Amshipora

Amshipora

Amashpur
Amshipora Amashpur
Village
	Amshipora Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
	Coordinates: 33.68°N 74.84°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Shopian
Area
• Total	1.951 km2 (0.753 sq mi)
Elevation	1,594 m (5,230 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,712
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code	192303
Literacy	59.3%
Distance from Shopian	6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi)

Amshipora or Amshi Pora (locally known as Amashpur) is a village situated in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[3][4]

Geography

It is situated 6 km (3.7 mi) away from district headquarters Shopian. The village is connected to Shopian by a metalled road. The village is bounded by Saidpora Bala and Saidpora Payeen in the north, Vehil-Shamsipora in the east, Ramnagri (Jumnagar) in the south and Sedow in the west.

Economy

The main occupation of its people is cultivation of fruits, especially apples.

Resistance

Amshi Pora, along with its neighbour Jamnagri, is a hotbed of Post-Burhan resistance against India. Militants from Amshipora include Waseem Wagay, Aetimaad Malik, Shahijahan,junaid ayoub, shariq ayoub,sameer sofi,saqibsofi, sameer sofi was declared as hybrid miltant after killed in an operation

2020 murders

On 18 July 2020, three Kashmiri laborers from Pir Panjal Kashmir, one a minor, were murdered by Indian military personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles in the village.[5][6] According to a police report, the encounter was staged by Cap. Bhopendra Singh of 62 RR for the purpose of a cash reward and promotion.and In year 2022 another civilian (shakeel ahmad khan)was killed in an operation along with a huge property loss he was the father of 3 children

Demographics

According to 2011 Census of India, Amshipora hosts 268 households, with a population of 1,712. Islam is the religion of its entire population.

References

"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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
"List of Habitations". indiawater.gov.in. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India.
"How Valley's young sons lose to the gun". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. 13 May 2018.
"Shopian encounter: Army set to take over proceedings against Capt from civilian court". The Indian Express. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
Bhakto, Anando. "Staged encounter in Shopian?". Frontline. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

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[OfficialLang-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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[3] "List of Habitations". indiawater.gov.in. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India.

[4] "How Valley's young sons lose to the gun". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune. 13 May 2018.

[5] "Shopian encounter: Army set to take over proceedings against Capt from civilian court". The Indian Express. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[6] Bhakto, Anando. "Staged encounter in Shopian?". Frontline. Retrieved 25 December 2020.