Karan Nagar is the notified area and the town in the city of
Srinagar in the
India
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n administered union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administere ...
. A portion of Karan Nagar in the name of Deewan Bagh was the first declared civil colony in 1942 by the former princely state government of
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administere ...
. It is a posh locality of
Srinagar city. The famous SMHS hospital and Government Medical College is located here. It is located about from the commercial center of
Kashmir, Lal Chowk.
History
The town had the decent population of
Kashmiri Pandits
The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, a mountainous region l ...
before their exile in last decade of twentieth century. The town is named after the name ''Karan''. At present
Muslims dominate the population of the area at an estimated percentage of 99.9%.
Demographics
Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to:
* People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir
* Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley
* Kashmiri language, their language
People with the name
* Kashmiri Saikia Barua ...
is the local language in the area, people also use
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national id ...
and
as the official languages of the area.
Geography
The area is located at towards north from district headquarters of
Srinagar. The area is bounded by Aali Kadal towards South,
Batmaloo
Batamaloo () or Batmaloo (), known as Batamalyun () in kashmiri, is a locality in Srinagar district, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated just about from Lal Chowk, Srinagar. Batamaloo is derived from Batmoul, which is composed of the ...
towards West, Safa Kadal towards North and Nawabazar towards East. The area is situated at an elevation of above
mean sea level
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See also
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Lal Bazar
Lal Bazar is a locality in the municipal committee of Srinagar in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under the Zadibal constituency of the Srinagar Legislative Assembly. Lal Bazar is a well known posh ar ...
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Rajbagh
Rajbagh is the notified area in the municipal committee of Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under the Amira Kadal Constituency. Rajbagh is a posh locality in the civil line area of Srinagar. The postal c ...
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Soura
References
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Neighbourhoods in Srinagar
Cities and towns in Srinagar district