Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar District in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[3] The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007.[4] It is located in the Jammu division.

Kishtwar
Town
View of Chowgan Ground in Kishtwar town, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Kishtwar Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Kishtwar Kishtwar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 33.32°N 75.77°E / 33.32; 75.77
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
Division	Jammu division
District	Kishtwar
Government
• Type	Municipal Committee
• Body	Kishtwar Municipal Committee (J&k)
Elevation	1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,865
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English[1][2]
• Spoken	Kashmiri language by muslims, Kishtwari a local intermediate between kashmiri and western pahari, is spoken by Hindus Bhoti is another local dialect of ladakhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	182204
Vehicle registration	JK17
Website	www.kishtwar.nic.in

The town of Kishtwar is situated at a distance of 211.5 km (131.4 mi) from the winter capital of Jammu. A large ground locally called as Chowgan is located in the heart of the town.[5] Kishtwar is bordered by the Anantnag and Doda districts in the west and northwest, by the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh in the south and the Kargil district of Ladakh in the east and northeast.

In 2013 the municipality was the location the Kishtwar Riots, which claimed three lives and injured 80 more,[6][7] and was a conflict between Muslim and Hindu communities that occurred in the aftermath of the Eid festival on 9 August 2013 at Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, Kishtwar had a population of 14,865. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Kishtwar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the Indian national average: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 42%. In Kishtwar, 11% of the population is under six years of age. The main language spoken here by Muslims is Kashmiri, while the Hindus of Kishtwar speak a Western Pahari language called Kishtwari.[9] The dominant religion in Kishtwar is Islam, at 70.41% of the population, with Hinduism being the second-largest religion, at 29.59%.[8]

Transport

Air

Kishtwar does not have its own airport as of now, though, there is a helipad in Kishtwar which is located just 3 kilometres north of the city of Kishtwar. The government had started a project in which Kishtwar is to get its own airstrip of 1200–1300 meters long in upcoming years. The government is upgrading it into a full-fledged airstrip.[10][11] The nearest airports to Kishtwar is Jammu Airport located 215km from kishtwar

Rail

There is no rail-connectivity to Kishtwar yet. The nearest railway station is Udhampur railway station, located at a distance of 150 kilometres.

Road

Kishtwar is well-connected by roads to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and rest of India as several highways and roads pass through Kishtwar including NH 244.

References

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