Uri, Jammu and Kashmir

Uri (Hindi: उड़ी ) (Urdu: اوڑی)is a town on the river Jhelum in the Baramulla district, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, and a sector named after the town. The town is very near the de-facto Pakistan border. The town was leveled in the Richter 7.6 2005 Kashmir earthquake on 8 October 2005.

Geography

Uri is located at , and has an average elevation of 1363 metres (4471 feet). Uri is a frontier town with uroosa village the last village. Uri is 46 kilometers away from Baramulla and 101 km from the srinagar city . uri is a beautiful valley situated in the North western side of the kashmir. Major Villages include Nambla, kamalkote, Salamabad.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[1] Uri had a population of 65256. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Uri has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 46%. In Uri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The population is mostly paharis, kashmiri, Gujjar constitute the majority of the population. Army has occupied majority of the land and the place has been underdeveloped due to indo-pak tension. Army to Civil ratio in uri is 1:3

Education

Uri the historical town has many famous schools and a college.there are two higher secondary and a govt college besides many private institutions famous among them are Army Goodwill School, New Light English Medium School Uri and M.M.Memorial Education Institution.A private School of very high reputation "Noor-Ul-Uloom" is also rendering its service to the people of Uri and Boniyar from last 20 years.The College building is yet to be completed.there are near104 Govt Schools in The Education Zone Uri. The Earthquake of 2005 destroyed many schools and half of them are yet to be completed besides a time period of 6 years. The Degree College in uri is likely t handed over in December,2011 with a sprawling campus located near Amlok colony. Army run school is also imparting education to a number of students of the area.

See also

• The NHPC managed Uri II is located near salamabad uri. The cross LOC trade point is also stationed at this place where selected items are transported to from Pok to Iok. No exchange of money it is a barter trade.

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