Gool Valley | |
Nickname: | Mini Kashmir |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir |
Coordinates: | 33.26°N 74.99°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ramban |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Gool |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1421 |
Population Total: | 4,315 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Gooler, Gooli |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Hindi,Urdu,English, Dogri[1] [2] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info2: | Kashmiri |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 182144 |
Gool Valley is a town in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
It has a population of around 50000.
It is situated 52 km from Ramban town and around 180 km from Jammu & Srinagar Bus stand in Chenab Valley. It is surrounded by mountains. It is in Jammu division. Lush green meadows gushing water green pastures are the natural assets of this place.
Kashmiri language is mainly spoken there.
It has an ancient site called Gohra Galli, believed to be of the time of Mahabharata.
Giant sculptures and horses were carved by Pandavas out of monolithic stones. It is recognised by the State archaeological department. Daggan top and Ramakund are tourist attractions that offer meadows and green pasture land.
Shamshada Shan was elected Chairperson of District Development Council Ramban in 2021.
Sakhi Mohd was elected District Development Council Member from Gool constituency in 2020.
Shakeela Akhter was elected Block Development Council Chairperson in 2019.
Transportation services are available from Jammu to Gool, Ramban to Gool, Sangaldan to Gool & Mahore to Gool
On June 15, 1997, Ashok Raina, principal of a higher secondary school, along with two teachers were killed by HM terrorists. Their crime was pushing for education.
On 18 July 2013 police fired on a protesting crowd of Kashmiri people in the Dharam area of Gool. Four people were killed (including Manzoor Ahmed Shan and Javed Manhas). 44 were injured, according to official sources, although residents claimed that six had been killed.[3] [4]