Akhal, Pulwama

Akhal putrigam
Village
Akhal putrigam is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Akhal putrigam
Akhal putrigam
Akhal putrigam is located in India
Akhal putrigam
Akhal putrigam
Coordinates: 33°49′55″N 74°49′37″E / 33.832°N 74.827°E / 33.832; 74.827
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictPulwama
Area
 • Total92.1 ha (227.6 acres)
Population
 • Total1,564
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
192301

Akhal is a small village in Pulwama district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, about six kilometres south-west of the main town of Pulwama.[3] It is approximately 30 kilometres away from summer capital Srinagar by road. Akhal is considered the main producer of good quality apples in Pulwama district and is one of the first villages in the area to inherit high-density apple farms.[4] The main source of income is agriculture. Akhal acquires its basic utilities from nearest villages like Rahmoo, Rajpora and Drabgam.

  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Akhal, Pulwama Village Population and Location | Ourhero.In". ourhero.in. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ "US-educated Kashmiri engineer sets up high-density apple orchard in Leh". Hindustan Times. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.