Ratnipora
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Ratnipora
Ratanpur | |
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town | |
  Ratnipora Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Ratnipora Ratnipora (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′16″N 74°56′35″E / 33.921°N 74.943°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Pulwama |
| Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,588 m (5,210 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,250 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192304 |
| Telephone code | 01933 |
| Vehicle registration | JK13 |
| Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
| Website | pulwama |
Ratnipora (Ratanpur), is a village in the Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, situated equally distant from three towns, Awantipora, Pulwama and Pampore. The name Ratnipora is a combination of two words, "Ratan" meaning jewel, and "Pur" meaning place.
Education
Ratnipora has an above average literacy rate for the region, which, as per the 2011 Census, is 71.44% compared to 67.16% for Jammu and Kashmir. In Ratnipora male literacy stands at 82.46% while female literacy rate was 60.42%. Ratnipora has a very high number[peacock prose] of residents who have completed higher education. It is home to some of the most prominent poets and educationists of the Kashmir Valley.[citation needed] The people mainly rely on government jobs, but agriculture is also practiced by one-third of the population.
It is fondly called the "Land of Poets".[citation needed] Sheikh Umar[which?] can be ascribed a great contribution in educating the current late septuageneraian and octagenaraian muslim men. He taught Qur'an.
Religious info
While there are five Jamia Masjids, there are more than 30 small Masjids and a Hindu temple. Ratnipora was also inhabited by thirty Hindu ( Kashmiri Pandit) households who lived in perfect harmony with their Muslim neighbours but had to leave their homes & hearths in the year 1990 due to disturbed situation in Kashmir valley.
Potamology
Ratnipora was inhabited on the banks of trout stream namely "Naalaye Laar" and there are four bridges connecting the two parts. To the Northwest flows a river called Romush coming from Pahoo while to the Southwest flows a stream namely "Bren Kuol" coming from Puchhal, and all the three streams meet Jehlum in southern outskirts of Ratnipora. Recently a railway halt station has been sanctioned to Ratnipora and its construction is under process.
Notable people
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References
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
