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]
Pind Sawika
پنڈ سوکہ | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Pind Sawika Monument | |
  Pind Sawika Location within Punjab, Pakistan  Pind Sawika Pind Sawika (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′11.6868″N 73°21′44.9382″E / 32.769913000°N 73.362482833°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Jhelum |
| Tehsil | Dina |
| Union Council | Nara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union Council |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,789 |
• Estimate (2023) | 2,799 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Administration
editBefore 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
editIt is located at the southwestern corner of Dina tehsil and borders Jhelum tehsil.[5]
Demographics
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b "Jhelum District Population of Cities, Towns and Villages 2017-2018". PoliticsPK. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Location of Pind Savikka Bair Faqiran - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "Distance". SunEarthTools.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Jhelum District: Socio-political Profile". Pattan Development Organization. 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Tehsil Dina (Jhelum District) Street Guide and Map". Streets of Pakistan. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Jhelum District". West Pakistan (Pakistan). Planning and Development Department. Bureau of Statistics. 1961. Retrieved 16 December 2023. Page 13
- ^ "Population Census of Pakistan, 1972: Gujrat". Census Organization (Pakistan). 1975. Retrieved 16 December 2023. Page 126
- ^ "1981 District Census Report of Jhelem". Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1984. Retrieved 16 December 2023. Page 97
- ^ "1998 District Census Report of Jhelum". Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999. Retrieved 16 December 2023. Page 234