Udhampur District

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Udhampur is a district in Jammu and Kashmir. The town of Udhampur is the Headquarter of this district.

The 2001 census indicates the population of the district to be just over 700,000. There are 871 females for every 1000 males in the district. The overall literacy rate is at 54.16%, with 66.43% for males and 39.89% for females. Majority of the population of the district practise Hinduism. Majority are of Dogras in this district.There are a large number of nomadic Gujjar's and Bakarwal's present in the district as well.

The major languages spoken in the district are Dogri, Hindi, Urdu, and Kashmiri.Kahmiri language uses by people migrated from kashmir known as Kashmiri pandits which are in very good number as well

The Vaishno Devi shrine is a very important shrine for the Hindus and the most famous tourist attraction of this district.Patnitop,Sudh Mahadev are also very famous toursist place as well.

some places in udhampur cityare very famaous like Gole Market, Devika Ghats, Jakahni Park, Ramnagar chowk(Pandav mandir nd Kachalu), Salain Talab, Main Bazar and now Railway Station as well.

1 Weather Conditions
2 Tehsils of Udhampur
3 Tourist Attractions In Udhampur:
4 Temples in Udhampur
5 Local Culture in Udhampur
6 Cities and Towns
7 External links

[edit] Weather Conditions

Temperature varies considerably in the various parts of Udhampur District, as the latitude ranges from 600 m to 3,000 m above the sea level. The Chenab, Ans, Tawi and Ujh are the main rivers. The district is rich in minerals such as coal, bauxite, gyps and lime-stone.

[edit] Tehsils of Udhampur

[edit] Tourist Attractions In Udhampur:

The most famous among the historical places and monuments are the Babore Temples, Krimchi Temples, Sheesh Mahal of Ramnagar, Ramnagar Fort, shrines of Chountra Devi and Pingla Devi, and Reasi Fort. Tourist spots include Patnitop, Sanasar, and Latti.

[edit] Temples in Udhampur

Babore Temples Kansar Devta's Shrine, Shiv Khori Cave Temple, Bhairav Ghati, Krimchi Temples, Shiv Parvathi Cave Shrine Cairhai, Mutal Pingla Devi Shrine, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Deva Mayi Maa Temple, Sheshnag Shrine

[edit] Local Culture in Udhampur

As per Veenu Dogra from Udhampur, renowned Dogri Food expert having released several dogri food recipe, Udhampur is famous for bh(bha): bhaa (hawa in hindi- Winds), Bhauli (spring-ponds), Bhaake(Gossips). Udhampur famous for High speed Winds, hundreds of Spring ponds and lot of Gossiping.