Chanderkot is a village panchayat located in Ramban district in the Indian state of Jammu-Kashmir.
Chanderkot | |
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Village | |
| Chanderkote | |
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  Chanderkot  Chanderkot | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′20″N 75°18′09″E / 33.1889°N 75.3024°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ramban |
| Languages | |
| Postal code | 182148 |
| Website | ramban |
Geography edit
This village is located on the left bank of River Chenab 8 km from District Headquarters and nearly 125 km from the state capitals Jammu and Sringar.[3][4][5] Chanderkote borders on its southeast with Kunfer panchayat.
Chenab acts as a gateway to Chanderkote.
Demographics edit
The most common languages spoken in the region are Dogri, Urdu, Shina, Hindi, Gujjari, Sarazi, Punjabi, and English.
Education edit
Government and private schools operate in Chanderkote:
- Government High school chanderkote
- Govt. HS Chanderkote (1951, managed by the Department of Education)[6]
- Kamal Academy High school Chanderkote (1987, English medium, managed privately)
- Govt. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya Chanderkote (2009, managed by the Department of Education)
- Era international convent
- New Presentation Convent Institute
Government primary schools include, Middle Primary school Chanderkote, PS Kunfer, PS Magdan, PS Bass, and PS Thanadi.
Government Degree College Ramban is 3 km away. A Government Polytechnic college at Chanderkote is under construction.
Transport edit
Road edit
Chanderkote is by road to other places by NH 44.
Rail edit
The nearest railway station is Udhampur railway station 45 kilometres away.
Air edit
The nearest airport is Jammu Airport and Srinagar airport 125 kilometres away.
Places edit
Gajpat Fort edit
Gajpat Fort is sited on the top of a mountain. Sheikh Abdullah was imprisoned in this fort for a few days. In 1825, Gulab Singh imprisoned Raja Sultan Khan of Bimbar there. Sultan Khan died there and was buried at Chanderkote. In 1858 Mean Hathu Singh, the Governor of Rajouri and close relatives of Maharaja revolted against State Government and tried to kill Maharaja Ranbir Singh. Mean Hathu was arrested and shifted to the fort.[5]
Imambara edit
Imambara is a major religious place for Shi’a Muslims.
Other edit
Other important places include:
- Jamia masjid chanderkote
- Shiv khoo (cave)
- Dargha Hazrat Abbas ع
- Durga mandir
- Amarnath yatri Niwas [7]
See also edit
- Baglihar Dam
- Nashri chenani tunnel
- Patnitop
- Sanasar
- Qalbi bhai
References edit
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Chanderkote". Chanderkote. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "PM dedicates 450 MW Baglihar power project to nation". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ a b Siyad, Muhammed (2005). "Indus Waters Treaty and Baglihar Project: Relevance of International Watercourse Law". Economic and Political Weekly. 40 (29): 3145–3154. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4416905.
- ^ "Govt. HS Chanderkote - Chanderkote, District Ramban (Jammu And Kashmir)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Khajuria, Sanjay (26 April 2022). "Amarnath Yatra: J&K DGP reviews security & other arrangements at Chanderkote, Banihal". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2022.