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°E. It has an average elevation of 633 metres (2,077 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Sunderbani had a population of 10,531. Sunderbani comprises many villages like

Bakhar	Balchaman	Bamlia
Bandrahi	Barnara	Basant Pur
Bhajwal	Chak Nawabad	Chak Tawela
Changi Kangrial	Chehni	Deoli
Devak	Dhar	Dhok Bainar	Dhrooth	Gandeh	Ghantha	Goraha Charala
Hathal	Kaldubi	Kangri
Lamman	Langar	Lohara Kot	Makol
Manikah	Marchola	Mawa
Nah	Nala	Nauti
Owna	Patni	Patrara
Prat	Peli	Phal
Sehia	Sehot	Sunderbani
Thanda Pani	Thangrot	Thichka	Thera Raina Mohalla
Tala Tanda

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 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.

Religion in Sunderbani Town (2011)

Hinduism (96.44%)

Sikhism (1.95%)

Islam (1.60%)

Christianity (0.00%)

Buddhism (0.00%)

Jainism (0.00%)

Others (0.00%)

Not Stated (0.01%)

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 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

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Sh. Ravinder Raina is an ex member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party 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 of Nowshera – Sunderbani
Sh. Radhey Sham Sharma is an ex MLA.
Sh. Ravinder Sharma is an ex MLC in the Indian National Congress.