Kelam, Kulgam Explained

Kelam Kulgam
Official Name:Kelam
Settlement Type:Model Village
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:33.65°N 75.0833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kulgam
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Devsar
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2]

Kilam or (Kelam) is a village in Devsar Tehsil in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located north of the district headquarters, Kulgam and is from Srinagar, the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Divisions

Kilam has two divisions namely Kilam A and Kilam B. The Kilam Mirbazar Road divides the village into two parts. Small part towards Gund and large portion in which Dangarpora and Herpora are located towards Agroo and Devsar.

Kilam-A is surrounded by Qaimoh tehsil towards east, Kulgam tehsil towards south, Anantnag tehsil towards east, Qazigund tehsil towards east.Kilam is surrounded by Zungalpora (west) Agroo, Zahipor and Koddar Hablish (east), Gund (north) villages and Devsar town (south).

Education

Government Degree College, Kelam is a co-education college established in 2008.

See also

References

33.65°N 80°W

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 .