The Pulwama district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located to the south of Srinagar. Its district headquarters are situated in the city of Pulwama. It is located in the central part of the Kashmir Valley.
Kulgam, known as Kolgom in Kashmiri, is a town, an administrative division and capital of the Kulgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of 67 km (42 mi) from the summer state capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. The city is divided into 16 electoral wards that has a population of 23,584, of which 12,605 are males while 10,979 are females.
Shopian or Shupiyan, known as Shupyan in Kashmiri, is an administrative division of the Shopian district. It is located in southern part of Kashmir Valley, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shopian is called the ''Apple town of Kashmir'' as majority of the population engages in apple growing practices. It also provides employment to more than 60% of the population. It is 2nd richest district in Kashmir region after Srinagar.
Shopian district, known as Shupyan in Kashmiri, is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is a hill district with its administrative headquarters in Shopian town. As it is situated on the historical road commonly known as Mughal Road, most of its area is occupied by forests. Shopian district comes under the Pir Panjal Range which makes it very cold in winter. After partition of India, it was a tehsil of Pulwama district. In March, 2007, the district status was granted by the Government of India. The economy of the district depends on agriculture, particularly apple growing.
Kulgam district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is in the Kashmir division and is located at a distance of 18 kilometres (11 mi) towards south-west of Anantnag. The district comprises block, tehsil and town of Kulgam.
Balapora, also known as Balapur or Bala Pora, is a village situated on the Banks of Rambi Ara in Shopian district of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir which is located at a distance of 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) from its main town. It is named after the King Baldev (1397-1450 K.E., who ruled the area during ancient times. This village has nearly 800 households at present.
Toolihalan is a small village in Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Toolihalan is situated on the banks of Rambi Ara, 4.3 km (2.7 mi) away from Shopian. The village is bounded by Chowgam towards East, Devepora towards West, Day Gam village towards North, and Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary towards South. It has decades-old road that connects it to the main town of Shopian.
Devepora is a large village located in the forest block of Shopian district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located in hill area of district Shopian which is 6 kilometers away from its town. There is no hospital or primary health dispensary.
Herman or Hermain is a village and tehsil located in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated 8.71 km (5.41 mi) away from its main town Shopian, the district headquarters of Shopian district. Herman was made a tehsil in 2014 by the State government of Jammu and Kashmir. Herman has 29 villages. In Herman there is a tehsil office in which a Tehsildar is serving the people.
Reshnagri is a village located in Shopian district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Reshnagri is the combination of two Sanskrit 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 Veshaw River which comes under south-western part of Kashmir Valley. The village is divided into five parts: Darul Rehmat, Darul Barkaat, Darul Salaam, Darul Anwaar, Darul Fazl.
Hirpora is a village, near Shopian town in the Shopian district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the second largest village in the district, after Devepora. It is situated on the Mughal Road, 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Shopian town, which is its district headquarters; and 64 km (40 mi) from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, via the Srinagar-Pulwama Road. To the west of Hirpora is the Peer Ki Gali mountain pass over the Pir Panjal Range.
Chitra Gam is a tehsil and a town in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. It was upgraded to Tehsil under the administration of Shopian district. It is situated 13 km (8.1 mi) away from Shopian, where its district administrative units and district headquarters are located, and at a distance of 67.4 km (41.9 mi), the state summer capital Srinagar is situated via Srinagar-Pulwama road. This village is bounded by Molo, Maladair, Sugoo, and Handhama villages. It 8.9 km (5.5 mi) away from Achan Rambi Ara Bridge.
Panzer is the 63rd least populous village, in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its administrative headquarters and units are in Shopian town. Panzer village is bounded by 4 villages, Tukroo towards Pulwama-Srinagar road, Wanpora towards Keller-Shadimarg Road, Watho towards East, and Diaroo towards West.
Tukroo is a village, situated between Keegam and Shopian which is 12 km (7.5 mi) away from Pulwama district, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Shopian district, and 44.5 km (27.7 mi) from state summer capital Srinagar. Its district headquarters are located in Shopian district in Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. This village is 11 km (6.8 mi) away from Mughal Road which intersects the mountains of Pir Panjal Range.
Kalampora, also known as Kalampur or Kalam Pora, is a village in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. This village is situated between Shopian district at a distance of 14 km towards South and Pulwama at a distance of 15 km towards North where its district headquarters are located. It takes 1 hour and 44 minutes to cover the distance of 47 km between Kalampora and state summer capital Srinagar.
Frisal is a Tehsil and CD Block in district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is 14kms far from District Headquarter Kulgam and 6 Kms away from NH44 Bijbehara, situated on Bijbehara, Arwani-Frisal-Kulgam road. Its boundaries connect three districts of South kashmir. Frisal is 2nd largest town as per population in district Kulgam. The main source of income of this tehsil is agriculture, Horticulture, Business and Govt Jobs. There are many springs in town Frisal and is known as town of springs in district Kulgam. Frisal town is economically average and educationally well. Presently there are so many offices like Tehsil office, Block office,JK Bank, Punjab National Bank,social welfare office, Model Hospital(not functional yet) Govt. Degree college,one Higher secondary, 5 high Schools and several lower educational institutions.
Zainapora is a village in Shopian district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also known as land of springs because of its countless springs. Zainapora is located 19 km (12 mi) from district headquarter Shopian, 4 km (2.5 mi) from Aglar, 17 km from Pulwama, and 63 km (39 mi) from the capital Srinagar.
Aglar is a notified area and a town in Zainapora Sub District of Kashmir. It is situated on the left bank of Rambi Ara which demarcates between Pulwama district with Shopian district. Aglar is located 13 km (8.1 mi) towards east from Pulwama, 4 km (2.5 mi) from Zainapora and 18 km (11 mi) towards west from Anantnag. Aglar is 3rd most populous town, located in Zainapora sub district of the state Jammu & Kashmir in India and 3rd biggest town by area in the sub district. The Pin code of Aglar is 192305.
The 2020 Amshipora murders, or the Amshipora fake encounter, or the Shopian fake encounter, refers to the killing of three Kashmiri laborers, one of whom was a minor, by Indian military personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles in the village of Amshipora, in the district of Shopian, in Jammu and Kashmir, on 18 July 2020. The Indian Army initially claimed that the three victims were foreign terrorists who had been killed in an encounter with security forces after they opened fire on a security team. Preliminary investigations by the Indian Army in a Court of Inquiry, as well as by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, alleged that Army personnel, aided by civilian informants, had staged the encounter and killed three labourers who were working for daily wages in local orchards, allegedly to claim a cash bounty of ₹20 lakh, which is granted by the Indian Army as a reward for killing militants. The Indian Army is currently conducting a court-martial proceeding against Army Captain Bhoopendra Singh of the Rashtriya Rifles, as well as an unnamed non-commissioned officer, while proceedings are ongoing against two civilian informants in local courts in Kashmir.
Mantribugh or Matri Bagh is a village panchayat located in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated 12.5 km (7.8 mi) away from its main town Shopian, the district headquarters of Shopian district.
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