Chenab Valley

Chenab Valley
Chenab valley
Chenab River at Ramban
Nicknames: 
Chenab-belt, Chenab region
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
CapitalDoda[1]
Lok Sabha constituencyUdhampur-Doda Lok Sabha Constituency
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Jammu and Kashmir
Area
 • Total11,885 km2 (4,589 sq mi)
Population
 • Total924,345
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymChenabi
Languages
 • Spoken
Districts
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)Shridhar Patil (IPS)[3]
MilitiaVillage Defence Guards
Public Works (R&B) DepartmentChenab Zone[4]
Department of ForestChenab Circle[5]  
Chenab Valley
Geology
TypeRiver Valley
LocationJammu and Kashmir, India
State/ProvinceJammu and Kashmir (union territory)
Population centersDoda, Ramban, Kishtwar
Borders onAnantnag District & Kulgam District to its north, Kargil District on its east, Rajouri District on its west and Udhampur district, Kathua District and Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on its south
Traversed byNH244
Rivers

Chenab Valley is a term[a] refers to present-day districts of Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir.[6] These three districts used to be part of a single former district called Doda, which was created in 1948 out of the eastern parts of Udhampur district of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, and are sometimes collectively referred to as the Doda belt.[7][b][8]

  1. ^ Bhat, Dr Raja Muzaffar (26 May 2019). "Tapping natural capital of Chenab valley". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference newsclick-july-2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Jammu and Kashmir Police - Zone/Range". jkpolice.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Chenab, Pir Panjal among six new zones as J&K Government Orders Restructuring Of R&B Department". The Chenab Times. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "CF Chenab Circle convenes coordination meeting at Batote". Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ Behera 2006, p. 130.
  7. ^ Chowdhary 2019, p. 51.
  8. ^ "THROUGH THE PIR PANJAL". The Hindu. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2021.


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