Zainapora
Zainapora is a town in Shopian district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also known as land of springs because of its countless springs.
Zainapora is located 19 km (12 mi) from district headquarter Shopian, 4 km (2.5 mi) from Aglar and 63 km (39 mi) from the capital Srinagar.[1][2]
Zainapora
زینہ پورہ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Zainapora | |
  Zainapora Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 33.7763°N 75.0055°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Shopian |
| Elevation | 1,594 m (5,230 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Urdu and English |
| • Spoken Language | Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192303 |
| Telephone code | 01933 |
| Vehicle registration | JK22 |
| Website | http://shopian.nic.in |
The town is famous for the horticulture department which has second largest orchards under cultivation in Asia. [3]
History
The town got its name from the great medieval period king Zain-ul-Abidin, who used to visit a sufi saint living in the town.[4]
Demographics
The town had a population of 1739 as per the data released by 2011 Census of India. 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%.[5]
Education
- Government Higher Secondary School Zainapora
- Government Degree College Zainapora
- NIPS 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 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]
References
- "tehsils". shopian.nic.in.
- "Advanced Centre for Horticulture Development Zainapora at a glance". hortikashmir.gov.in.
- "Director Horticulture Kashmir visits Shopian; distributes fruit trees saplings". jammulinkssnews.com.
- Hassan, Aakash (2017). "Zainapora, Budshah's southern shelter". kashmirlife.net.
- "Zaina Pora Population, Caste, Working Data Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011". censusindia.co.in.
- "government sub district hospital Zainapora".
- "Govt hospitals in Shopian district ill-equipped to deal with dog bite cases". thekashmirimages.com.