Kulgam District

Population: 422,786 (2011)

State: Jammu and Kashmir

Language: Kashmiri, Hindi

Headquarters: Kulgam

 

Area: 457 square kilometers

Density of Population: 925 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 60.35 % - Male: 70.59 %, Female: 49.74 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:951

 

Boundaries of Kulgam District

 

North: Pulwama District and Shopian District, Jammu and Kashmir

South: Reasi District and Ramban District, Jammu and Kashmir

East: Anantnag District, Jammu and Kashmir

West: Poonch District and Rajouri District, Jammu and Kashmir

 

Kulgam District Average Rainfall: 809 mm

Kulgam District Average Temperature in Summer: 23 deg C

Kulgam District Average Temperature in Winter: 4 deg C

 

KULGAM KUPWARA DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Vaishnav, River Kaval

Towns: Ashmuji, Frisal, Yaripora, Kulgam, Devsar, Qaimoh, D.H. Pora

Blocks: Devsar, Dhpora, Kulgam, Pahloo, Qaimoh, Qazigund

Assembly Constituencies: Noorabad, Kulgam, Homshailibugh, Devsar

 

Kulgam District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Ahirbal Waterfall

2. Shrine of Hazrat Mir Syed Hussain

3. Sheikh Noor Ud Noorani Birth Place

4. Kulwagishuri Temple

 

Kulgam District Facts: It is one of the newly formed districts of Jammu and Kashmir. NH 1A passes through this district.

 

Major Educational Institutions: Government Degree College at Kulgam, Higher Secondary School at Ashmuji, F.B. Institute, Noor Study Circle Hablishi, English Medium Public High School at Malipora

 

What is Kulgam District Famous For: Saint Syed Simnan Sahib

 

Kulgam District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Kulgam District