Mahanpur

Mahanpur
Town
Mahanpur
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Mahanpur
Mahanpur (India)
Coordinates: 32°32′N 75°38′E / 32.54°N 75.64°E / 32.54; 75.64Coordinates: 32°32′N 75°38′E / 32.54°N 75.64°E / 32.54; 75.64
Country  India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Elevation 919 m (3,015 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,554[1] (Town)
Languages
 • Official Dogri urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration JK-08

Mahanpur is a newly created tehsil in Kathua district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Earlier, Mahanpur was a town in Basohli Tehsil. It is located about 33 KM North towards from District head quarters Kathua and 119 KM from State capital Jammu (winter) and 299 from Srinagar (summer).

Geography

Mahanpur is located at 32°32′N 75°38′E / 32.54°N 75.64°E / 32.54; 75.64,[2] It has an average elevation of 396 metres in the lower Sivalik Hills range of Himalaya. Mahanpur (Town) 919 has an area of 363 square kilometers[3]. Mahanpur borders Bani and Duggan Tehsil to the north, Billawar to the west and Dharkalan to the south.

Places to visit

  • Ranjit Sagar Dam also called "Thein Dam"
  • Sukrala Mata Temple
  • Bala Sundri Mata Temple
  • Dhole -joode Mata

Nearby places

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0107_PART_B_DCHB_KATHUA.pdf
  2. ↑ https://goo.gl/maps/P31H1DqdGyn
  3. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0107_PART_B_DCHB_KATHUA.pdf
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