District Headquarter Kishtwar has located about 235 Km. from Jammu and about 280 Km. from Srinagar. There are two National Highways connecting the District viz.NH-1A and NH-1B. The general approach to the whole of the District is through road transport i.e. Taxi, Deluxe Buses etc. visitors coming from other parts
Kishtwar
Weather
Geography and Climate conditions in Kishtwar District Kishtwar is bounded on the north by Kashmir and Zanskar valleys, on the south by bhaderwah and doda Tehsils, on the east by himachal Pradesh and on the west by Anantnag and ramban district. It is a very mountainous district which lies between 33°.10´and33°.25´
Poets
NAGSEN can well be called the first prose writer in Kishtwari. Krishan Lal Krishan, Suresh Ji Bawra, Badri Nath Palmari, Kashmiri Lal Roop, Chander Mohan Gupta 'Chander Kishtwari', Sant Ram Sanatan, Mohan Lal Parihar 'Garib', Sohan Lal Ganjoo, Janbaz Kishtwari, Ulfat Kishtwari, Lassa Jaoo Rana, Qadir Birwari, Manmohan Gupta 'Qaiser', Khushi
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Census 2011
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Blockwise Urban and Rural Population according to SEX District: Kishtwar S.No Item Units Reference year Figures 1 2 3 4 5 POPULATION a) Total Population No. Souls Census 2011 230696 b) Total Male Population No. Souls Census 2011 120165 c) Total Female Population No. Souls Census 2011 110531 d) Total Other Population No. Souls Census 2011 00 e) Total Population (Rural) No. Souls Census 2011 215831 f) Total Male Population (Rural) No. Souls Census 2011 111986 g) Total Female Population (Rural) No. Souls Census 2011 103845 h) Total Other
Demographic Profile of Kishtwar
District: Kishtwar S.No Item Units Reference year Figures 1 2 3 4 5 (1) AREA & ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION a) Geographical Area Sq. Kms 2012-13 7737 b) Forest Area Hectares 2012-13 3.31 lacs c) Total Number of Revenue Villages Nos 2012-13 156 d) Total Number of Villages (Inhabited) Nos 2012-13 155 e) Total Number of Villages(un-inhabited) Nos 2012-13 01 f) Total Number of Forest Blocks Nos 2012-13 01 g) Total Number of NES/CD Blocks Nos 2012-13 13 h) Total Number of Panchyats Nos 2012-13 136 i) Total Number of Tehsils Nos 2012-13 11 j) Total Number of Niabats Nos 2012-13 31 k) Total Number of Girdawar Halqas Nos 2012-13 10 l) Total Number of Patwar Halqas Nos 2012-13 41 m) Total Number
Writers
Author Books Krishna Mehta Kashmir 1947 - A Survivor's Story Jagat Ram Aryan Istghasa, Kashmir Chalo, Kashmir Mein hangama-E-Raishumari Kyun ? Kashmir Mein Sazish, Ye Hungamaye Khuda Kya, Agro Botony of Saffron Mohd Asser Wali Tasveer Zila Doda in Urdu, Focus on Jammu and Kashmir, Zilla Doda ki Adabi Shinakhat, Tareekh-i-Ishat-i-Islam, Farsh-e-Gul, Tareekh-i-Awlia-i-Jammu & Kashmir, Jamme-Subhik Kaeshir
Kishtwari Language and Dialects
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About District Kishtwar
Kishtwar Kishtwar the land of Saffron, Sapphire, and Shrines was an independent hilly state during the medieval period. Maharaja Gulab Singh, the Dogra ruler of Jammu annexed it in 1821 AD. District Kishtwar was carved out from the erstwhile District Doda during the year 2007-08 when the Chief Minister of state G.N.Azad
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Gumpas of Kishtwar
Kishtwar district has the distinction of having a population of about 7000 Buddhists in the upper reaches of Tehsil Padder. Recently a ‘Buddhists Center’ was inaugurated at Gulabgrah by the Buddhist religious head Dalai Lama on 5/6/2010 amidst a congregation of about 25000 Buddhists drawn from Padder, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh
Jamia Masjid Kishtwar
The Jamia Masjid of Kishtwar is the oldest mosque in district Kishtwar. It has already been said that a mosque had been constructed in Kishtwar before 1650 A.D. Masjid-e-Faridiya and Jamia Masjid Kishtwar follow. The Jamia Masjid of Kishtwar was one of the biggest mosques in Jammu province. Its premises
Shrines/Ziarrats in Kishtwar
History Padder Valley
CHOWGAN- Crown Of Kishtwar
Flora and Fauna Found in Kishtwar
History of Kishtwar
Kishtwar is known by several names: 1. Samarth Garh 2. Goverdhansar 3. Mahakali Garh 4. Lohit Mandal 5. Pohie 6. Cheerhar 7. Bhot Nagar 8. Kishtavata 9. Kishtwar Existence of Kishtwar town and Mandal goes back to Mahabharata time when it was called 'Lohit Mandal' meaning ' a place of Saffron' although 'Lohit' has ceased to be used now but
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K Kwality (Quality) I In S Sapphire and Saffron H Having T Tremendous amount of W Wealth A And R Resources K-----Kwality I----- In S----- Sapphire and Saffron H-----Having T-----Tremendous W-----Wealth A-----And R-----Resources Existence of Kishtwar town and Mandal goes back to Mahabharata time when it was called 'Lohit Mandal' meaning ' a place of Saffron' although 'Lohit' has ceased to be used now but 'Mandal' still exists and is the name of the