Rathsun or Rathsoon is a village and block located in the Jammu and Kashmir's

Budgam district Budgam district is a district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at Budgam, it is the district with the largest population of Shias in the Kashmir valley. Administration Budg ...

. It is situated at the base of the

Pir Panjal Range The Pir Panjal Range ( Kashmiri: ) is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian territories of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and then Pakistan's ...

of the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 10 ...

. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Beerwah one of the nine tehsils of district

Budgam Budgam (), known as Badgom (; ) in Kashmiri, is a town in Budgam district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a notified area committee,This gives the population of Budgam adgamN. ...

. It is about 23.7 km (14.7 miles) via Beerwah-

Road from district headquarters

, 7 km (4.3 mi) from sub-district headquarters Beerwah, known as the Gateway of Doodhpathri and Gateway of Tosamaidan, and 29 km (18 mile) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Magam Magam is a tehsil in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a town, notified area committee, and a block in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is away from sub-district headqua ...

, known as the Business Hub of Budgam district and the Gateway of Gulmarg, is nearest town to Rathsun which is approximately away. The Sukhnag (''Sokhanag'') River, known locally as the ''spring of solace'', passes through Rathsun.

Geography

The total geographical area of village is . It is located at an elevation of 1,595 m (5,232 ft) above the sea level. The landscape, mostly the agricultural field area, is made up of plateau-like terraces known as karewas.

Demographics

Population

As of 2011 census, the population of Rathsun is 5,907 of which 3,191 are males while the remaining 2,716 are females and a total number of 1488 children below 6 years as per the report. There are about 596 houses in Rathsun village.

Religion

Economy

Much of the local economy is agricultural crops and some small time businesses such as shops and handicrafts.

Transport

The nearest airport from Rathsun is

Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport also known as Srinagar Airport and Budgam Airbase, is an international airport serving Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is owned by the Indian Air Force, and the Airports Author ...

. The nearest railway station is the

Mazhom railway station Mazhom railway station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station conne ...

Education

The 'Government Boys High School' is one of the oldest high school and besides this some middle and primary schools are also operational in the village.

References

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{{Budgam district Villages in Budgam district Villages in Beerwah tehsil