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Gandoh
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Gandoh
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Gandoh
Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India
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Gandoh
Gandoh (India)
Coordinates: 33°02′N75°54′E / 33.03°N 75.90°E / 33.03; 75.90
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Union Territory Jammu & Kashmir
Division Jammu
District Doda
Population
 (2011)
  Total71,889
Language
  Official Hindi-Urdu, English
  Others Kashmiri, Bhalesi, Gojri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
182203
Vehicle registration JK-06
Sub-divisional magistrate Arun kumar Badyal, JKAS [1] [2]

Gandoh is a town and tehsil in the Doda district of Jammu division in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [3] [4] The village is located on Thathri-Gandoh National Highway. [5]

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References

  1. SDM Gandoh - District Doda
  2. "SDM restarts 14 public works in Gandoh". Rising Kashmir . 3 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. Population data - Line 12
  4. CensusIndia.Gov.In Data
  5. "LG Sinha Visits Doda, Announces Thathri-Gandoh Road As National Highway". Kashmir Life . 16 September 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.