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Pulwama District
The Pulwama district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicised usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Jammu And Kashmir
The Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir consists of two divisions: Jammu Division and Kashmir Division, and is further divided into 20 District (India), districts: History Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Prior to 1947, Kashmir was a princely state under the British Paramountcy, paramountcy of the British Indian Empire. The central part of the princely state was administratively divided into the provinces Jammu and Kashmir. In addition there were frontier districts and semi-autonomous ''jagirs'' (principalities). They were subdivided as follows: * Kashmir province: Districts of Srinagar district, Srinagar, Anantnag district, Anantnag, Baramulla district, Baramulla and Muzaffarabad District, Muzaffarabad. (Muzzafarabad later became part of Azad Kashmir.) * Internal ''jagirs'': Poonch jagir, Poonch (half of it later became part of Azad Kashmir), Chenani and Bhaderwah *Jammu province: Districts of Jammu district, Jammu, Udhampu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinagar
Srinagar (; ) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicised usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litter, Pulwama
Litar Shahoora is a notified area and a town in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located towards east from District headquarters Pulwama and from the summer capital of Srinagar. It is situated on the banks of Rambi Ara, which line Litar Shahoora Pulwama with Aglar. The tehsil headquarters of Shahoora tehsil are located in Litar. The main locations which attract people are the shrine of Ziyarat-e-Sayiddah, which is under maintained by Tourist Department, which enhances the beauty of town. Transport Litter is well traffic connected with Pulwama, Anantnag and Shopian. The nearest railway stations to Litter are Bijbehara railway station Bijbiara Railway Station is a railway station on the Northern Railway network in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. It is the twelfth station on the railway line about from Baramulla railway station. It is away from the main town. History The ... and Panzgam railway station. Education A government higher seconda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahoora
Shahoora is a newly formed tehsil in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The tehsil headquarters of Shahoora tehsil is located in Litter Litter consists of waste products that have been discarded incorrectly, without consent, at an unsuitable location. The waste is objects, often man-made, such as aluminum cans, paper cups, food wrappers, cardboard boxes or plastic bottles, but ... town. Shahoora tehsil comprises about 40 villages, including IGC Lassipora, Chakoora, Pulwama and Wasoora, Pulwama References Cities and towns in Pulwama district Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) {{JammuKashmir-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aripal Tehsil
Aripal is a subtehsil in the Tral area of Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the eight tehsils of Pulwama district, and was created when Pulwama changed from a four-tehsil structure to an eight-tehsil structure. The administration of Aripal Tehsil is subdivided into six patwar halqas (revenue circles). Villages in Aripal tehsil The villages along with their patwar halqa (revenue circle) in Aripal tehsil are listed below: Aripal Spring Aripal spring is a freshwater spring located in Aripal tehsil of Tral. The spring is located around 11 km from Sub-district headquarters Tral. The spring is surrounded by large tracts of trees and a chain of hills. The Aripal spring is now being developed as a tourist resort as it has tourism generating potential. Many people from Tral and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajpora
Rajpora, also known as Rajpur, is a Village and a Tehsil in the Pulwama district of the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located away from Srinagar and away from Jammu. Rajpora is situated at above the mean sea level. Demographics As per census of 2011 population of Rajpora stands at 4200, with 2300 males and 1900 females. Population of people under the age of 6 in Rajpora is 1,169, which is 22.42% of total population of the village. Average Sex Ratio of Rajpora village is 892 and child Sex Ratio of the Rajpora as per census of 2011 is 729. In 2011, literacy rate of Rajpora was 62% in which male literacy stands at 57.67% while female literacy rate stands at 51.61%. Villages 1. Gulshanabad 2. Achagoza 3. Bamnoo 4. Pachahar 5. Drabgam 6. Rohmoo 7. Kalampora 8. Shadimarg 9. Sangarwani 10. Thokerpora 11. Mirgund 12. Khaigam 13. Rahmoo 14. Bellow 15. Abhama Governance Under the Panchyati Raj Act, Rajpora is administered by the Sarpanch A sarpanch, gram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awantipora Tehsil
Awantipora () or Avantipur or Aavantipur, known as Woontpor () in Kashmiri, is a town, just opposite of Pulwama city, on the banks of the river Jhelum in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (now called the NH 44), south of Srinagar and north of Anantnag. Awantipora is a subdistrict of Pulwama district. History The town of Avantipura was founded by Avantivarman the Kashmiri Hindu ruler, who was the first king of the Utpala dynasty and ruled Kashmir from 855 to 883 AD.This web-page spells the town ''Avantipur'', and says that it is in Anantnag district, which it was before the creation of Pulwama district in 1979. Avantivarman built a Hindu temple in Awantipora dedicated to Vishnu called " Avantisvamin" before he became king, and during his reign he built a second Hindu temple in Awantipora called "Avantisvara" dedicated to Shiva. Both temples were built in spacious rectangular paved courtyards. They were destroyed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopian District
Shopian district (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tral
Tral is a town, sub-district, and a notified area committee in the Pulwama district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is situated at a distance of from the summer capital, Srinagar and from district headquarters, Pulwama. Tral is the second largest area committee in Pulwama district. History Gufkral represents an important site in the area. Gufkral is located at Banmir village in Hurdumir area of Tral, from the sub-district headquarters. The area falls between two nallahs (streams) on an extensive deposit of Karewa (elevated tableland) where people used to live in ancient times. Geography Tral is located at . The average elevation is and its average area is . The main town area of Tral is divided into two parts/divisions – Upper Tral (''Tral-i-Bala'') and Lower Tral (''Tral-i-Payeen''). There is a significant difference in the altitudes of these two divisions/parts, as their name suggests. The population of Lower Tral (''Tral-i-Payeen'') is more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampore
Pampore (), known as Pampar () or Panpar () in Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, is a Town, historical town located in Pulwama district in the Union territory, Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated on the eastern side of the Jhelum River on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway. It was known as Padmapura in antiquity. Pampore is about 17 kilometres (11 mi) away from Pulwama, Pulwama city & away from Lal Chowk, Srinagar city centre Lal Chowk. It is primarily known for its cultivation of saffron. Etymology Pampore was originally called ''Padmapura''. Geography Pampore is located at . Prehistory At the Galander site near Pampore, remains of the large extinct elephant ''Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus'' were found associated with stone tools produced by archaic humans, with the elephant bones suggested to display deliberate fracturing via stone tool hammering. The site is suggested to date to around 400,000-300,000 years ago. Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopian
Shopian (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative division of the Shopian district. It is located in southern part of Kashmir Valley, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shopian is called the ''Apple town of Kashmir'' as majority of the population engages in apple growing practices. It also provides employment to more than 60% of the population. It is 2nd richest district in Kashmir region after Srinagar. Etymology The geologist Frederic Drew stated that Shopian derived its name from a distortion of word shah-payan, i.e. “royal stay”. However, the local people hold the view that Shopian was earlier named as “Shin-Van” meaning “snow forest”. Shopian is an ancient town of Kashmir and had importance due to it being situated on the ancient imperial route, commonly known as Mughal Road, which connects Lahore and Srinagar. Shopian was one out of six Wazarat Headquarters in Kashmir from 1872 to 1892 A.D. History The famous Battle of Shopian was fought in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of village#South Asia, villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as ''pargana'' (''pergunnah'') and ''thana''. In List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and List of mandals in Telangana, Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the tehsil system. A mandal is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayati raj in India, panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks (CDBs) are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
