Reshnagri is a village located in

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 menti ...

of Indian union territory of

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. Reshnagri is the combination of two

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words "Resh" (priest) and "nagri" (land) which means the land of priests. Its headquarters are located in Shopian which is 10 km away from the village. Reshnagri is situated on the banks of

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which comes under south-western part of

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. The village is divided into five parts: Darul Rehmat, Darul Barkaat, Darul Salaam, Darul Anwaar, Darul Fazl.

Demographics

As per the census of India 2011, the Reshnagri is the home of 558 householders which further extends to 3036 individuals, of which 1554 are males while 1482 are females. About 99% of the population belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The total geographical area of Reshnagri is 515.6 hectares and it is the 5th biggest village by area in Shopian district.

References

{{reflist Villages in Shopian district