Chanderkot Explained

Chanderkot
Official Name:	Chanderkote
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Coordinates:	33.1889°N 75.3024°W
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Ramban
Postal Code:	182148
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Footnotes:	Kashmiri, Shina, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English^[1] ^[2]
Demographics1 Info1:	Urdu shina Dogri Gujjri Punjabi

Chanderkot is a village panchayat located in Ramban district in the Indian state of Jammu-Kashmir.

Geography

This village is located on the left bank of River Chenab 8 km from District Headquarters and nearly 125 km from the state capitals Jammu and Sringar.^{[3] [4] [5]} Chanderkote borders on its southeast with Kunfer panchayat.

Chenab acts as a gateway to Chanderkote.

Demographics

The most common languages spoken in the region are Dogri, Urdu, Shina, Hindi, Gujjari, Sarazi, Punjabi, and English.

Education

Government and private schools operate in Chanderkote:

• Government High school chanderkote
• Govt. HS Chanderkote (1951, managed by the Department of Education)^[6]
• Kamal Academy High school Chanderkote (1987, English medium, managed privately)
• Govt. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya Chanderkote (2009, managed by the Department of Education)
• Era international convent
• New Presentation Convent Institute

Government primary schools include, Middle Primary school Chanderkote, PS Kunfer, PS Magdan, PS Bass, and PS Thanadi.

Government Degree College Ramban is 3 km away. A Government Polytechnic college at Chanderkote is under construction.

Transport

Road

Chanderkote is by road to other places by NH 44.

Rail

The nearest railway station is Udhampur railway station 45 kilometres away.

Air

The nearest airport is Jammu Airport and Srinagar airport 125 kilometres away.

Places

Gajpat Fort

Gajpat Fort is sited on the top of a mountain. Sheikh Abdullah was imprisoned in this fort for a few days. In 1825, Gulab Singh imprisoned Raja Sultan Khan of Bimbar there. Sultan Khan died there and was buried at Chanderkote. In 1858 Mean Hathu Singh, the Governor of Rajouri and close relatives of Maharaja revolted against State Government and tried to kill Maharaja Ranbir Singh. Mean Hathu was arrested and shifted to the fort.

Imambara

Imambara is a major religious place for Shi’a Muslims.

Other

Other important places include:

• Jamia masjid chanderkote
• Shiv khoo (cave)
• Dargha Hazrat Abbas ع
• Durga mandir
• Amarnath yatri Niwas ^[7]

See also

• Baglihar Dam
• Nashri chenani tunnel
• Patnitop
• Sanasar
• Qalbi bhai

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
2. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020 . 23 September 2020 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 . dead .
3. Web site: Chanderkote. 2022-01-19. Chanderkote. en.
4. News: PM dedicates 450 MW Baglihar power project to nation. The Economic Times. 2022-01-19.
5. Muhammed . Siyad . 2005. Indus Waters Treaty and Baglihar Project: Relevance of International Watercourse Law. Economic and Political Weekly. 40. 29. 3145–3154. 4416905 . 0012-9976.
6. Web site: Govt. HS Chanderkote - Chanderkote, District Ramban (Jammu And Kashmir). 2022-01-22. schools.org.in. en.
7. Web site: April 26, 2022 . Sanjay . Khajuria . Amarnath Yatra: J&K DGP reviews security & other arrangements at Chanderkote, Banihal . 2022-05-22 . The Times of India . en.