Kotli District - Administration

Administration

The area now comprising district Kotli was a subdivision of Mirpur District up to the year 1975 and was known as Kotli Mangralan. Prior to 1947, it was a part of the Jammu and Kashmir area, it comes under the Jammu section which is part of the greater dispute between India and Pakistan. The district is bounded by the Indian Kashmir in the east, and by Mirpur District in the south and Rawalakot to its north.

The district is divided into four tehsils (sub-divisions:

• Kotli (City)
• Charhoi
• Sehnsa
• Nakyal
• Khoi Ratta or khuiratta

District Kotli has five seats (Constituencies) in Azad Kashmir assembly,

• Kotli (City,Union Council,Roli Choki Moong, Chowki Tinda, Phagwari, Tattapani, Dhawnwa, Dhandli, Goi, Rud Kathar,Plang) LA 08 Kotli 1

• Charhoi 11 LA 4
• Sehnsa LA 10 Kotli 3
• Fatehpur Thakiala or Nakyal LA 09 Kotli 2
• Khoi Ratta Khuiratta LA 12 Kotli 5 (1. Khor .2.Sarhotta. 3. Seri Majwar. 4. Khui- Ratta. 5. Bihal. 6. Dhanna. 7. Andarla Katerra.8 Samlar. 9. Majwal. 10. Sarhuta.11.Nidi Sohana).

The district covers a total area of 1862 square kilometres. Kotli is now the largest city by population (656,000).

Before the division of Kashmir in 1947, Nakyal was part of Mehndar sub-division of Poonch.

Qazi sahib (ra) was an extremely renowned scholar certified from the deoband institute, even though he did not share their views. He (ra) also passed quite a few fatwas (legal rulings) in his area of residence.