Samote

33°20′7″N 73°29′45″E / 33.33528°N 73.49583°E / 33.33528; 73.49583Country PakistanProvincePunjabDistrictRawalpindiTehsilKallar SyedanUCSamoteTime zoneUTC+5 (PST)Postcode (ZIP)Area code051

Samote is a Town and Capital of Union Council Samote, Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi Samote is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kallar Syedan, 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Rawalpindi City, 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Islamabad, 31 kilometres (19 mi) from Dadyal (in Azad Kashmir), 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Gujar Khan. In 2008 General Elections, Samote was under, NA-50 for National Assembly and PP-2 (now PP-7) for Punjab Assembly. In 2013 Elections, Samote remained under administration of same constituencies. In Next 2018 General Elections, Samote was shifted to NA-58 of National Assembly and PP-7 of Punjab Assembly.[1]

For the Next 2024 General elections, Samote is listed under NA-51 a newly created constituency of National Assembly but remains under the same PP-7 of Provincial Assembly.

Languages

• Pothwari: 90%
• Urdu 5%
• Pashto 3%
• Other 2%

Schools and colleges

• Haqani Public School & College Samote^[2]
• Government Boys Higher Secondary School Samote^[3]
• Government Girls Higher Secondary School Samote^[4]
• Misali Public High School Samote

Hospitals

• Government hospital samote.^[5]
• Govt Veternary Hospital Samote.

Landmarks

Following are some of the important landmarks and important Government buildings situated in the town of samote.

• Markazi Jamia Mosque Samote
• Post Office Samote affiliated with (Pakistan Post).^[6]
• Union Council Office Samote

Banks

• A branch of United Bank Limited
• A branch of Bank Al-Habib Limited

Transport

Samote is well connected to nearby cities, towns and villages by roads and local transport that runs on these roads. A Local Suzuki Ravi service is available that runs from samote to nearby town Bewal. Also Toyota Hiace Services run through the town connecting it with cities like Kallar Syedan and Rawalpindi and even the Azad Kashmiri city of Dadyal

References

YouTube channel samote.tv

• http://www.pothwar.com/tehkallar
• https://pak.postcodebase.com/node/8274
• http://locations.westernunion.com/pk/punjab/kallar-syedan/a94e8702ac76350ffdcdba541424ecb4?loc=Samote%2C+Rawalpindi%2C+Punjab%2C+Pakistan
• https://www.facebook.com/Samote-Pakistan-1149013045127110/
• UBL Rawalpindi 21 http://www.pakistanbanks.org/members/networks/ubl_network.html#RAWALPINDI#21Samote