जन्म से बिना हाथों के पैदा हुई शीतल देवी पांवों की उंगलियों से बुन रही है जिंदगी का ताना बाना।

Sheetal Devi

जन्म से बिना हाथों के पैदा हुई शीतल देवी पांवों की उंगलियों से बुन रही है जिंदगी का ताना बाना। गरीब परिवार में पैदा हुई शीतल ने अपनी शारीरिक कमी को शिक्षा में बाधा बनने नहीं दिया। किश्तवाड़ ( मनीषा मनु ) : कौन कहता है कि आसमान में सुराख नहीं होता

Swachh Chowgan Abhiyan – Initiative taken by Youths of Kishtwar

Chowgan Cleanliness Drive

Youths of Kishtwar on Sunday conducted a massive cleanliness drive "Swachh Chowgan Abhiyan" at historic Chowgan ground. The drive was joined by scores of youth, elders and children who enthusiastically participated in the cleanliness drive. The youth appealed the people of Kishtwar for keeping their surroundings clean as the unhygienic environment

Reach Kishtwar

Sinthan Pass Kishtwar

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

Weather

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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

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(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

Kishtwari language

Kishtwar is the land of harmonious culture. Variety of languages and dialects are spoken in the mountainous terrain. It is an old saying that " चार  कोस  पर  पानी  बदले, आठ  कोस  पर  वाणी  ", means that the dialectical changes take place after every fifteen to twenty kilometers.   Kishtwar is

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About District Kishtwar

DC Office Kishtwar in winters

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

Bhandarkoot

The place is situated at a distance of about 12kms from Kishtwar town on Kishtwar-Synthen-Anantnag road. The word ‘Bhandarkoot’ literally means ‘Store room’. An old fort which is in ruins today on a hillock seems to have been constructed by some local chieftain for the purpose of storing of grains

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

History Padder Valley

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The Padder Valley is also known as the Machael Valley to some, named after the first settler called Mahu but also the name of one of the largest upstream villages. When Mahu settled the valley and where he was originally from are unknown. What is known is

CHOWGAN- Crown Of Kishtwar

Chowgan - play ground of Kishtwar

Chowgan - Pride of Kishtwar किश्तवाड़ की जान कहूं या कहूं मैं उस की शान । हर उत्सव का केंद्र बना है, सब का यह चौगान   । जहाँ छोटे बालक खेलें खेल, बिना भेदभाव, बिना बेर । जहाँ मखमल जैसी हरी घास पर नंगे पैर करते सब सैर । जड़ी-बूटियां, सब्जगास, देवदार, चिनार वृक्ष आस-पास

Flora and Fauna Found in Kishtwar

Kishtwar is very mountainous and sparsely populated district. It is very rich in Forest products. The total area covered under forests is 2.44lac hectares. The richest forests of Deodar, Conifer, Oak, Chir and Pine are found on the high mountains and hills of Kishtwar. Birch is found on the highest