Sunderbani

Sunderbani Green Valley
Town
Nickname:  Sandar bani
Coordinates:
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Named after	Sundra
Government
• Type	Democratic
• Body	M.C. Sunderbani
Elevation	633 m (2,077 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,200
Languages
• Official	Dogri, Pahari, Gojri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	185153

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 . 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

Bhajwal	Rawarian talla	Bakhar	Balchaman	Bamlia
Bandrahi	Barnara	Basant Pur
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	Siot	Sunderbani
Thanda Pani	Thangrot	Thichka
Tala Tanda

Religion

Hinduism is the largest religion in Sunderbani, followed by over 90% of the people. Among Hindus, the region also has a significant population of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir displaced people (especially the Pahari Saraswat Brahmins), who originally belonged to the different areas in Mirpur and Poonch Jagir and settled there after the 1947 India–Pakistan war. Sikhism is the second-largest religion with 5.4% adherents. Christianity and Islam form 0.56% and 3.59% of the population, respectively. As per the 2011 census of India, the population of Scheduled Castes (SC) constitutes 8.9%, while Scheduled Tribes (ST) were 7.6% of total population in the Sunderbani Tehsil.

Religion in Sunderbani Town (2011)

1. Hinduism (90.4%)
2. Sikhism (5.40%)
3. Islam (3.59%)
4. Christianity (0.56%)
5. Buddhism (0.06%)
6. 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, the Government established GDC Sunderbani in the year 2012. The new campus of GDC has been established at Thanda Pani, with improved and better infrastructure. In January 2023, the college was shifted to its own building at Tandapani on the Rajouri-Poonch highway. The new college building was inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh. Narinder Modi on the 20th of February 2024 through virtual mode.]

Schools

There are a number of schools in Sunderbani like: 1.Harsh Niketan Higher secondary school Sunderbani, 2.New public school Sunderbani, 3.Bharat Public school Sunderbani Near Zonal Education Office Sunderbani),

4.Kendriya Vidyalaya B.S.F campus sunderbani, 

5.Govt.Boys Higher Secondary School Sunderbani, 6.Girls Higher Secondary School Sunderbani, 7. Kalidhar Memorial Army School Sunderbani (HQ 28 Inf bde Sunderbani), 8. SGGD Model Higher Secondary School Sunderbani (Shiv Kashi Ashram), 9. Raja New light Academy Sunderbani,and 10. International Public Higher Secondary School Bajabain.

Nearby places of attraction

Eagle Point,Sunderbani.

Eagle Point is Around 5-6 km away from sunderbani town towards the Bindi village road and all the way to Larya village.

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 Jhangar via Nowshera town.

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.

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.

Thakur Dwara Temple Nowshera This temple is 31kms from Sunderbani situated at Nowshera town. It is a magnificent temple is the biggest temple in the district Rajouri and is one of the biggest temple in J&K.

Politics

• Sh. Radhey Sham Sharma is an ex MLA.
• Sh. Ravinder Sharma is an ex MLC in the Indian National Congress.
• Sh. Randhir Singh is the incubment MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party.