Sunderbani is a town and a

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, about 70 km from Rajouri Town in

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in the

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n union territory of

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Geography

Sunderbani is located at . It has an average elevation of 633 metres (2,077 feet).

Demographics

India

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, Sunderbani had a population of 10,531. Sunderbani comprises many villages like The village of Mallah is about 12 km from Sunderbani. Known as the 'mango village', it is known for its Ashram and Educational complex of Atal Akhada Peethadeeshwar Rajguru mahamandaleshwar 1008 Swami Vishwatmanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj http://www.ssvsdegreecollege.in/ and Satguru Baba Kanshi Giri Ji Maharaj. The last boundary of Sunderbani is Village Basantpur.

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.

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

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, 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. In SSVS Degree College, NCC high achievement cadets (RDC and TSC Camps) names are SUO Mohit Kumar Raina, SUO Sahil Sharma, JUO Rohit Sharma, Govind Sharma and Vikas Verma. They are first RDC holders NCC cadets from this College.

Schools

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

Nearby places of attraction

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.

Sunderbani Lake

this lake is around 1.5 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

*Sh.

Ravinder Raina Ravinder Raina (born 31 January 1977) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Early life and education He was born on 31 January 1977 to Shri Pushap Dutt into a Kashmiri Pandit family in ...

is an ex

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(MLA) affiliated with the

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of Nowshera- Sunderbani (2017) *Sh. Surinder Choudhary is an ex member of the Legislative Council (MLC) affiliated with the

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...

of Nowshera - Sunderbani *Sh. Radhey Sham Sharma is an ex MLA. *Sh. Ravinder Sharma is an ex MLC in the

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References

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