Shangus
Shangus is a village Panchayat and a tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Shangus is about 4.5 kilometres from Achabal. It's a village where you can feel the power of gravity.
Shangus | |
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Town | |
  Shangus Location in Jammu and Kashmir  Shangus Shangus (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°42′05″N 75°17′09″E | |
| Country |  |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Anantnag |
| Elevation | 1,639 m (5,377 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,875 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 192201 |
| Telephone code | 01932 |
| Vehicle registration | JK |
Demographics
The population of Shangus village was 5,235 at the 2011 Indian census, while the population of Shangus tehsil was 52,352.[1][2]
Politics
Shangus is in the Shangus state assembly constituency and the Anantnag parliamentary constituency Reyaz ahmad khan is one of the veteran leaders of shangus Anantnag . While he remains as a backbone for NC in south kashmir’s anantnag he has also a great following among leaders of other party; with a support of lakhs of voters. Khan began his career as a lawyer and soon was regarded among the best lawyers of the valley and nation as well. But while constantly refusing the offer to come to poltics;he accepted the ticket from National Confrence and went to elections of 2014 and got a huge margin of votes. He has a won many of the awards for his excelent brilliance. And a lot of fan following especially amoung youth.
Khan was also a political detainee after removal of article 370 and after remained in house arest for months.
References
- "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.