Phal Kot Union Council

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Phal Kot Union Council
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Phalkot is located in Abbottabad District
Coordinates: 34°9′40″N73°22′30″E / 34.16111°N 73.37500°E / 34.16111; 73.37500
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District Abbottabad
Tehsil Abbottabad
Government
  District MemberFaisal Khan Awan
  Tehsil MembeMalik Asif Awan
Population
  Total10,892

Phalkot also spelled as Phal Kot is a residential town and one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [2]

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Its geographical coordinates are 34° 9' 0" North, 73° 23' 0" East. Its original name (with diacritics) is Phalkot.

Subdivisions

Language

Hindko/Potohari, language variety of Punjabi language, is widely spoken throughout the area, Urdu being national language of Pakistan also understood and spoken here. English is spoken and understood by some people.

Climate and crops

As this area is away from sea and is above the sea level, its winters are extreme. Winter lasts from October to April. April tends to be quite pleasant as the climate is temperate. The summer season is very pleasant and humid, the temperature rises maximum to 25-30 degree.

From mid-July to mid-August, people enjoy the fifth season, monsoon, which provides some cooling relief after the hot months (i.e., May and June). Farming is the main occupation of the people. The farming is done by oxen in the remote area of village but in proper village is ploughed by machinery because of accessibility. The two crops are grown there: rabi and kharaif. The major rabi crop grown here are potato and maize. The kharif crop grown here is only wheat but in very small area of the village. There are two main purposes of this crop: for cattle and for grain.

Some vegetables are also grown here like turnip, radish, peas, pumpkin, beans and mustard.

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References

  1. "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT) (see page 7 of 36 for Phal Kot)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. "Administrative Units of District Abbottabad". District Abbottabad Government website. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2023.