Mahanpur
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Mahanpur
Pakhru Ge da Graan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Mahanpur Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Mahanpur Mahanpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′N 75°38′E / 32.54°N 75.64°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kathua |
| Elevation | 919 m (3,015 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,554[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Dogri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK-08 |
Mahanpur (also called Pakhru Ge da Graan ) is a small town and a newly created tehsil in Kathua district of Jammu Division in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Earlier, Mahanpur was a town in Basohli tehsil. Mahanpur town is located about 50 km to the north of district headquarter Kathua and about 32 km south of the Sub Divisional headquarter Basohli.
Geography
[edit]Mahanpur is located at 32°32′N 75°38′E / 32.54°N 75.64°E,[2] It has an average elevation of 396 metres in the lower Sivalik Hills range of Himalaya. Mahanpur (town) 919 has an area of 363 square kilometres.[1] Mahanpur borders Bani and Duggan Tehsil to the north, Billawar to the west and Dharkalan to the south.
Places to visit
[edit]- Ranjit Sagar Dam also called "Thein Dam"
- Sukrala Mata Temple
- Bala Sundri Mata Temple
- Dhole -joode Mata
Nearby places
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Kathua" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Mahanpur". google.co.in.