Udhampur (ˌʊd̪ʱəmpur) is a city and a municipal council in Udhampur district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Udhampur District. Named after Raja Udham Singh, it serves as the district capital and the Northern Command headquarters of the Indian Army. A Forward Base Support Unit (FBSU) of the Indian Air Force is also stationed here. Udhampur is used by the Armed Forces as a transit point between Jammu and Srinagar when travelling by road on National Highway 1A, which has since been renamed as National Highway 44.
Anantnag was one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. It was officially replaced and renamed as the Anantnag-Rajouri Constituency in May 2022.
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.
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.
Furrah is a village in the Anantnag district of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It has nearly 1500 households.
Kilam or (Kelam) is a village in Devsar Tehsil in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the district headquarters, Kulgam and is 54 km (34 mi) from Srinagar, the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Damhal Hanji Pora also called as D.H.Pora is a town and a notified area committee in Kulgam district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the seven administrative blocks of the Kulgam district.
Pahloo is a town and a notified area committee in Kulgam district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Veshaw River is a major tributary to the River Jhelum located in Kulgam District in the Kashmir Valley in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It originates in the Pir Panjal Range and forms a waterfall at Aharbal.
Devsar is a town and tehsil notified area committee in Kulgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the seven administrative blocks of the Kulgam district. The city is connected to Kulgam and Qazigund by a two-lane road (NH444). This road has been funded by Asian Development Bank. Devsar is home to various religious places or Shrines. The famous among are Hazrat Khan Sb, Hazrat Ameer Kabeer, Ded Moj Sb, and many Hindu Temples including Mata Tripur Sundari Khanabarani.
The Government Degree College, Kulgam also known as GDC Kulgam is the University of Kashmir affiliated autonomous co-educational degree college located in Kulgam in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the premier learning of higher education in South Kashmir. The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission, under sections 2(f) and 12(b) of UGC Act, 1956.
Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir include security operations such as Operation Rakshak, which began in 1990, Operation Sarp Vinash in 2003 and Operation Randori Behak in 2020. Other operations include humanitarian missions such as Operation Megh Rahat and operations with a social aim such as Operation Goodwill and Operation Calm Down. The Indian Army works in tandem with the other arms of the Indian Armed Forces and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir such as during Mission Sahayata or joint operations.
Keller is a village located in Shopian district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. District headquarters are located in Shopian.
Frisal is a tehsil and CD block in the 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 government 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 offices like Tehsil office, Block office, JK Bank, Punjab National Bank, social welfare office, Model Hospital, Govt. Degree college, one higher secondary, 5 high schools and several lower educational institutions.
Akhran is a village and Panchayat halqa in Devsar tehsil in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the 2011 census, the total population of the village is 2,615. Village has a Government high school, a government middle school, an incomplete primary health center, a private middle school. It is in close proximity to NH-44. There is also a temporary army camp.The mirbazar-kulgam road crosses through the village. It is 1 mile from Mirbazar(NH-44).
Zeipora is a village located in Devsar tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from Devsar and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) away from the district headquarters of Kulgam.
Mohammad Amin Bhat is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is an MLA from Devsar Assembly constituency in Kulgam district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.
