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Chitterkote
Village
ChitterkoteLocation in Jammu and KashmirShow map of Jammu and KashmirChitterkoteChitterkote (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 34°22′16″N 73°47′56″E / 34.371°N 73.799°E / 34.371; 73.799
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Karnah
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193225
Vehicle registration	JK-09
Website	kupwara.nic.in

Chitterkote is a small village in tehsil Karnah in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) from district headquarters Kupwara and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from tehsil headquarters Tangdhar.

Geography

The village covers about 2 kms and is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the line of control between India and Pakistan. It is located in Karnah Valley between Chamkote and Gundi Syedian village just below Danna Mountain. It is in a remote area and remains isolated from Jammu and Kashmir for two months each winter due to avalanches at the Sadhna Pass and Shams Bri mountain ranges.

Demographics

Chitterkote's population exceeds 1,200, with more than 129 houses. The village has a very healthy sex ratio of 997:1000. The village has a 30-bed hospital, a branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank etc. The villagers are economically poor and less educated. The village population is mostly Pahari Muslims and some Pahari Sikhs.

Education

There is a Government Boys Middle School for boys and a separate school for girls as Government Girls Middle School. There are two privately run school known as New Light Public Model School and Karnah Valley Public school Chitterkote. The literacy rate of the village is below the national rate.

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located 170 kilometres from Chitterkote.

Rail

The nearest railway station is Baramulla railway station located 115 kilometres from Chitterkote.

Road

Chitterkote is connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 701 which passes through the Karnah tehsil.

See also

• Teetwal
• Kupwara district
• Karnah
• Tangdhar

References

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.

External links

• Official website

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