Reshnagri | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 33.6°N 74.8°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Shopian |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Rank: | 12th in Shopian |
Area Total Km2: | 5 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 54.28% |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Distance from Shopian |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 9km (06miles) |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population: | 558 Housesholders[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English[2] [3] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN Code |
Postal Code: | 192303 |
muneeb ahmad ganaie (m.a.ganaie)
Reshnagri is a village located in Shopian district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[4] [5] [6] Reshnagri is the combination of two Sanskrit words "Resh" (priest) and "nagri" (land) which means the land of priests. Its headquarters are located in Shopian which is 10 km away from the village. Reshnagri is situated on the banks of Veshaw River[7] which comes under south-western part of Kashmir Valley.[8] The village is divided into five parts: Darul Rehmat, Darul Barkaat, Darul Salaam, Darul Anwaar, Darul Fazl.
As per the census of India 2011, the Reshnagri is the home of 558 householders which further extends to 3036 individuals, of which 1554 are males while 1482 are females. About 99% of the population belong to Ahmadi muslims. The total geographical area of Reshnagri is 515.6 hectares and it is the 5th biggest village by area in Shopian district.[9]