Shopian district

Shopian district
शोपियां ज़िला / شوپیاں ضلع
District

Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 33°43′00″N 74°50′00″E / 33.7167°N 74.8333°E / 33.7167; 74.8333Coordinates: 33°43′00″N 74°50′00″E / 33.7167°N 74.8333°E / 33.7167; 74.8333
Country  India
State Jammu and Kashmir
Headquarters Shopian
Languages
  Official Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website http://shopian.nic.in

The Shopian District is one of the districts of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its headquarters is located in Shupiyan.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Shopian district has a population of 265,960,[1] roughly equal to that of the nation of Barbados.[2] This gives the Shopian district a ranking of 577th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 852 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,210/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the 2001–2011 decade was 25.85%.[1] Shopian has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 62.49%.[1]

Education

Colleges
Schools

Healthcare

The district has a number of hospitals and healthcare facilities, some of which include: District Hospital, Shopian, Sub District Hospital Keller Sub District Hospital Zanapora, PHC Herman, PHC Pinjura PHC DK Pora, PHC Vehil, PHC Sedow.

Places of interest

Shopian district has many places with tourism potential: the waterfalls of Aharbhal, Kounsernag, Kongiwatan, Arshi Pora Lahanthour, Sedow, Herpora Wild Life Sanctuary, Dabjan - 6 km from Heerpora Village; Peer Marg/Peer Gali - 20 km away from Heerpora on the historical Mughal Road; beautiful Lake Nandansar - 2 km away from the Peer Ki Gali; Hash Wang Bagam Pather, Sok Saray,and Mughal Saray at Jajinar. The Jamia Masjid in Shopian is one of the famous historical monuments built during the Mughal reign resembling that of jamia Masjid Srinagar. The famous Aasar-i-Sharief Dargah at Pinjura, attracts thousands of devotees on the occasion of Eid-i-Milad-un- Nabi and Shab-i-Mehraj. Darul Uloom Islamia Pinjura where large people gather to seek (spiritual and moral) knowledge and propagate to others.

Transport

The major roads connecting Shopian with neighbouring districts are:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Barbados 286,705 July 2011 est. line feed character in |quote= at position 9 (help)

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