Pethmakhama

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Pethmakhama
Village
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Aastan i Aaliyah Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani Pethamkhama
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Pethmakhama
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Pethmakhama
Pethmakhama (India)
Coordinates: 34°04′12″N74°35′41″E / 34.07°N 74.5947°E / 34.07; 74.5947 Coordinates: 34°04′12″N74°35′41″E / 34.07°N 74.5947°E / 34.07; 74.5947 [1]
Country India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Budgam
Government
 • SarpanchShakeela Bano
 • NumberdarAb Rashid Dar
 • Village GuardGhulam Rasool Ganai
Elevation
1,740 m (5,710 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total4,646
Languages
 • Official Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [3] [4]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193401 [5]
Area code +91-1954 BSNL Landline

Pethmakhama is a village in Budgam district, in the Indian administrative union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Magam. It is famous for the shrine of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani who stayed at various places in and around Kashmir and one example is Pethmakhama where he prayed for around two months. [6] The stone on which he prayed there, has the marks of praying on it miraculously and is preserved at Aasar-i-Shareef Pethmakhama. [6] The shrine also hosts beard hair as one of the holy Relics of Muhammad which is displayed to the devotees every year on the auspicious occasion of Mehraj ul Alam [7] and other festivals. [8] Pethmakhama is irrigated throughout the year by River Sukhnag [9] [10] which is a tributary of Jhelum River and various springs [11] in the village.

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Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, 621 families reside in Pethmakhama, comprising a total population of 4,646; 21.42% of the population (995 people) are children aged 0–6. The average sex ratio is 959, higher than Jammu and Kashmir State's average of 889. There are 910 women for every 1000 men. [2] In 2011, the village literacy rate was 57.66%, compared to the 67.16% overall for Jammu and Kashmir. Male literacy stood at 65.64% while female literacy was 49.44%. According to the constitution of India and the Panchyati Raj Act., Pethmakhama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village), an elected representative of the village. [12]

Demographics
Percent
Male ♂
 
51.05%
Female ♀
 
48.94%
Male and female population
Religions
ReligionPercent
Suni Muslims
 
100%
Others
 
0%
Distribution of population on religion.

Location

River Sukhnag Pethmakhama in June 2020 Sukhnag River PETH Makhama.jpg
River Sukhnag Pethmakhama in June 2020

Pethmakhama is situated on the bank of the river Sukhnag, [13] about 23 km (14 mi) to the north of the district headquarters, Budgam. [14] The adjacent villages of Pethmakhama are Badran, Magam, Aripanthan, Rathson, Bonmakhama, and Kanihama.

Schools

Students of Sukhnag Educational Institute Morning assembly in April 2020 Sukhnag Educational Institute Morning Assembly 2020.jpg
Students of Sukhnag Educational Institute Morning assembly in April 2020

Transport

Roads

Pethmakhama is connected to Srinagar via Magam and is connected via Sanoor Kalipora to Budgam district headquarters. Beerwah 14 km away is connected to Pethmakhama via Aripanthan also via Rathsoon. It is also connected to Tehsil Khag via Aripanthan, 16 km (9.9 mi) away. The road connecting Pethmakhama with Magam was paved but remains with some potholes. [17]

Rails

The nearest railway stations are Mazhom railway station and Budgam railway station.

Related Research Articles

Magam is a tehsil in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a town, notified area committee, and a block in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 11 km (6.8 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and 20 km (12 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Magam is top business hub in this locality, which comes before on the way to gulmarg. Magam comes both in baramulla district and budgam which makes this famous across these districts for business.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir</span> Town in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Beerwah also pronounced as Beeru is a subdistrict, tourist destination and one of the oldest town of Jammu and Kashmir and a municipal committee in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also one of the oldest tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir with one of the largest towns in Budgam district. Beerwah is 27 km (17 mi) away from the summer capital Srinagar via Bemina, 31 km (19 mi) via Magam, 33 km (21 mi) via Soibugh and 35 km (22 mi) via Budgam. Beerwah subdistrict has 4 tehsils namely Beerwah, Magam, Narbal and Khag. Beerwah is located along the banks of River Sukhnaag.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Budgam district</span> District of Jammu and Kashmir in India

Budgam district is a district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at Budgam, it is the district with the largest population of Shias in the Kashmir valley.

Hanji-Bough is a small village in Magam tehsil of district Budgam in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to Census 2011 the location code or village code of Hanji-Bough village is 000453. Hanji-Bough village falls in Magam Tehsil of Budgam district in Jammu & Kashmir, India. It is situated 10 km away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and 25 km away from district headquarter Budgam. As per 2009 stats, Peth Kanihama is the gram panchayat of Hanji-Bough village.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rathsun</span> Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Rathsun or Rathsoon is a village and block located in the Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. It is situated at the base of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Beerwah one of the nine tehsils of district Budgam. It is about 23.7 km via Beerwah-Budgam Road from district headquarters Budgam, 7 km (4.3 mi) from sub-district headquarters Beerwah, known as the Gateway of Doodhpathri and Gateway of Tosamaidan, and 29 km away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Magam, known as the Business Hub of Budgam district and the Gateway of Gulmarg, is nearest town to Rathsun which is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away.

Nussu is a village in the district Budgam, tehsil Beerwah in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 29 km (18 mi) west of the district headquarters, Budgam, and about 34 km (21 mi) west of union territory capital Srinagar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khag, Jammu and Kashmir</span> Tehsil in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Khag is a tehsil in and block in the Beerwah sub-district of the Budgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 8.8 km (5.5 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and 35 km (22 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Aripanthan is a village and panchayat halqa in Beerwah tehsil of Budgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the centre of tehsil Beerwah and tehsil Magam. It is located about 27 km (17 mi) west from summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar and about 28 km (17 mi) north from district headquarters in Budgam.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doodhpathri</span> Hill Station in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Doodhpathri is a tourist destination and a hill station in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in Khan Sahib area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated at an altitude of 2,730 metres (8,960 ft) from sea level, it is located at a distance of 42 km (26 mi) from Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar and 30 km (19 mi) from district headquarters Budgam.

Badran is a village located in district Budgam in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Narbal is a tehsil in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a block in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 18 km (11 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and 13 km (8.1 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sukhnag River</span> River in Jammu and Kashmir

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Kondur or Kandoora is the largest village in the Sukhnag River valley, located on the eastern banks of the Sukhnag River. It lies on the Beerwah-to-Doodhpathri road and is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Srinagar, the largest city and summer capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is the southern portion of the wider Indian-administered Kashmir region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aarizal</span> Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chewdara</span> Village in Jammu and Kashmir

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aasar-i-Shareef Pethmakhama</span> Shrine in India

The Aasar-i-Shareef Pethmakhama, popularly called Ziyarat Makhama, is a Muslim shrine located in Pethmakhama, Magam, Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It contains a relic, Moi-e-Muqqadas, which is widely believed to be the hair of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is situated at Pethmakhama which is nearest to Magam Town of Budgam District and is considered to be one of the Kashmir's holiest Muslim shrine.

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