Teetwal

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Teetwal Tithwal
Village
Teetwal Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Teetwal Teetwal (India) Show map of Jammu and KashmirShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 34°23′N 73°46′E / 34.39°N 73.77°E / 34.39; 73.77Coordinates: 34°23′N 73°46′E / 34.39°N 73.77°E / 34.39; 73.77[1]
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,035[2]
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[3][4]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193225[5]
Vehicle registration	JK

Teetwal (also spelt Tithwal) is a small border-village near the LoC in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is 82 km (51 mi) from the district headquarters, Kupwara.^[6] Teetwal is connected to the rest of India via Tangdhar.

History[]

Prior to 1947 Partition of India, Teetwal use to be a commercial hub.^[7]

Geography[]

Teetwal village is located in India on the Line of Control (LOC) which separates the Jammu and Kashmir administered by India from the Pakistani Kashmir. As per the Karachi Agreement signed by India and Pakistan in 1949, no construction is permitted within 500 yards of zero line on LOC and this "no construction zone" is considered a "no man's land" which is secured by both countries with landmines within their respective areas. India has constructed an Anti-Infiltration Obstacle System (AIOS) along the 734 km of LOC. AIOS is a three-tiered fencing system with checkposts and wire fences where villagers are given passage based on the smart card based identity cards issued by the Indian Army. Teetwal is among the villages which lie between the landmined zero point on LOC and the 3 tiers of AIOS.^[7]

Administration[]

Teetwal has an elected gram panchayat for the local governance. There is a school with 400 student, an irrigation canal built with the INR2,200,000 provided by the Indian Army under the Operation Sadbhavana, and several bunkers to protect villagers from the shelling and firing by the Pakistan Military.^[7]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census of India, Teetwal has 187 households.^[2] The literacy rate of Teetwal village was 73.75% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Teetwal, Male literacy stands at 89.89% while the female literacy rate was 55.67%.

Transport[]

Road[]

Teetwal in India, is right on the border of India and Pakistan, is connected to Tangdhar in India via the "Gundishat Bridge-Teetwal Road". NH 701 which begins at Tangdhar, provides further connectivity to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and beyond in India.

Tithwal international bridge[]

Tithwal bridge is one of the five crossing points along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.^[8] It was first constructed in 1931, but was destroyed in the First Kashmir war. However, in 1988, the bridge was reconstructed jointly by India and Pakistan. This bridge connects the "Srinagar-Sopore-Tangdhar-Teetwal road" in India to the "Muzaffarabad-Nausadda-Kundal Shahi road" in Pakistan.

Rail[]

The nearest railway stations to Teetwal are Baramulla railway station 118 km and Sopore railway station 116 km away, both are on Baramulla-Sopore-Srinagar-Jammu railway line and these are reachable by a 3.5 hour drive by road from Tangdhar.

Air[]

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 168 kilometres respectively.

See also[]

• Lolab Valley

References[]