Samboora, Jammu and Kashmir
| Samboora-Jammu And Kashmir Samboora | |
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  Samboora-Jammu And Kashmir Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Samboora-Jammu And Kashmir Samboora-Jammu And Kashmir (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′N 74°56′E / 34.02°N 74.93°ECoordinates: 34°01′N 74°56′E / 34.02°N 74.93°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Pulwama |
| Elevation | 1,574 m (5,164 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,695 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK |
Samboora or Sombur is a District and a notified area committee in Samboora district in the Indian administered part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Geography
Samboora</ref> It has an average elevation of 1,574 metres (5,164 feet). The town is situated on the eastern bank of Veth also known as Jehlum (in Urdu).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Samboora had a population of 46,595. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Samboora has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 49%. In Samboora, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age. Some nearby villages are Chandhara, Konibal, Shaheed Khalil-ul-Rehman Colony,, Meej, Shaheed Saqib-Shuib Road,alocabagh,hatiwaea, Androssa, Gundbal, Ladhoo, patalbagh, karnabal and Wuyan, Gulzarpora (Chutlum).
Culture
The town was home to two of the most famous Kashmiri women poets Lala Ded and Habba Khatoon (commonly known as Zoon), the later lived in a village called Chandhara just outside Samboora
Gausia Colony is also located in Aallochi-Bagh Samboora and Sulaiman colony is located at Mehboob Nagar Samboora.some receny colonies are formed like ALAMDAR COLONY Narastaan and an old one called HORAANG PORA IN SAGRIPORA Samboora
Religion
In the recent years a number of religious seminaries, small and big, owing allegiance to different sects have sprung up in Pampore town. But in most of them the students are mostly from other remoter towns.there are two high schools running in the town and a high secondary run by government In fact the modern English medium schools run by one or two of the bigger seminaries,a public high school run by FALAHI AAM TRUST an educational wing of Jammati islami and Darul uloom Shah-e-Hamadan,opening soon The town has one of the oldestIQRA JAMIA MASJID located in sagripora population of samboora is 100/. muslim and are pbidat of one ALLAH
Economy
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in Samboora. The town is famous for its saffron fields, which people say produce the world's best saffron. There is hardly any industry worth mentioning. But people are by and large, as in the rest of Kashmir, not poor - a good number may even be called quite well off by South Asian standards.
Schools
Some of the schools in Samboora are: Government Higher Secondary School (Boys), Samboora; Government Higher Secondary School (Girls), Samboora; Zaffron Public Secondary School Samboora, Islamia School etc.
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.