Litter, Pulwama district explained

Litter Pulwama
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:33.8153°N 75.0012°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:Tehsil
Subdivision Name2:Shahoora
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Pulwama
Elevation M:1588
Population As Of:Census 2011
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:192301
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01933
Registration Plate:JK13
Official Name:Litter Pulwama
Website:https://pulwama.gov.in/

Litter is a notified area and a town in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located towards east from District headquarters Pulwama and from the summer capital of Srinagar. It is situated on the banks of Rambi Ara, which line Litter Pulwama with Aglar.

The tehsil headquarters of Shahoora tehsil are located in Litter.

The main locations which attracts people is the shrine of Ziyarat-e-Sayiddah, which is under maintained by Tourist Department, which enhances the beauty of town.

Transport

Litter is well traffic connected with Pulwama, Anantnag and Shopian.The nearest railway stations to Litter are Bijbehara railway station and Panzgam railway station.

Education

A government higher secondary school, government boys and girls school and few ssa schools are also in the two.Besides government schools there are 4-5 private schools located in the area.

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. 30 May 2021.