Ratnipora

Ratnipora
Ratanpur
Village
Ratnipora is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Ratnipora
Ratnipora
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Ratnipora is located in India
Ratnipora
Ratnipora
Ratnipora (India)
Coordinates: 33°55′16″N 74°56′35″E / 33.921°N 74.943°E / 33.921; 74.943
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictPulwama
Area
 • Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,588 m (5,210 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,250
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
192304
Telephone code01933
Vehicle registrationJK13
Websitepulwama.nic.in

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]

  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 23 September 2020.