Kakapora | |
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Town | |
  Kakapora Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Kakapora Kakapora (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°56′N 74°55′E / 33.94°N 74.92°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Pulwama |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,518[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192304[4] |
Kakapora is one of the tehsils in District Pulwama of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 20 km (12 mi) from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from NH44. Kakapora is famous for rice cultivation. It is also known as rice bowl of valley besides apple cultivation is also done in this area. Kakapora is situated on the left bank of river jehlum. Kakapora has very old history from pandwas to kalingas rule which is also mentioned in rajaterangi (one of the oldest history books of India). It is also famous for making pencil slades all over India, besides being a hub of various administration centers and Factories . [5] .[citation needed]
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- ^ "Kakapora". Pin Code.net. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Administrative Setup". Pulwama.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.