Pattan, is a sub-district town and a municipal community in Baramulla district within the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Pattan tehsil has remains of four palaces including two in the municipal limits.

However, Jammu Tawi is the major railway station about 290 km (180 mi) from Pattan.

Via Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, it is only 27 km (17 mi) from Summer Capital Srinagar.

Literacy rate of Pattan is 74.28% higher than the erstwhile state average of 67.16%.