Chitragam

Chitra Gam is a tehsil and a town in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. It was upgraded to Tehsil under the administration of Shopian district.[3][4][5] It is situated 13 km (8.1 mi) away from Shopian, where its district administrative units and district headquarters are located, and at a distance of 67.4 km (41.9 mi), the state summer capital Srinagar is situated via Srinagar-Pulwama road.[6] This village is bounded by Molo, Maladair, Sugoo, and Handhama villages. It 8.9 km (5.5 mi) away from Achan Rambi Ara Bridge.[7][8]

Chitragam
Tehsil
Nickname: 
Chitra Gam
Chitragam is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Chitragam
Chitragam
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 33.77°N 74.9°E / 33.77; 74.9
Country India
State Jammu and Kashmir
DistrictShopian
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (2011)
436 householders
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code
192303
Literacy63.73%
Distance from Shopian13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi)
Distance from Srinagar via NH167.4 kilometres (41.9 mi)

Demographics

As per the report of 2011 Census of India, Chitragam is home of 436 householders which extends to 2,634 individuals, of which 1,320 are male and 1,314 are female.[9]

See also

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. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. "List of Villages". indiawater.gov.in. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
  4. "Complete List of New Administrative Units:". greaterkashmir.com. Greater Kashmir.
  5. "Chitragam tehsil headless for 6 months". kashmirreader.com. Kashmir Reader.
  6. "Chitra Gam Population - Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir". census2011.co.in. Census 2011 India.
  7. "Achan Rambi Ara Bridge". google.co.in/maps. Google Maps.
  8. "Government of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). shopian.nic.in. District Shopian.
  9. "district census handbook" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. 2011 Census of India.

Chitragam is a town in Shopian district which is known for his huge area and population. It is attractive town as it’s covered with apple orchards and small villages. Chitragam town has almost 1000 plus households presently

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