Kangan | |
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Coordinates: 34°15′47″N 74°54′11″E / 34.263°N 74.903°E | |
Country | India |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Ganderbal |
Elevation | 1,810 m (5,940 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 94,874 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 191202 |
Telephone code | 1942418 |
Vehicle registration | JK16 |
Sex ratio | 925 ♂/♀ |
Kangan is a town located near Ganderbal, in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is one of the tehsils in District Ganderbal. It is situated across the Nallah Sindh and spread over a 50-km-long gorge valley, with population of 120,934 and literacy rate of 52.8% and sex ratio 868 per thousand males. Widely regarded for its beauty, it is surrounded by various picnic spots like Sonamarg and Naranag.