Ratnipora
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Ratnipora Ratanpur | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°55′16″N 74°56′35″E / 33.921°N 74.943°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Pulwama |
Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,588 m (5,210 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,250 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 192304 |
Telephone code | 01933 |
Vehicle registration | JK13 |
Website | pulwama |
Ratnipora (Ratanpur) is a village in the Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated equally distant from three towns, Awantipora, Pulwama and Pampore. The name Ratnipora is a combination of two words, "Ratan" meaning jewel, and "Pur" meaning place.
Education
[edit]Ratnipora has an above-average literacy rate for the region, which, as per the 2011 Census, is 71.44% compared to 67.16% for Jammu and Kashmir. In Ratnipora male literacy stands at 82.46% while the female literacy rate was 60.42%. Ratnipora has a very high number[peacock prose] of residents who have completed higher education. The people mainly rely on government jobs, but agriculture is also practiced by one-third of the population.
Demographics
[edit]While there are five Jamia Masjids, there are more than 50 small Masjids and a Hindu temple. Ratnipora was also inhabited by thirty Hindu (Kashmiri Pandit) households who lived in perfect harmony with their Muslim neighbours but had to leave their homes & hearths in the year 1990 due to disturbed situation in Kashmir valley.
Geography
[edit]Ratnipora was inhabited on the banks of trout stream namely "Naalaye Laar" and there are four bridges connecting the two parts. To the Northwest flows a river called Romush coming from Pahoo while to the Southwest flows a stream namely "Bren Kuol" coming from Puchhal, and all the three streams meet Jehlum in the southern outskirts of Ratnipora. Recently a railway halt station is to be operational from 8th may 2023.
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. Retrieved 23 September 2020.