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Brief Industrial Profile of Pulwama District
1. General Characteristics of the District
District Pulwama came into being in the year 1979 in the larger interests of
maintenance of law and order, closer supervision, more effective control and
above all to ensure balanced development of the area. The district is also called
Rice Bowl of Kashmir for maximum production of rice grains in the J & K state.
Pulwama is often called the 'Anand of Kashmir' or 'Dudha-Kul of Kashmir' on
account of its high milk production. Pulwama is one of the pretty spots on the
earth, because of its congenial climate, streams, water falls, fragrant flowers
delicious fruits , innumerable springs and other natural sceneries. Apart from
above there are some historiocal places & monuments in pulwama district viz
a viz The Avantishwar Temple.The Payer Temple
Asar Sharief Pinjoora, etc .
Agriculture is the main activity of this district. There are number of large/medium
industries existing in the district e.g. play Board Industries- Pampore, Govt.
Cement Factory Woyan, Joinery Mill-Pampore, Brick and Tile Factory Pampore,
Govt. Cement Factory-Khrew. Small Scale Industrial units which are generally
skill based-oriented like Food based, wood based and Artisan type etc & the
major c rops of pulwama district ar e Rice/Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Vegetable &
Fruits, Oil Seeds, saffron & milk are the main crops of this district.
1.1 Location & Geographical Area.
Pulwama being a part of the beautiful valley is bounded by SRINAGAR in the North by
BUDGAM and POONCH Districts the west and by ANANTNAG Districts in the South
and East. The district is surrounded by Hilly terrains , which are 2000 Mtrs. above sea
level. As per altitude from sea level the district can be divided into three zones i.e. zone
Ist falls upto the level of 1700 meters. zone 2nd falls between 1700 to 2000 mtrs. And
zone 3rd above 2000 mtrs. Zone Ist covers the entire area of tehsil Pulwama, Pampore and
a portion of Tehsil Tral. Zone 2nd major portion of Tehsil Tral is falling under this zone.
Forests with extending upto alpine height fall in zone 3rd with a number of meadows. The
river Jehlum passes through this district from Anantnag to Srinagar. The water of river
Jehlum, ,a navigated channel is utilized for irrigation purposes through lift irrigation
system. The maximum rainfall as recorded in district during the schedule year 1998 was
772.30 mm at per station Pulwama . Most of the higher reaches in tehsil Tral
experience early snowfall in winters.. Pulwama District is bounded by Srinagar in
the North side , Budgam & Poonch in the west side and Ananthnag in the south
side.
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1.2 Topography
The total area of the district is 1090 Sq. Kms. District Pulwama is situated at an
altitude of 1500 to 2000 meters above mean sea level . The district lies between
35-55' and 34-15 north latitude , 35-15' east longitude.The climate in the district
is temperate with mercury going 30o C in summer and below freezing point in
winter.The district experiences rainfall during the winter and early summer from
western disturbances & monsoon rains from July onwards. The district has met
with severe drought since a couple of last years also. Pulwama district covers the
1,398 km² area
1.3 Availability of Minerals.
PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2010-11
S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones
2010-2011
MAJOR MINERAL
1.
MINOR
1. .- -
2. - -
3. - -
4. - -
5. - -
6. - -
7. - -
SOURCE:- DEPT. OF MINES & GEOLOGY 3
1.3 FOREST
The area under Forests in the district is 1083.25 Sq.Kms. including an area of
273.25 Sq.Kms. falling under WILD LIFE. Out turn of timber contributes a major
share in the economy of the State. The major commercial species which are
grown in these forests are DEODAR, KAIL, and FUR. Besides medicinal Herbs
are also available there. Forests are claimed to be t he GREEN GOLD of the
State, which not only provide timber for construction purpose but also fuel and
protection to the Wild Life. The forest department has extracted 66.38 lakh cfts
of fur & kail wood as on year 2000
1.4 Administrative set up.
There are four tehsils ,five blocks , four asssembly constituencies, four towns &
seven tourist places in pulwama district
S.
No
Constituencies Tehsils Blocks Cities &
Towns
Tourist
Places
1 Pulwama Pulwama Pulwama Pulwama Aripal Nagh
2 Tral Pampore Tral Tral kungwattan
3 Pampore Tral keller Pampore Aharbal
water fall
4 Rajpora Awantipora Pampore Aripal Nagh Tarsar &
Marsar
5 - - Kakpora - Nagberan
6 - - - - Shikargah
7 - - - - Hurpura
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