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Sunderbani

Sunderbani is a town and a notified area committee, about 70 km from Rajouri Town in Rajouri district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Geography

Sunderbani is located at 33°02′N 74°29′E / 33.04°N 74.49°E / 33.04; 74.49. It has an average elevation of 633 metres (2,077 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Sunderbani had a population of 10,531. Sunderbani comprises many villages like

Bhajwal Rawarian talla Bakhar Balchaman Bamlia
Bandrahi Barnara Basant Pur
Chak Nawabad Chak Tawela
Changi Kangrial Chehni Deoli
Devak Dhar Dhok Bainar Dhrooth Gandeh Ghantha Goraha Charala
Hathal Kaldubi Kangri
Lamman Langar Lohara Kot Makol
Manikah Marchola Mawa
Nah Nala Nauti
Owna Patni Patrara
Prat Peli Phal
Sehia Siot Sunderbani
Thanda Pani Thangrot Thichka
Tala Tanda


Religion

Hinduism is the largest religion in Sunderbani, followed by over 90% of the people. Sikhism is the second-largest religion with 5.4% adherents. Christianity and Islam form 0.56% and 3.59% of the population respectively.

Religion in Sunderbani Town (2011)

  Hinduism (90.38%)
  Sikhism (5.4%)
  Islam (3.59%)
  Christianity (0.56%)
  Buddhism (0.06%)
  Not Stated (0.01%)

Transport

Air

The nearest airport to Sunderbani is Rajouri Airport, located at a distance of 70 kilometres.

Rail

There is no rail connectivity to Sunderbani. The nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi railway station, located at a distance of 80 kilometres.

Road

The National Highway 144A goes through Sunderbani town.

Education

Colleges

There is a private educational complex consisting of colleges like Swami Vishwatmanand Saraswati Degree college, SVS Paramedical College, SVS BEd College and Guru Gangdev Ji Sanskrit College. Also, Government has established GDC Sunderbani in the year 2012.

Schools

There are a number of schools in Sunderbani like Harsh Niketan Higher secondary school, New public school, Bharat Public school , kendriya vidyalaya B.S.F campus sunderbani, Boys higher secondary school , Girls higher secondary school, Army public school, and SGGD Model Higher secondary school.

Nearby places of attraction

Eagle Point,Sunderbani.

Eagle Point is Around 5-6 km away from sunderbani town towards the Bindi village road and all the way to Larya village.

Shri Mata vaishno devi, katra

Shri mata Vaishno devi temple is around 74 km from Sunderbani

Shivkhori Temple

Shiv Khori cave is around 45 km away from Sunderbani

Charnot Temple

Charnot Temple is around 8 km away from Sunderbani

Mangla Mata Temple

this temple is around 41 km away from Sunderbani to Nowshera side.

Shree Raghunath Temple Prat

this temple is around 08 km away from Sunderbani.

Baba Bhairav Nath Temple Prat

this temple is around 08 km away from Sunderbani.

Durga Mata Mandir, Lamman

this mandir is around 2.5 km away from Sunderbani.

Shahdara Sharief, Temple

Shahdara Sharief is around 97 km away from Sunderbani.

Politics

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sunderbani
  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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Sunderbani Population". Census India. Retrieved 27 September 2020.