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Shahoora
Tehsil
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Shahoora
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 33°48′55″N75°00′04″E / 33.8153°N 75.0012°E / 33.8153; 75.0012 Coordinates: 33°48′55″N75°00′04″E / 33.8153°N 75.0012°E / 33.8153; 75.0012
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Elevation
1,588 m (5,210 ft)
Languages
  Official Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [1] [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
192305
Telephone code01933
Vehicle registration JK13
Website pulwama.gov.in

Shahoora is a newly formed tehsil in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The tehsil headquarters of Shahoora tehsil is located in Litter town. [3] [4]

Shahoora tehsil comprises about 40 villages, including IGC Lassipora , Chakoora, Pulwama and Wasoora, Pulwama [5]

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References

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