Pulwama District
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Jammu and Kashmir /
Awantipora /
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District Pulwama is a central district of Kashmir valley, that came into being in the year 1979 in the larger interests of maintenance of law and order, closer supervision, more effective control and balanced development of the area. District Pulwama consists of four (4) tehsils namely Pulwama, Tral, Awantipora & Pampore, and adittionally two more towns, Rajpora and Ratnipora. The total number of villages is 331 with four (4) CD Blocks and part of Keller block. The reporting area of this district is to 0.61 lac.
As per 2011 census, the District Pulwama has a population of 5.70 lacs(570,000). The total literacy rate of the district is at 65.00%. It is 75.41% in respect of males and 53.81% in respect of females.
Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of the District. The agriculture products like paddy, oil seeds, fodder, saffron & milk are the main contributors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the District. Area sown more than once is about 0.30 lac hectares & the productivity of the land in the district is higher than in any other District in the State. District Pulwama is famous for saffron cultivation which is mainly grown in adjoining lands of Pampore, Kakapora and Pulwama blocks. The area under saffron cultivation during 2010-11 was 2414 hectares. Among the fruits, apple, almonds, walnut & cherry are the important one produced in this District. This District has the distinction of having the State’s largest Cement Plant viz. J&K Cements Ltd. at Khrew with a capacity of 1200 metric-tones of cement per day.
Prominent places: Ratnipora is the district's most educated village (now a town), with a literacy rate of 93%, known for having produced numerous educationists, poets, scientists, doctors, engineers and professors. The place is mainly inhabited by government employed people.
Pampore is the most developed and biggest town in area and population being close to the Srinagar city. The State Entrepreneur Development Institute tower lies here. It's inhabitants mainly take to business, and has the district's most prominent businessmen. The Pamporites also grow the world's best saffron as the fields are mostly located in under its jurisdiction.
The chief industrial areas of Pulwama are Khrew (Pampore) and Lassipora. While Khrew has especially prominent cement industries among others, Lassipora is also a home to more than 30 different industrial units.
panzgam is also prominent village for martyrs having one of biggest jamia masjid,railway station and is one of biggest villages of pulwama.
Awantipora is one of the oldest cities of Kashmir, now a town in this district, and home to the Islamic University of Science and Technology which is a state university of J&K.
Pulwama town is at a distance of 30 km from Srinagar with the district headquarters being here.
As per 2011 census, the District Pulwama has a population of 5.70 lacs(570,000). The total literacy rate of the district is at 65.00%. It is 75.41% in respect of males and 53.81% in respect of females.
Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of the District. The agriculture products like paddy, oil seeds, fodder, saffron & milk are the main contributors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the District. Area sown more than once is about 0.30 lac hectares & the productivity of the land in the district is higher than in any other District in the State. District Pulwama is famous for saffron cultivation which is mainly grown in adjoining lands of Pampore, Kakapora and Pulwama blocks. The area under saffron cultivation during 2010-11 was 2414 hectares. Among the fruits, apple, almonds, walnut & cherry are the important one produced in this District. This District has the distinction of having the State’s largest Cement Plant viz. J&K Cements Ltd. at Khrew with a capacity of 1200 metric-tones of cement per day.
Prominent places: Ratnipora is the district's most educated village (now a town), with a literacy rate of 93%, known for having produced numerous educationists, poets, scientists, doctors, engineers and professors. The place is mainly inhabited by government employed people.
Pampore is the most developed and biggest town in area and population being close to the Srinagar city. The State Entrepreneur Development Institute tower lies here. It's inhabitants mainly take to business, and has the district's most prominent businessmen. The Pamporites also grow the world's best saffron as the fields are mostly located in under its jurisdiction.
The chief industrial areas of Pulwama are Khrew (Pampore) and Lassipora. While Khrew has especially prominent cement industries among others, Lassipora is also a home to more than 30 different industrial units.
panzgam is also prominent village for martyrs having one of biggest jamia masjid,railway station and is one of biggest villages of pulwama.
Awantipora is one of the oldest cities of Kashmir, now a town in this district, and home to the Islamic University of Science and Technology which is a state university of J&K.
Pulwama town is at a distance of 30 km from Srinagar with the district headquarters being here.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulwama_district
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Coordinates: 33°56'29"N 74°57'37"E
- Anantnag District 36 km
- Kishtwar District 50 km
- Doda District 68 km
- Kargil District 95 km
- Bandipora District 103 km
- Jammu District 115 km
- Kathua District 118 km
- Leh District 234 km
- Sirsa District 442 km
- Dinajpur District 1559 km
- Mirbagh 2.6 km
- New Colony Ratnipora 2.9 km
- Malik Yarbal Mohallah 3.1 km
- Herpora 3.2 km
- Hamdaan Colony RATNIPORA 3.2 km
- Bata pora Ratnipora 3.4 km
- Kungipora 3.5 km
- SR site WSScheme PUCHAL 3.7 km
- M.U.PORA PUCHAL 3.9 km
- Kashmir Valley 20 km
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