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Coordinates: 34°11′53″N 74°21′49″E / 34.198, 74.3636 Baramulla is a town in the Baramulla District in the Kashmir valley, about 60 km from the state capital Srinagar. The name is derived from the early Sanskrit name Varahamula. This article is about the area administered by India. ...
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Baramulla is a district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in north India. ...
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Baramulla is a district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in north India. ...
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The name is derived from two letters Varrah (Sanskrit: Boar) and Mul(Sanskrit: Molar). In Nilmatapurna the earliest epic of Kashmiri is is mentioned that Kashmir was a lake and Vishnu became a Boar and drained it by making a breach with a molar. The town is located on the banks of river Jehlum at the highest point of the river. In fact, the river forms a delta just in the outskirts of the town. The town is strikingly scenic because of open view of valley on the east and tall mountains on the west.
Varrah was an extraordinarily brilliant engineer who lived in Baramulla during ancient times. The story goes that he was first to assess that Baraulla is the highest point for River Jehlum. By his calculations he could make out that if silt is dug out or the river path in vicinity of town it could be a major step towards solution of flood problems in the valley. The task was massive and he realized it could not be done that easily. A brilliant idea, quite norm to his personality, struck him and he threw gold coins into the river in front of a large gathering in the town. This prompted people to dig out silt from river in search of gold coins. It is said that this was a major step towards solving the flood problems in Kashmir. So much so that even in modern times (1970s/80s) the same strategy was applied and a digging machine was implanted on river Jehlum in Baramulla.
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Baramula is located at 34.2° N 74.34° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 1593 metres (5226 feet). This article is about the unit of length. ...
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Demographics As of 2001 India census,[2] Baramulla had a population of 61,941. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Baramulla has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 63% of the males and 37% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...
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The Baramulla District is the largest District in entire valley both with reference to the population and area. The District is spread over an area of 4588 sq kms. The Baramulla District is bounded by Kupwara in the North, Budgam and Poonch in the South, parts of Srinagar and Ladakh in the East and has the line of control in west.
The district is divided into 8 Tehsils, 16 CD Blocks. The eight tehsils of Baramulla are Uri, Sopore, Gurez, Tangmarg, Baramulla, Sumbal, Pattan and Bandipora. The Sixteen blocks of the district are Uri, Boniyar, Baramulla, Wagoora, Pattan, Rafiabad, Rohama, Tangmarg, Sopore, Zaingeer, Bandipora, Hajin, Sumbal, Gurez, Kunzer and Singhpora.
In the 15th Century, Baramulla became important to Muslims, as the famous Muslim saint, Syed Janbaz Wali, who visited the valley along with his companions in 1421 AD chose Baramulla as the centre of his mission, and after death was buried here. His shrine attracts pilgrims from all over the Valley.
Shri Guru Hargobind Ji visited Baramulla while accompanying the Mughal Emperor Jahangir during his visit to Kashmir in 1620 AD. The famous historical Gurdwara "Chatti Padshahi" is located in Baramulla and was constructed to commerated the visit of Shri Guru Hargobind Ji. Baramulla is a town where approx 10,000 sikhs live in perfect peace with their Muslim and Hindu brothers.
Bali family is the oldest Sikh family living in Baramulla. Bali's now live all around the world (UK, US, Canada, Germany, Australia) but still make visits to Baramulla to keep in touch with friends, family and neighbours. Bali's are one of the most educated Sikh family in Kashmir and have produced professionls like Doctors, Scientists, Engineers, Architects, Pilots, Lawyers, Professors, Software Professional, Armed Forces, Teachers, Enterpenours, Agriculturists etc.
Baramulla has one of the best schools in J&K - St Joseph's HSS. It has produced thousands of professional who are working all around the world. Baramulla has some of the best tourist locations in Kaskmir viz Gulmarg, Wullar lake etc.
References - ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baramula
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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