Shopian district explained

Shopian district
Native Name:Shupyan
Native Name Lang:ks
Settlement Type:District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India
Image Map1:Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing Kashmir division administered by India in neon blue.jpg
Map Caption1:Shopian district is in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region It is in the Kashmir division (bordered in neon blue).
Coordinates:33.72°N 74.83°W
Subdivision Type:Administering country
Subdivision Name:India
Coor Pinpoint:Shopian
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Shopian
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Rank:537th in India & 17th in Jammu & Kashmir
Area Total Km2:612.9
Population Total:266,215
Population As Of:Census 2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2]
Demographics1 Title2:Spoken
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:192303
Registration Plate:JK-22
Website:http://shopian.nic.in

Shopian district (in Urdu pronounced as /ʃoːpɪjɑ̃ː/), known as Shupyan[3] (in Kashmiri pronounced as /ʃupʲjan/) in Kashmiri, is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.[4] It is a hill district with its administrative headquarters in Shopian town.[5] As it is situated on the historical road commonly known as Mughal Road, most of its area is occupied by forests. Shopian district comes under the Pir Panjal Range which makes it very cold in winter.[6] After partition of India, it was a tehsil of Pulwama district. In March, 2007, the district status was granted by the Government of India.[7] [8] The economy of the district depends on agriculture, particularly apple growing.[9]

Shopian district is called "the apple bowl of Kashmir".[10]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Shopian district has a population of 266,215.[11] This gives the Shopian district a ranking of 577th in India (out of a total of 640).[11] The district has a population density of 852PD/sqkm .[11] Its population growth rate over the 2001–2011 decade was 25.85%.[11] Shopian has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1,000 males[11] (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 62.49%.[11]

Shopian (Shupiyan) district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[12]
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Jain Other Not stated Total
Total 3,116 262,263 429 178 6 1 6 216 266,215
1.17% 98.52% 0.16% 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 100.00%
Male 2,777 133,233 229 100 2 1 3 135 136,480
Female 339 129,030 200 78 4 0 3 81 129,735
Gender ratio (% female) 10.9% 49.2% 46.6% 43.8% 66.7% 0.0% 50.0% 37.5% 48.7%
Sex ratio
(no. of females per 1,000 males) 		122 968 – – – – – – 951
Urban 2,146 14,060 67 56 2 0 0 29 16,360
Rural 970 248,203 362 122 4 1 6 187 249,855
% Urban 68.9% 5.4% 15.6% 31.5% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 13.4% 6.1%
At the time of the 2011 census, 87.99% of the population spoke Kashmiri, 8.80% Gojri and 1.78% Pahari as their first language.[13]

Education

In 1988, The Government of Jammu and Kashmir established a college namely Government Degree College, Shopian which provides higher education infrastructure to the people of Shopian district. The Government Polytechnic college was established recently in the Shopian town, which provides technical engineering diploma level education.

Some of the other notable educational institutions are:

Economy

The local economy depends on agriculture. Apple growing "provides employment to about 60% of the population and is the main source of livelihood of many households."[9] Apple growing is more profitable than other crops, partly because the hilly nature of the land makes it harder to cultivate other crops than apples.[9] The apple orchards in District Shopian cover an extensive area of 26,231 hectares, establishing it as the second-largest apple producer in the region after district Anantnag, which holds the distinction of being the top apple producer with its vast apple orchards spanning 33,768 hectares.[14] District Shopian produces around 3 to 3.5 lakh metric tonnes of apple annually.[15]

Apple Cluster

To enhance apple production in Shopian district, the Union government has granted approval for an "Apple Cluster" under the Cluster Development Programme. The project aims to boost Shopian apple's competitiveness globally by focusing on three key areas: pre-production-production, post-harvest management and value addition, and logistics, marketing, and branding. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 135.23 crore, with the Ministry providing around Rs 37.05 crore as grant-in-aid.[16]

Healthcare

The district has a number of hospitals and healthcare facilities, some of which include its adjoining areas they are:[17]

Places of interest

Shopian district has many places with tourism potential: Arshi Pora Lahanthour, Sedow, Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Dubijan - 6km (04miles) from Heerpora Village; Peer Marg/Peer Gali - 20km (10miles) away from Heerpora on the historical Mughal Road; Lake Nandansar - 2km (01miles) away from the Peer Ki Gali; Hash Wang Bagam Pather, Sok Saray, and Mughal Saray at Jajinar. The Jamia Masjid in Shopian is one of the famous historical monuments built during the Mughal reign resembling that of jamia Masjid Srinagar.The Aasar-i-Sharief Dargah at Pinjura, attracts thousands of devotees on the occasion of Eid-i-Milad-un- Nabi and Shab-i-Mehraj.Darul Uloom Islamia Pinjura where large people gather to seek (spiritual and moral) knowledge and propagate to others.Another famous muslim seminary called Jamia Sirajul Uloom is situated at Imamsahib.

On the outskirts of Shopian town near Nagbal area, there is a Siva temple called Kapalmochan Mandir with three natural springs and a unique Shivling with small Rudraksh shaped knots spread all over it.

Transport

The major roads connecting Shopian with neighbouring districts are:

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External links

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 .
  3. Book: Kashir Encyclopedia. Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages. 1989. 2. 151. ks.
  4. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below).
    (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories.";
    (b) (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state.";
    (c) C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partlv by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947";
    (d) Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute betw een India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China."
    (e) Quote: "We move from a disputed international border to a dotted line on the map that represents a military border not recognized in international law. The line of control separates the Indian and Pakistani administered areas of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir.";
    (f) (subscription required) Quote: "... China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) since 1962.";
    (g) Quote: "J&K: Jammu and Kashmir. The former princely state that is the subject of the Kashmir dispute. Besides IJK (Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The larger and more populous part of the former princely state. It has a population of slightly over 10 million, and comprises three regions: Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh.) and AJK ('Azad" (Free) Jammu and Kashmir. The more populous part of Pakistani-controlled J&K, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. AJK has six districts: Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Bagh, Kodi, Rawalakot, and Poonch. Its capital is the town of Muzaffarabad. AJK has its own institutions, but its political life is heavily controlled by Pakistani authorities, especially the military), it includes the sparsely populated "Northern Areas" of Gilgit and Baltistan, remote mountainous regions which are directly administered, unlike AJK, by the Pakistani central authorities, and some high-altitude uninhabitable tracts under Chinese control."
    (h) Quote: "Kashmir’s identity remains hotly disputed with a UN-supervised “Line of Control” still separating Pakistani-held Azad (“Free”) Kashmir from Indian-held Kashmir.";
    (i) Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'."
  5. Web site: Shupiyan District : Census 2011-2018 data . census2011.co.in . 2011 Census of India.
  6. Web site: J&Ks Shopian dist to get new tourism development authority . indiatoday.in . India Today.
  7. Web site: Granted district status 11 years ago, Shopian still craves for facilities . greaterkashmir.com . Greater Kashmir.
  8. Web site: Brief Industrial Profile of Shopian District . dcmsme.gov.in . Development Commissioner Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises . 20 November 2018 . 30 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201130110504/http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/DPS%20Shopian.pdf . dead .
  9. Journal of Business Management & Social Sciences Research . 3 . 5 . May 2014 . Economic of Apple Industry; A Primary Survey in District Shopian (Kashmir) . Tariq Ahmad . Bhat . 2319-5614 . 127–131. 166638356 . Al
  10. News: Ashiq . Peerzada . 13 June 2020 . How did Shopian, Kashmir's apple bowl, turn into a battleground district?. en-IN . . 30 March 2021. 0971-751X.
  11. Web site: District Census 2011 . 2011-09-30 . 2011 . Census2011.co.in.
  12. C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 28 July 2020.
  13. C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir . Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 18 July 2020.
  14. Web site: Apple Town Shopian .
  15. Web site: Bhat . Gulzar . 2021-10-15 . High quality apple production brings cheer to farmers in Shopian . 2023-07-21 . Greater Kashmir . en.
  16. Web site: J&K: Centre approves 'Apple Cluster' in Shopian district News - Times of India Videos . 2023-07-21 . The Times of India . en.
  17. Web site: Health setup in District Shopian.

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