Kalusa, India Explained

Kalusa
Other Name:Kaloosa
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:34.42°N 74.62°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bandipora
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:193502[3]
Registration Plate:JK

Kalusa or Kaloosa is a village in the Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

About 72 families of Kashmiri Pandits lived in this village immediately before the mass forced-exodus from the valley in the early 1990s. Presently as of January 2009, only about 4 Kashmiri Pandit families live there. The rest of the population are Kashmiri Muslims.

A Sharda Mandir (Temple), is believed to be a stop of the Maa Sharda, whose original temple is in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

There are two big mosques. Jamia Kabeer at main chowk and Jamia Qadeem near Jan's ex.zaildar of the village

Some people believe that a hermit named "Kalsha" used to offer prayers in this village in ancient times and the village was thus named after him. But with the passage of time, the name deformed first from "Kalsha" to "Kalusha" and then to "Kalusa" which is the name of the village now. It is divided into different Mohallas like Khan mohalla'Shah mohalla'Akhoon mohalla'Batt mohalla'Grees mohalla'Khar mohalla'Ganaie mohalla'Rather mohalla etc.

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.
  3. Web site: KALOOSA PIN code in BANDIPORA, BARAMULLA, JAMMUKASHMIR. Postal Pincode in KALOOSA.