Sanger Wani

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Sanger Wani
Sangerwani
Village
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Sanger Wani
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 33°49′N74°44′E / 33.81°N 74.74°E / 33.81; 74.74
CountryFlag of India.svg India
Union territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Government
  Typerural local government and is part of rajpora vidhan sabha constituency
  Bodypanchayat
Highest elevation
2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Lowest elevation
2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
5,558
Languages :gojri, pahadi, kashmiri
  Official: Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [1] [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
192301
Literacy26.74%
Distance from Srinagar International Airport37 kilometres (23 mi)
Distance from Pulwama26 kilometres (16 mi)

Sanger Wani or Sangerwani is a village in Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [3]

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Geography

It is located 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Pakharpora Fire and Emergency Station. The nearest airport, Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport, is 40 km (25 mi) from the village. [4]

Population

As per 2011 Census of India, Sangerwani village had a population of 5558 of which 2917 are males and 2641 are females. The population lives in 1013 households. Its literacy rate is 26.74%. [5]

Economy

The main occupation of the Sangerwani people is fruit cultivation. Others people are engaged in "marginal" activity. [6]

References

  1. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. "India - Census of India 2011 - Jammu & Kashmir - Series 02 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Pulwama, PDF, p.227". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. "Dr. Haseeb Drabu inaugurates PNB MetLife computer centres in Sangerwani and Qasbayar Government schools". pnbmetlife.com. PNB MetLife India Insurance Company. 8 March 2017.
  5. "Sanger Wani Population - Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir". census2011.co.in. Census 2011 India. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  6. "Srinagar gets November snowfall after 9 years". greaterkashmir.com. Greater Kashmir. 4 November 2018.