833
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictJhelum
TehsilDina
Union CouncilNara
Government
 • TypeUnion Council
Elevation
319 m (1,047 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,789
 • Estimate 
(2023)
2,799
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)

Pind Sawika (Urdu: 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]

Ancient graveyard

Administration

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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

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

Demographics

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Historical population
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[1][6][7][8][9]

References

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