Sunderbani Explained

Native Name Lang:Dogri
Other Name:Green Valley
Nickname:Sandar bani
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:33.04°N 74.49°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rajouri
Named For:Sundra
Government Type:Democratic
Governing Body:M.C. Sunderbani
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:633
Population Total:7200
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Dogri,Gojri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:185153

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 33.04°N 74.49°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 633 metres (2,077 feet).

Demographics

India census,[2] Sunderbani had a population of 10,531. Sunderbani comprises many villages like

BhajwalRawarian tallaBakharBalchamanBamlia
BandrahiBarnaraBasant Pur
Chak NawabadChak Tawela
Changi KangrialChehniDeoli
DevakDharDhok BainarDhroothGandehGhanthaGoraha Charala
HathalKaldubiKangri
LammanLangarLohara KotMakol
ManikahMarcholaMawa
NahNalaNauti
OwnaPatniPatrara
PratPeliPhal
SehiaSiotSunderbani
Thanda PaniThangrotThichka
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.[3]

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 Jhangar 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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Sundal_Bani.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sunderbani
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: Sunderbani Population. Census India. 27 September 2020.