Chitterkote

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Chitterkote
Village
Chitterkote is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Chitterkote
Chitterkote
Location in Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates: 34°22′16″N 73°47′56″E / 34.371°N 73.799°E / 34.371; 73.799Coordinates: 34°22′16″N 73°47′56″E / 34.371°N 73.799°E / 34.371; 73.799
Country India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
DistrictKupwara
TehsilKarnah
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193225
Vehicle registrationJK-09
Websitekupwara.nic.in

Chitterkote is a small village in tehsil Karnah in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located 75 kilometres from district headquarters Kupwara and 8 kilometres from tehsil headquarters Tangdhar.

Geography[]

The village covers about 2 km and is located 5 km from the line of control between India and Pakistan. It is located in Karnah Valley between Chamkote and Gundi Syedian village just below Danna Mountain. It is in a remote area and remains isolated from Jammu and Kashmir for two months each winter due to avalanches at the Sadhna Pass and Shams Bri mountain ranges.

Demographics[]

Chitterkote's population exceeds 1,200, with more than 129 houses. The village has a very healthy sex ratio of 997:1000. The village has a 30-bed hospital, a branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank etc. The villagers are economically poor and less educated.

Education[]

There is a Government Middle School for boys and a separate school for girls and an Army Goodwill School. There is another privately run school known as Islamic School Chitterkote. The literacy rate of the village is below the national rate.

Transportation[]

Air[]

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located 170 kilometres from Chitterkote.

Rail[]

The nearest railway station is Baramulla railway station located 115 kilometres from Chitterkote.

Road[]

Chitterkote is connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 701 which passes through the Karnah tehsil.

See Also[]

References[]

  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. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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