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Pakhar is hill town a village of the district of Poonch, Rawalakot Tehsil (20 km from Rawalakot) in Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir. It covers an area about 2 square miles.

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  • Population:

According to union Council its population is 5000 to 6000 approximately.

  • Language:

The language spoken there is paarhi. It comes in the way while going from Rawalakot to Tolipeer.

  • Religion:

Islam is the dominant religion in this village and almost the whole population belongs to Sunni sect.

  • Clothing:

People wear Shalwar Qameez as a common dress and the lifestyle is very simple.

  • Problems:

Due to lack of opportunities people travel to the cities for the sake of profession. Wood is used as a fuel because it is not facilitated with natural gas yet.

  • Games:

Cricket and volleyball are the most common games played there.

  • Other Information:

It is about 7000 feet above from the sea level therefore the temperature in winter is very low and in summer it is quite moderate.

References

  1. 6th Demography In Pakistan 2015
  2. Google Map

Poonch Division
Bagh District
Haveli District
Poonch District
Sudhanoti District
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