Kupwara
Crown of kashmir | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: kupvore | |
  Kupwara Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Kupwara Kupwara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′33″N 74°15′19″E / 34.52583°N 74.25528°E | |
| Union Territory |  Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kupwara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,615 m (5,299 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,771 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kupwaran, Kupwari, Kopworan, Kopwori |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 72.45% |
| • Sex ratio | 956 ♀/ 1000 ♂ |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193222 |
| Vehicle registration | JK09 |
| Website | kupwara |
Kupwara (English: /kʊpˈwɑːrə/ pronounced as "kup-wah-rah") is a city, District headquarter and a municipal council in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Municipal council Kupwara is an Urban Local Body with elected members which administers the city Municipality.
- ^ a b A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Report).
Class - III Population of 20,000 and 49,999 (Report). - ^ a b c District Census Handbook Kupwara, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). 16 June 2014. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.