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About Kishtwar |
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Kishtwar is a town and a notified area committee in Kishtwar
District of the Indian administered state of Jammu and
Kashmir. It is the seat of district administration including
office of Deputy Commissioner, Additional Deputy Commissioner,
Assistant Commissioner Revenue.Chief Medical,
Education,Horticulture, Agriculture, Sheep Husbandary, Animal
Husbandry officers. DFO, ACD and D.E.
Kishtwar district consists of 9 blocks: Paddar , Marwah,
Kishtwar, Inderwal ,Warwan, Dachan, Chatroo, Nagsani, and
Drubshall. Each block consists of a number of panchayats.Block
Kishtwar is the 1st block of Kishtwar District and Beron Town
1st. Kishtwar is the 1st panchayat of Block Kishtwar, beron
town panchayat consists of Wazgwari Panditgam, Nagdera, Semmna
and Zewar. |
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Important Attractions of
Kishtwar |
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The
Chenab River flows through the district. Major Hydel power
projects on kishtwar are Rattle 480MW , Dul Hasti 780 MW, Pakal
Dool 700 MW, Kirthai 1400 MW, Lower Kalnai 200 MW and Chaudhary
150 MW highest per capita wattage production in world for such a
small area. The Kashmir Sapphire is produced from a single mine
at Padder valley. There is a gypsum mine at Trigam.The
well-known Margan and Synthan tops are high motorable road
passes. The Steep Brahma mountain peak is located at Dachhan.
Saffaron of purest quality is produced in iron rich soil at
Matta , Lachdayaram, Hidyal, and Pochhal. Kishtwar National Park
in the northeast region of the district has a large number of
glaciers and peaks. |
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History of Kishtwar |
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District Kishtwar in the past is used to be an independent hill
principality the present name, related with "Kishat Rishi" who
stayed here, is the modified version of earlier name of
Kishaswar. Located about 238 km from Jammu at a height of 5,360
feet, Kishtwar in its ancient form Kashthavata, is first
referred to in the Rajatarangini during the reign of Raja Kalsa
of Kashmir (1063–1089), when "Uttamaraja", the ruler of
Kashthavata visited the court of Kashmiri king in company with
numerous other hill chiefs to pay their respects to the Raja.
The Mehta Family was gifted the lands of Kishtwar by the King of
Kashmir. Their family temple "Hatta Wali Mata" and their
Heritage can still be tracked back to Kishtwar. The founder of
this family was the Commander-in-Chief of the Kashmir Army
"Sip-E-Salar Sri Jiya Lal Mehta". Known for his Bravery and
valour he fought the Mughals and Northern raiders who invaded
the land.
Kishtwar gifted with dense forests of pine , fir and deodar is
fortune of scenic beauty. There are high altitude mountains
ranging between 20,000 feet to 21,000 feet like Barnag , Burmah
and Num Kum.It offers wonderful scope for pilgrim tourism also
as some significant shrines are situated in the area. These
include Farid-ud-Din Sahib , Ziarat Zain-Shah-Sahib, Chandi Mata
temple, Hazrat Asrar-ud-Din Sahib, Hatta Wali Matta and Athara
Bhuja Devi temple
Kishtwar combined with the State of Jammu and Kashmir in 1821,
A.D. With the passage of time Kishtwar became a Tehsil of
District Udhampur and remained its part till 1948, when it
became part of newly created District Doda in the wake of first
re-organization of the state during the post-independence
period.In 1941, Kishtwar had a population of 3,235. |
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Demographics |
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As of 2011 India census, Kishtwar had a population of
34,982. 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 6 years of age. The main language
spoken here is called Kishtwari (related to kasmiri) by
locals.
Kishtwar District is a newly formed district of the state
of Jammu and Kashmir of India. As of 2011 it is the third
least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir (out of 22),
after Kargil and Leh. |
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