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Mahanpur

Coordinates: 32°32′N 75°38′E / 32.54°N 75.64°E / 32.54; 75.64
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Mahanpur
Pakhru Ge da Graan
Town
Mahanpur is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Mahanpur
Mahanpur
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Mahanpur is located in India
Mahanpur
Mahanpur
Mahanpur (India)
Coordinates: 32°32′N 75°38′E / 32.54°N 75.64°E / 32.54; 75.64
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictKathua
Elevation
919 m (3,015 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,554[1]
Languages
 • OfficialDogri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK-08

Mahanpur (also called Pakhru Ge da Graan ) is a small town and a newly created tehsil in Kathua district of Jammu Division in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Earlier, Mahanpur was a town in Basohli tehsil. Mahanpur town is located about 50 km to the north of district headquarter Kathua and about 32 km south of the Sub Divisional headquarter Basohli.

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.[1] 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. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Kathua" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Mahanpur". google.co.in.