Tatrinote (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ) is a village located on the

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which separates

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i and Indian administered

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

. The word "''Tatrinote''" is derived from two words, "tatri" and "note", which are two neighbourhoods of Tatrinote. The neighbourhood "Tatri" is located at no-man land on Line of Control while "note" is on the Pakistani side of Kashmir.

Location

Tatrinote is located at

latitude In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north– south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from –90° at the south pole to 90° at the north pol ...

33° 45' 14.27" N,

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74° 0'10.06"E and an

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of 2930 feet. Tatrinote is approximately 8 km from the

Poonch Poonch, sometimes also spelt Punchh, may refer to: * Historical Poonch District, a district in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India, split in 1947 between: ** Poonch district, India ** Poonch Division, in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, ...

city, Indian Kashmir and 157 km from

Islamabad, Pakistan Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

. It is in a narrow valley with the River Poonch running besides it, and sits in the foothill of Pir Panjal Range.

Demography

Tatrinote and its adjacent vicinity has an estimated population of 10,000 with 49.9% male and 50.1% female proportion, growth rate is slightly above 2.24%. The population density of Tatrinote is highest compared to other areas, with 613 persons per km² and an average household size of 6.8 persons.

Climate

Tatrinote features a

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with long and hot summers, a

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

and short, mild, wet winters. Tatrinote during the summer season experiences a number of thunder or wind storms that sometimes cause damage to property. Wind speeds can reach 150 km/h in some wind storms which results in the collapse of walls and roofs of the buildings. Tatrinote is chaotic but relatively dust-free. The weather is highly variable due to the location of Tatrinote. The annual rainfall is 40.91 inches (1,039 mm), most of which falls in the summer monsoon season. In summer, the maximum temperature can sometimes soar up to , while it may drop to a minimum of in the winter.

Culture

Tatrinote's was the home of

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, and

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for many centuries before the partition of

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and division of the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Large numbers of Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims lived closely in Tatrinote before the independence of

. There was a mass migration of local residents from this village towards

Indian Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

(mainly Hindus and Sikhs) and Muslims towards Pakistani Kashmir after the division of Kashmir in 1947. The culture of Tatrinote bears many similarities to Northern Punjab Potwari, culture in Punjab province. Many natives of Pakistani Kashmir speak Pothohari. Marriages, deaths and births are historically influenced by the rich culture of this area. There are few old architectures in Tatrinote, especially architectural construction around the fresh water reserves thought to be made by

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

architects. No record is available to exactly know the age of these constructions but local myths take it to mid-18th century. The ''Bawali'' is one of it. The people of Tatrinote celebrate the festivals of

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and

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. Almost 100% of population is ethnically

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and mainly speaks Pahari language while

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

but the percentage of graduates (2.5%) is lower than the national level. . The literacy rate among male is 80.23% as compared to the 54.04% for female. At present the gross enrolment rate at primary schools is 95% for boys and 88% for girls (between the ages of 5 and 9 years). There is a boys' secondary school and a girls' higher secondary school and several middle and primary schools in Tatrinote.

Economy

The economy of Tatrinote is rural contributed mainly by the agricultural sector, while the services sector is very limited. The majority of people of the village are farmers who grow wheat, corn and rice. Although trade has been started between two parts of

but it is restricted to few items. Authorities of

and

decide tradable items, at present food supplies are traded from this village. Nevertheless on a small scale and restricted items trade, this cross border trade has brought some economic prosperity in the area. A significant number of people from this village also work overseas especially

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and the

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. The main source of the income of people is

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from overseas. A road connects Tatrinote to Indian Poonch through Chakan Da Bagh crossing points. The trade between two parts of Kashmir has brought a positive change in the socio-economic life of this area.

Communication

The Special Communications Organization (SCO) provides the landline and CDMA telephones in Tatrinote. SCO uses analogue technology for landlines providing a poor call quality and does only provide few hundred landlines. However, CDMA telephones are better in some areas where signal strength is fair. Mobile phones on few networks also work in some areas but generally signal strength is poor and call drop ratio is well over average. There is neither Internet facility nor cable TV service in the village, however, satellite TV is widely watched in the village.

Transport

A road connects Tatrinote to Hajira and Abbaspur. Buses, vans and private taxis are available to commute to other areas. The Chakan Da Bagh crossing point is situated at walking distance from the village which serves a weekly bus service between two parts of

. There is no rail link or

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in the area, and nearest rail station and airport is situated at

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

and

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respectively.

Poonch – Rawalakot bus service

and

agreed to facilitate travel between the two parts of disputed

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

by providing entry permits to divided Kashmiri families to travel across the

(LOC). Thousands of divided families are living on either side of the LOC since 1948 after a cease-fire line was drawn which divides Kashmir between

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger Ka ...

and

. The cease fire line was turned into the LOC after the

Simla Agreement The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It followed the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which ...

between India and Pakistan in 1972. Both countries started bus services between the two Kashmirs in April 2005, for the divided families to reunite and truck service in October 2008 for trade to flourish. The Poonch-Rawalakot bus service was started on 20 June 2006 through Tatrinote and Chakan Da Bagh point. A total of 87 people on first day crossed the Chakan Da Bagh Chakan-da-Bagh
point on foot after coming on board the two buses on either side.

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References

{{Poonch Division Populated places in Poonch District, Pakistan Rawalakot