Jammu and Kashmir GK
State info Gk of Jammu Kashmir
CAPITAL : Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)
ESTABLISHED : 26 October 1947
CHIEF MINISTER : Mehbooba Mufti
GOVERNOR : Narinder Nath Vohra
RULING PARTY : Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP)
HIGH COURT : Sri Nagar, 1928
DISTRICTS : 22
LANGUAGES : Kasmiri, Urdu, Punjabi, Ladakhi, Dogri, Pahari, Balti, Gurji, Dadri, Purig
POPULATION : 1, 25, 41, 302 (19th)
[Males = 66, 40, 662 & Females = 59, 00, 640]
M : F = 1000 : 883
AREA : 2, 22, 236 sq km (5th) Density: 124 per sq. km
LITERACY : 68. 74%
ASSEMBLY : 87
LOKSABHA : 6
RAJYASABHA : 4
BOUNDARY STATES: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan
STATE ANIMAL : Kasmir stag
STATE BIRD : Black necked crane
STATE TREE : Chinar Tree
STATE FLOWER : Lotus
STATE DANCE : Rauf, Hikat, Chakri, Dumhal (folk dance), Kud, Hemis Gumpa
FESTIVALS : Nav warish, Sont Vaisakhi, Har navami, Urs, Hemis, Bahu Mela, Losar Mela, Muharram, Assuj, Id – ul – fitr, Id – ul – Zuha
TEMPLES : Vaishno Devi Temple – Katra
RIVERS : Chenab, Jhelum, Indus, Zanskar, Suru, Nubra, Shyok
LAKES : Dal lake, Tso Moriri lake, Achar Lake, Pangong Lake, Wular Lake
(Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia and the largest in India, is located in Jammu and Kashmir)
POWER PLANTS : Kalakat thermal power plant, Salal & Baramulla hydro power plants
PROJECTS/ DAMS : Salal dam (Chenab River), Baglihar dam (Chenab River), Pakal Dul dam
JAMMU KASHMIR NATIONAL PARKS SANCTUARIES
Salim Alim National Park(Sri Nagar)
Dachigam National Park
Hemis National Park Kishtwar National Park
Gulmarhg Wild Life Sanctuary
Limber Wild Life Sanctuary Nandini Wild Life Sanctuary
INDUSTRIES : Handcrafts, Carpet, wood carving, shawl – making, Horticultural products
MAIN CITIES : Ladakh, Lay, Siachin, Gulmarg, Srinagar (Jhelum River), Anantnag, Udhampur, Leh Baramula, Sopore, Kathua, Bandipura
AIRPORTS : Sheik – ul – Alam International Airport (Srinagar), Jammu Airport, Leh Airport, K
MISCELLANEOUS
Amarnath Caves (Naturally formed ice Shivlinga)
Founder of Sri Nagar state = Ashokudu
High Altitude Research Laboratory = Gulmarg
Jammu Masid & Hasrat Bal Masid = Sri Nagar
Sri Nagar Air port = Sri Nagar
Amaranath Temple
Vaishno Devi Temple = Katra
Extreme Altitude Research Centre = Chang La, Ladakh
(17600 metre above sea level world’s highest research centre)
Maulana Azad Cricket Stadium = Jammu
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