Qaimoh (also known as Quaimoh, Kaimoh or Kah moh) is a block, a town and a notified area committee in
Kulgam District in the union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir,
India
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. It is four miles to the west of Anantnag and six miles to the north of Kulgam District. It is 55 km to the south of Srinagar city. Qaimoh is one of the largest blocks in Jammu and Kashmir..
Demographics
According to
2011 Census of India
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, the city is the home of 13,138 individuals, which further divides into 6,681 males and 6,457 females.In 2022 it's home of (approx.) 30,000 individuals.
Geography
The area is located at an elevation of 1568 m above mean sea level. Qaimoh is situated on the bank of
River Veshaw which has its origin from the lake of KousarNag some 25 kilometers away from the waterfall of
Aharabal.
Transport
Anantnag railway station is the nearby railway station 3.9 km from the area
Holy shrine
Kashmir is the land of saints, Sufis and Munis and Qaimoh Block, being part of the
Kashmir Valley, is no exception. This place belongs to a famous saint, Sheikh-Ul-Alam. Sheikh-Ul-Alam was born and brought up in Qaimoh but was buried in Chari Sharief. He had spent most of his life in Qaimoh.
Trade and business
Most of the population is
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...
and
horticulture
Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...
dependent. Qaimoh is also known for exporting and importing of horticultural plants like apples, peaches, pears, apricot, plum etc to and from Himachal Pradesh. People from this block are well known for their business skills. However, the
literacy
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, hum ...
rate is little low (66%)
6% male and 57% female Qaimoh is a place where a lot of fresh as well as dry
fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...
s are grown. The soil is said to be very fertile in this part of the valley but the place always has a threat of floods. River Vishew flows through the village and has damaged the crops of the village many a time.
References
{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir
Cities and towns in Kulgam district