Zainapora


Zainapora is a Sub-district and a tehsil in Shopian district of Kashmir. It is also known as land of springs because of its countless springs. Zainapora is located 19 km from district headquarter Shopian, 4 km from Aglar and 63 km from the capital Srinagar. [1]

Zainapora

زینہ پورہ
Town
Zainapora
Coordinates: 33.7763°N 75.0055°E / 33.7763; 75.0055
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictShopian
Elevation
1,594 m (5,230 ft)
Languages
 • Official languageUrdu and English
 • Spoken LanguageKashmiri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
192303
Telephone code01933
Vehicle registrationJK22
Websitehttp://shopian.nic.in


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The town is famous for the horticulture department which has second largest orchards under cultivation in Asia. [3]

History

As history goes, the town got its name from the great medieval period king Zainul Abadeen, who used to visit a sufi saint living in the town.

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Demographics

The town had a population of 1739 as per the report released by Census India 2011.The average sex ratio of Zainapora is 961.

Zainapora has a higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate of Zainapora was 70.01% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir.[5]

Education
  • Government Higher Secondary School Zainapora
  • Government Degree College Zainapora
  • Government High School Aglar
  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Aglar District Shopian
  • Al Fallah English Medium School Aglar

Transport

Zainapora is connected with Shopian, Pulwama via Litter Aglar and Anantnag. The nearest railway station to Zainapora is Bijbehara railway station.

Healthcare

Zainapora has a Sub-district hospital and several other government health care centres in adjoining areas of the sub district. [6] [7]

Other cities and towns

References
  1. "tehsils". shopian.nic.in.
  2. "Advanced Centre for Horticulture Development Zainapora at a glance". hortikashmir.gov.in.
  3. "Director Horticulture Kashmir visits Shopian; distributes fruit trees saplings". jammulinkssnews.com.
  4. "Zainapora, Budshah's southern shelter". kashmirlife.net.
  5. "Zaina Pora Population, Caste, Working Data Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011". censusindia.co.in.
  6. "government sub district hospital Zainapora".
  7. "Govt hospitals in Shopian district ill-equipped to deal with dog bite cases". thekashmirimages.com.
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