Pattan is a town and a municipal committee in central Kashmir in Jammu and Kashmir. Pattan is located at 3410N 7434E / 34.17N 74.57E / 34.17; 74.57. It has an average elevation of 1553metres (5095ft). Pattan is one of the historical capitals of Kashmir, nearly in the centre of the valley of paradise. It is a municipality having a population of 16,320 in 2006. However it may be a town of 40,000 when including its suburbs within a 3 kilometre radious. The tehsil has remains of 4 palaces including 2 in the municipal limits As of 2001 India census, Pattan had a population of 11,409. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pattan has an average literacy rate of 37%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 44%, and female literacy is 28%. In Pattan, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
