Phalkot also spelled as Phal Kot is a residential town and one of the 51
union councils of
Abbottabad District
Abbottabad District (Hindko, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is part of the Hazara Division and covers an area of 1,969 km2, with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town. Neighbouring districts incl ...
in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
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province of
Pakistan
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Its geographical coordinates are 34° 9' 0" North, 73° 23' 0" East. Its original name (with diacritics) is Phalkot.
Subdivisions
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Phalkot
*Kutly
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Malsah
Language
Hindko
Hindko (, , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Pun ...
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Potohari
Pahari Pothwari is an Indo-Aryan language variety of the Lahnda group, spoken in the northern half of Pothohar Plateau, in Punjab, Pakistan, as well as in the most of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and in the western areas of Indian-adminis ...
, language variety of Punjabi language, is widely spoken throughout the area,
Urdu
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
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.
References
Union councils of Abbottabad District
Populated places in Abbottabad District
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