Haji (Hanji) Danter is a village in Anantnag tehsil in
Anantnag district
Anantnag district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a m ...
in
Jammu and Kashmir
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, India. It is adjacent to
Anantnag
Anantnag ( ; ), also called Islamabad ( ; ), is the administrative headquarters of Anantnag district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "admi ...
town, just 1.5 km away from Lalchowk Anantnag and nearest village to District Headquarters. The approaches to the village are through Achabal Adda, Khanabal chowk and Naid Khunoo Harnaag. The village is surrounded by all the three main tributaries of River Jhelum of Kashmir, The Brengi, The Aarpath, The Saandran. The village used to be main business hub in early times, because of developed water transport. The place has a port in its surroundings called Ghaat-e- Pushwara. The place had the first automatic hydel grinding machine called jindra, where people from far away places used to come to get their rice, wheat and spices ground.
According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of around 2048
and has highest literacy rate among the areas surrounding it. The area is surrounded by rivers on all sides due to which it is frequently hit by floods. The main religion of the people is Islam.
Demographics
Kashmiri
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* People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir
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People with the nam ...
is the local language of the area. People , however, also speak
Urdu
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and
Hindi
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. The place has a population of about 2048 as per data provided by the 2011 census and has a literacy rate of more than 95%. The area shares boundaries with Khanabal, Harnag , etc.
See also
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Doru shahabad
Dooru Shahabad is a town and the headquarters of the Dooru tehsil in the Anantnag District, Anantnag district of the Indian States and territories of India, union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is also ...
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Khanabal
Khanabal is a small town located in Anantnag District's Anantnag City. The main National Highway of Kashmir passes through it. It is the center for Anantnag City's Railway Station.
Khanabal is situated on both banks of the Jehlum River. The par ...
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Chowgam
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Awantipora
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 Nati ...
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Kulgam District
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Fatehpora
References
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External links
Articles about Anantnagin ''The Economic Times''
Ancient Indian cities
Cities and towns in Anantnag district