Zainapora

Zainapora is a village in Shopian district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also known as land of springs because of its countless springs. Zainapora is located 19 km (12 mi) from district headquarter Shopian, 4 km (2.5 mi) from Aglar, 17 km from Pulwama, and 63 km (39 mi) from the capital Srinagar.[3][4]

This article is about the Zainapora. For its namesake Sub District, see Zainapora Sub District.
Zainapora
Town
Zainapora
Zainapora is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Zainapora
Zainapora
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 33.7763°N 75.0055°E / 33.7763; 75.0055
Country India
union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictShopian
Elevation
1,594 m (5,230 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
192124
Telephone code01933
Vehicle registrationJK22
Websitehttp://shopian.nic.in

The village has a horticulture department which has second largest orchards under cultivation in Asia.[5]

History

The village got its name from the great medieval period king Zain-ul-Abidin, who used to visit a Sufi saint living in the town.[6]

Demographics

The Village had a population of 1739 as per the data released by 2011 Census of India. The average sex ratio of Zainapora is 961.

Zainapora has a higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate of Zainapora was 70.01%.[7]

Education
  • Government Higher Secondary School Zainapora
  • Government Degree College Zainapora
  • NIPS zainapora
  • Government High School Aglar
  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Shopian (JNV Aglar)
  • Al Fallah English Medium School Aglar

Transport

Zainapora is connected with Shopian, Pulwama via Aglar, Kulgam and Anantnag. The nearest railway station to Zainapora is Bijbehara railway station.

Healthcare

Zainapora has a Sub-district hospital and several other government health care centres in adjoining areas of the sub district. [8] [9]

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 23 September 2020.
  3. "tehsils". shopian.nic.in.
  4. "Advanced Centre for Horticulture Development Zainapora at a glance". hortikashmir.gov.in.
  5. "Director Horticulture Kashmir visits Shopian; distributes fruit trees saplings". jammulinkssnews.com.
  6. Hassan, Aakash (2017). "Zainapora, Budshah's southern shelter". kashmirlife.net.
  7. "Zaina Pora Population, Caste, Working Data Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011". censusindia.co.in.
  8. "government sub district hospital Zainapora".
  9. "Govt hospitals in Shopian district ill-equipped to deal with dog bite cases". thekashmirimages.com.
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