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Location

This village is approximatley 1.5 miles northeast of Rawalakot. It is a valley surrounded by snow capped mountains.


Population

Approximately 12,000 people live in this village, over 90% to the Sudhan tribe remaining include Pathan immigrants who are shop keepers and refugees from Indian occupied Kashmir.


Occupation

Most of the population located in this district live on subsistence farming. A lot of the population has migrated to England and the United States. However, quite a few work in the Middle East, and these are temporary workers.


Notable People

Sardar Imtiaz Khan is a political and social leader who leads the Kashmiri Community in New Jersey and New York. He is a philanthropist and has helped build the Islamic Center in New Jersey.