Pampore | |
Native Name: | Pampar, Panpar |
Native Name Lang: | ks |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Nickname: | Saffron City |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 34.02°N 74.93°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu & Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Kashmir |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Pulwama |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1573 |
Population Total: | 21680 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Pampori, Pamporiya, Pampari, Panpari, Panpariya |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 192121 |
Pampore (in Urdu pronounced as /pɑ̃ːpoːɾ/), known as Pampar[3] (in Kashmiri pronounced as /paːmpar/) or Panpar (in Kashmiri pronounced as /pãːpar/) in Kashmiri, is a historical town situated on the eastern side of the Jhelum River on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway. It was known as Padmapura in antiquity.[4] Pampore is about 11km (07miles) away from Srinagar city centre Lal Chowk.
Pampore was originally called Padmapura.[5]
Pampore is located at .[6]
As of the 2011 Indian census,[7] Pampore tehsil had a population of 60,613. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pampore has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy. As of 2011, Pampore town had a population of 21,680, males being 11,007 (51%) and females 10,673 (49%).[8]
Pampore is an Assembly Constituency in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.