Chanderkot is a village panchayat located in Ramban district in the Indian state of Jammu-Kashmir.

Chanderkot
Village
Chanderkote
Chanderkot is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Chanderkot
Chanderkot
Chanderkot is located in India
Chanderkot
Chanderkot
Coordinates: 33°11′20″N 75°18′09″E / 33.1889°N 75.3024°E / 33.1889; 75.3024
Country India
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictRamban
Languages
Postal code
182148
Websiteramban.gov.in

Geography

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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

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The most common languages spoken in the region are Dogri, Urdu, Shina, Hindi, Gujjari, Sarazi, Punjabi, and English.

Education

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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

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Road

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Chanderkote is by road to other places by NH 44.

Rail

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The nearest railway station is Udhampur railway station 45 kilometres away.

The nearest airport is Jammu Airport and Srinagar airport 125 kilometres away.

Places

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Gajpat Fort

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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

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Imambara is a major religious place for Shi’a Muslims.

Other

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Other important places include:

  • Jamia masjid chanderkote
  • Shiv khoo (cave)
  • Dargha Hazrat Abbas ع
  • Durga mandir
  • Amarnath yatri Niwas [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Chanderkote". Chanderkote. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ "PM dedicates 450 MW Baglihar power project to nation". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Govt. HS Chanderkote - Chanderkote, District Ramban (Jammu And Kashmir)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. ^ 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.