Sherpathri is one of the

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in District Ganderbal,

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 ...

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. It was formed in 2014 by the J&K Govt and is located at a distance of 5 km from the main town. There are total of 7 Blocks in

Ganderbal District The Ganderbal district, or more formally District Ganderdal, is a district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ganderbal town is administrative headquarters of district. It was formed in 2007 and has 6 subdistricts (tehsils): ...

. Sherpathri Consists of 5 Halqas viz;

Gogjigund Gogjigund is a village and a Panchayat Halqa in Sherpathri Block of Ganderbal district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Most of the area in this village is under woods. Geography Gogjigund is located at , 07 km toward ...

, Sehpora, Rabitar, Shallabugh and Hakim Gund. Mr. Rafeeq Ahmad Wani is currently the Naib Tehsildar Sherpathri

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Asia's Largest

Wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

is located in the Shallabugh Village of Sherpathri Block. Every year large number of

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from different countries visit the wetland.

Geography

Sherpathri is located 5 km west of

Ganderbal Ganderbal is a town and a municipality committee in Ganderbal district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Ganderbal district.It is in Central Kashmir, it has an average elevation of 1,619 metres (5, ...

town and 22 km from the Srinagar center, at an average elevation of . The famous

Sonamarg Sonamarg () or Sonmarg (), known as Sonamarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a hill station located in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located about 62 Kilometers from Ganderbal Town and northeast of the capital city, Srinagar. ...

hill station is at a distance of 70 km from here. The

Sind River The Sind River or the Sindh River is a river in the Ganderbal district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a major tributary of the Jhelum River and is 108 kilometres long. Geography The Sind River forms the Sind V ...

, a major tributary to the

Jehlum River The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and the ...

flows through Sherpathri. The sand (bajri) of this river has a great value for money for its quality.

Demographics

The population of Block Sherpathri is 51355 Males constitute 52% of the total population while female constitute 48% of the total population. The total geographical area of this Block is 25.42 km². Agriculture is the mainstay of the population. Urdu is the official language here, people also speak their native language (

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) as well as

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(both of which are also official, as well as

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).District Ganderbal

Climate

Sherpathri has a humid subtropical climate (

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''Cfa''). The valley is surrounded by the Himalayas on all sides. Winters are cool, with daytime temperature averaging to , and drops below freezing point at night. Moderate to heavy snowfall occurs in winter and the

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connecting Kashmir with the rest of India faces frequent blockades due to icy roads and avalanches. Summers are warm with a July daytime average of . The average annual rainfall is around . Spring is the wettest season while autumn is the driest. The highest temperature reliably recorded is and the lowest is .

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{{Reflist Kashmir Villages in Ganderbal district

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Geography

Demographics

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