Ratnipora
Ratnipora Ratanpur | |
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Village | |
33°55′16″N 74°56′35″E / 33.921°N 74.943°E / 33.921; 74.943 | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Pulwama |
Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,588 m (5,210 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,250 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 192304 |
Telephone code | 01933 |
Vehicle registration | JK13 |
Website | pulwama |
Ratnipora (Ratanpur) is a village in the Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated equally distant from three towns, Awantipora, Pulwama and Pampore. The name Ratnipora is a combination of two words, "Ratan" meaning jewel, and "Pur" meaning place.
Education
Ratnipora has an above-average literacy rate for the region, which, as per the 2011 Census, is 71.44% compared to 67.16% for Jammu and Kashmir. In Ratnipora male literacy stands at 82.46% while the female literacy rate was 60.42%. Ratnipora has a very high number[peacock prose] of residents who have completed higher education. The people mainly rely on government jobs, but agriculture is also practiced by one-third of the population.
Demographics
While there are five Jamia Masjids, there are more than 50 small Masjids and a Hindu temple. Ratnipora was also inhabited by thirty Hindu (Kashmiri Pandit) households who lived in perfect harmony with their Muslim neighbours but had to leave their homes & hearths in the year 1990 due to disturbed situation in Kashmir valley.
Geography
Ratnipora was inhabited on the banks of trout stream namely "Naalaye Laar" and there are four bridges connecting the two parts. To the Northwest flows a river called Romush coming from Pahoo while to the Southwest flows a stream namely "Bren Kuol" coming from Puchhal, and all the three streams meet Jehlum in the southern outskirts of Ratnipora. Recently a railway halt station is to be operational from 8th may 2023.
References
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- History of Kashmir
- Kashyapa
- Rajatarangini
- Kambojas
- Lalitaditya Muktapida
- Didda
- Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent
- Zain-ul-Abidin
- Shah Mir dynasty
- Durrani Empire
- Mughal Empire
- Dogra Empire
- Sikh Empire
- East India Company
- Gulab Singh
- Zorawar Singh
- Jamwal
- Indian Rebellion of 1857
- British Raj
- Kashmir Committee
- Partition of India
- Hari Singh
- Kashmir conflict
- Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
- Insurgency
- Darbar Move
- Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
- Development
and politics
- Reorganisation Act (2019)
- Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
- All Parties Hurriyat Conference
- Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
- Instrument of Accession
- Article 370
- Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
- Indira–Sheikh Accord
- Simla Agreement
- Sheikh Abdullah
- Karan Singh
- Omar Abdullah
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani
- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
- Farooq Abdullah
- Yasin Malik
- Sajjad Gani Lone
- Shabir Shah
- Public Safety Act, 1978
places
divisions
Jammu division | |
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Kashmir division |
- Akingam
- Achabal
- Pulwama
- Budgam
- Ganderbal
- Shopian
- Bandipore
- Kulgam
- Downtown
- Nowshera
- Gurez
- Pattan
- Kangan
- Hazratbal
- Awantipora
- Tral
- Qazigund
- Kokernag
- Shangus
- Bijbehara
- Doru
- Pahalgam
- Pattan
- Uri
- Kreeri
- Boniyar
- Tangmarg
- Sopore
- Rafiabad
- Karnah
- Kupwara
- Lolab
- Handwara
- Langate
- Charari Sharief
- Beerwah
- Chadoora
- Bagh e Mehtab
- Sumbal Sonawari
- Quimoh
- Pahloo
- Damhal Hanji Pora
- Soura
- Buchpora
- Jawahar Nagar Srinagar
- Rajbagh
- Bemina
- Maisuma
- Karan Nagar
- Indira Nagar, Srinagar
- Lal Chowk
- Sonwar Bagh
- Nowhatta
- Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar
- Lal Bazar
- Jukura
- Munawar Abad
- Badami Bagh
- Nowshera, Srinagar
- Singhpora
- Magam
- Daksum
- Sinthan top
- Cricket Association
- Cricket team
- Football association
- International Cricket Stadium
- Kashmir International Half Marathon
- Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar
- Ladakh Marathon