Bhaderwah
'Bhaderkashi or Bhadarwah (also Bhaderwah Valley) is a town, tehsil, and sub-district in the Doda district of Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is also known as Bhadrakashi. The ancient name of Bhaderwah is Bhadravakasa as mentioned in Kalhana's Rajatarangini. For its high literacy rate it is known as Kerala of Jammu and Kashmir. Near locatied a village bhallara panchayat historical temple shiv shankar maharaj ji
Bhaderwah
Bhaderkashi | |
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Tehsil/Sub District | |
from top, left to right: view of Bhadarwah town with Kailash Kund range in the background; Mela Patt, a folk celebration in Bhadarwah; Kailash Kund Lake or Kablas Dal | |
Bhaderwah Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Bhaderwah Bhaderwah (India) | |
| Coordinates: 32.980033°N 75.713706°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu |
| District | Doda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.17 km2 (43.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,613 m (5,292 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 75,376 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bhaderwahi |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken languages | Bhaderwahi, Kashmiri, Dogri, Gaddi, Hindi, Gojri, Khașāli |
| Time zone | UTC +05:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| Additional District Commissioner Bhaderwah | Chowdhary Dil Mir (KAS) |
| BDC Chairperson | Omi Chand |
| Website | bhaderwah |
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