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Pulwama is known as a hub of learning as the city has produced well known personalities from it"s institutions. |
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Mir Areiba author from the district Pulwama |
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some big campuses are here |
some big campuses are here |
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Revision as of 08:52, 27 September 2020
Pulwama
Pulwom | |
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City | |
  Pulwama Location in Jammu and Kashmir  Pulwama Pulwama (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′N 74°55′E / 33.88°N 74.92°E | |
| India |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Pulwama |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Pulwama Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.63km² km2 (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Elevation | 1,630 m (5,350 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 184,440[1] |
| • Rank | 4th in State [citation needed] |
| Demonym | Pulwamian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK13 |
| Sex ratio | 913 ♀/♂ |
| Literacy | 83.24 |
| Distance from Srinagar | 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
| Website | www.pulwama.gov.in |
Pulwama"s history can also be traced from mughal era when mughal kings used to travel kashmir through pulwama and used it as resting place as well."BUDDHA" the greatest scholar of world at a time said that "pulwama will witness destruction for a time in future but will prosper at a rate of fire.Pulwama (known as Panwangam in antiquity,[2] and later as Pulgam[3]) is a city and a notified area council in Pulwama district, in India's northern union territory of Kashmir. It is almost 25 km (16 mi) from the summer capital of Srinagar.
Pulwama (PMC) Municipal Corporation, with population of about 1.5 lakh is Pulwama sub district's only municipality located in Pulwama sub district of Pulwama district in the state Jammu & Kashmir in India. Total geographical area of Pulwama (PMC) municipal corporation is 30.93km2. Population density of the city is 9147 persons per km2. There are 13 wards in the city, among them Pulwama Ward No 04 is the most populous ward with population of 92,432 and Pulwama Ward No 07 is the least populous ward with population of 7,140.
Pulwama is the district head quarter and the distance from the city is 0 km. District head quarter of the city is Pulwama . Jammu/srinagar is the state head quarter of the city and is 25 km far from here.
Etymology
Pulwama got it"s name from a sufi saint "pulwalla" who used to stay near malikpora bridge near khanka Masjid now known as murran chowk.
History
Pulwama"s history can also be traced from mughal era when mughal kings used to travel kashmir through pulwama and used it as resting place as well."BUDDHA" the greatest scholar of world at a time said that "pulwama will witness destruction for a time in future but will prosper at a rate of fire.
Geography
Pulwama is located at 32°53′N 74°55′E / 32.88°N 74.92°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 1,630 m (5,350 ft).
Yearly average rainfall of the city is 505.3 mm. Maximum temperature here reaches up to 37°C and minimum temperature goes down to -6°C
Pulwama also receives annual snowfall as other districts but it"s minimum.
Education
Pulwama is known as a hub of learning as the city has produced well known personalities from it"s institutions. Mir Areiba author from the district Pulwama some big campuses are here
- AIIMS Medical College Pulwama[under-construction]
- Government Degree College for boys
- Islamic University Pulwama
- Women's college Pulwama
- Skylark Paramedical college
- Phoenix Paramedical College
- Government nursing college
- Dolphin paramedical college
- KCEF law college
- Maxwell college of education
- Noorani paramedical college
- Paramount institute of education
Literacy rate of pulwama is 91.18% higher than the state.
Areas of City
Pulwama city is divided into 35 wards making it largest municipality in District [citation needed] followed by Pampore.
The city is home to about 1.5 lakh people, among them about (55%) are male and (45%) are female. 98% of the whole population are from general caste, 1% are from schedule caste and 1% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Pulwama (PMC) municipal corporation is 17%, among them 58% are boys and 42% are girls. There are 82,483 households in the city and an average 7 persons live in every family.
The areas of pulwama city are as follows:
AREAS/WARDS OF CITY
| WARD NUMBER | WARD |
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| 1 | PRICHOO-A |
| 2 | PRICHOO-B |
| 3 | DALIPORA-A |
| 4 | DALIPORA-B |
| 5 | SIRNOO-A |
| 6 | SIRNOO-B |
| 7 | MALIKPORA-A |
| 8 | MALIKPORA-B |
| 9 | CHATAPORA-A |
| 10 | CHATAPORA-B |
| 11 | WASHBUG-A |
| 12 | DANGERPORA-A |
| 13 | DANGERPORA-B |
Demographics
According to 2011 Census of India, Pulwama had a population of 1.5 lakh of which 80,700 are males while 60,370 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 30,167 which is 17.17% of total population of Pulwama. Female Sex Ratio is of 831 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Pulwama is around 718 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Pulwama city is 91.18% higher than state average of 67.16%.[5]
Transport
Roads
NH-444
MUGHAL ROAD
Railways
Pulwama is home to four Railway Stations
Air Transport
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SRINAGAR
PULWAMA AIRPORT UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER MISSION [UDAAN]
Famous Places
- Fruit & Satelite Market Pulwama.[located in east of city]
- Sports Stadium Pulwama.[located in east of city]
- Shaheed Park Pulwama.[located at centre of city]
Religion
Majority of the population follows Islam, which consist of 94.59% of total population of town. Other minority religions are Hindu 4.63%, Sikh 0.34%, Christianity 0.17%, Buddhism 0.02% and Jains are 0.01%. 0.24% people not stated their religion.[5]
Other cities and towns
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Jasbir Singh (2004). The economy of Jammu & Kashmir. Radha Krishan Anand & Co. ISBN 9788188256099. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
The original name of Pulwama was Panwangam, which comprised four local namely, Malikpora, Dangerpora, Chatapora, Dalipora.
- ^ Parvéz Dewân (2004). Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr. Manas Publications. ISBN 9788170491798. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
The original name of Pulwama city(from which the district takes its name) was Panwangam. Over the centuries it got shortened to Pulgam. This in turn gradually changed to Pulwama.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pulwama
- ^ a b "Pulwama Population Census 2011 - 2019". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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