Ramban | |
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 Chenab River in Ramban town, Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
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| Coordinates:33°15′N75°15′E / 33.25°N 75.25°E /33.25; 75.25 | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ramban district |
| Established | 1931 |
| Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,596 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu,English |
| • Regional | 1.Kashmiri (and its dialects i.e Pogli, Rambani and Siriji)), 2.Gojri,Hindi 3.Dogri 4. Pahari |
| Literacy Rate | |
| • Town | 82.23% |
| • District | 54.27% |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182144 |
| Telephone Code | 01998 |
| Vehicle registration | JK 19 |
| Distance from Jammu | 150 km |
| Distance from Srinagar | 150 km |
| Website | ramban |
Ramban is atown inRamban district ofJammu and Kashmir,India, which is the district headquarters ofRamban district. It lies on the banks of theChenab river inJammu Division on the National Highway-1A (now NH-44) at about 120 km fromJammu and about 130 km fromSrinagar, making it almost the central point on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.[1]
C.E. Bats writes in his book, ‘The Gazetteer of Kashmir’, that before theformation of the J&K State in 1846, there was a small village consisting of 15 houses on the right bank ofChenab river known as Nashband (later 'Ramban'). When RajaGulab Singh of Jammu became the Maharaja of J&K State, he adopted theJammu-Udhampur-Banihal route to reachSrinagar for the movement of royal caravans. In this process, Ramban received the status of halting station for the royal caravans. TheDogras constructed apucca building near present Ramban and a wooden bridge for the crossing ofChenab River. Sukhdev Singh Chadak writes in his bookMaharaja Ranbir Singh that Maharaja passed an order for a cart road fromJammu toSrinagar viaBanihal and a suspension bridge overChenab River at Ramban. This road became a national highway; it is being converted into four lanes. With the development of this road, the halting station Ramban also developed significantly and now it has got the status of district headquarters.[2][3]
Ramban district has an average elevation of 747 metres (3792 feet). The boundary lines of Ramban district have come to be drawn fromPatnitop on its south, Assar on its east, Gool on its west andBanihal on its north. Ramban district comprises seven Tehsils, namely Banihal, Khari, Pogal Paristan, Ramban, Rajgarh and Gool, and four community development blocks, namely Banihal, Gool, Ramban and Ramsoo. The district consisted of 116 census villages and 127 Revenue villages in 2001. Total panchayat Halqas in District Ramban are 142.
| Climate data for Ramban {1981–2023 via satellite based observations ( All values are rounded to the nearest integer )} | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 35 (95) | 41 (106) | 44 (111) | 48 (118) | 49 (120) | 50 (122) | 48 (118) | 43 (109) | 40 (104) | 38 (100) | 32 (90) | 50 (122) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 24 (75) | 30 (86) | 33 (91) | 38 (100) | 41 (106) | 40 (104) | 39 (102) | 33 (91) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 23 (73) | 31 (88) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2 (36) | 4 (39) | 10 (50) | 13 (55) | 18 (64) | 22 (72) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 23 (73) | 11 (52) | 8 (46) | 4 (39) | 14 (57) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7 (19) | −9 (16) | 1 (34) | 2 (36) | 7 (45) | 13 (55) | 19 (66) | 18 (64) | 13 (55) | 4 (39) | −1 (30) | −3 (27) | −9 (16) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 120 (4.7) | 142 (5.6) | 320 (12.6) | 240 (9.4) | 103 (4.1) | 87 (3.4) | 230 (9.1) | 210 (8.3) | 180 (7.1) | 92 (3.6) | 83 (3.3) | 128 (5.0) | 1,935 (76.2) |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[4] | |||||||||||||
As of 2011[update], theIndian census[6] shows Ramban town with a population of 3,596, of which 1,873 are males while 1,723 are females. The literacy rate of Ramban town is 82.23%. In Ramban, male literacy is around 90.42% while female literacy rate is 73.52%.[7]
| S. No. | Village Name | Population[8] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adhwa | 1,424 |
| 2 | Ashmar | 665 |
| 3 | Badhol | 176 |
| 4 | Balhote | 2,205 |
| 5 | Balwat | 2,285 |
| 6 | Bandan | 1,087 |
| 7 | Bandhera | 297 |
| 8 | Banera Jagir | 353 |
| 9 | Barthal | 487 |
| 10 | Batli | 1,330 |
| 11 | Beruni Batote | 463 |
| 12 | Beruni Ramban | 426 |
| 13 | Bhajmasta | 1,366 |
| 14 | Bhathan | 906 |
| 15 | Bhehimdasa | 1,126 |
| 16 | Chaka | 1,325 |
| 17 | Chakwah | 957 |
| 18 | Chanderkot | 1,501 |
| 19 | Chhachhwan | 2,860 |
| 20 | Chhampa | 3,444 |
| 21 | Chilla | 59 |
| 22 | Dalwah | 5,431 |
| 23 | Damote | 2,538 |
| 24 | Daramen | 761 |
| 25 | Darham | 3,961 |
| 26 | Dehdah | 2,636 |
| 27 | Deswal | 60 |
| 28 | Dhalwas Dhaino | 2,153 |
| 29 | Dhandla | 1,525 |
| 30 | Dhandnat | 1,703 |
| 31 | Dhar | 852 |
| 32 | Dharalta | 911 |
| 33 | Dharli | 107 |
| 34 | Dharmond | 2,603 |
| 35 | Dhothan Jagir | 611 |
| 36 | Digdole | 1,288 |
| 37 | Dukson | 1,011 |
| 38 | Famroot | 1,519 |
| 39 | Forest Block | 92 |
| 40 | Gam | 1,029 |
| 41 | Gandhote | 1,558 |
| 42 | Gandri | 1,591 |
| 43 | Ganote | 1,557 |
| 44 | Ghari | 1,149 |
| 45 | Gool | 9,574 |
| 46 | Gundi | 3,336 |
| 47 | Halla | 2,870 |
| 48 | Haroge | 2,139 |
| 49 | Hiller | 830 |
| 50 | Ind | 1,515 |
| 51 | Jawari | 2,337 |
| 52 | Jhatgali | 2,009 |
| 53 | Kahbi Jagir | 1,770 |
| 54 | Kalimasta | 1,789 |
| 55 | Kamet | 1,327 |
| 56 | Kanfar | 2,579 |
| 57 | Kanthi | 1,978 |
| 58 | Karman | 1,459 |
| 59 | Kathri | 401 |
| 60 | Khanga | 2,453 |
| 61 | Kothi Jagir | 1,043 |
| 62 | Kundi | 759 |
| 63 | Lodhwal | 620 |
| 64 | Maha Kund | 2,404 |
| 65 | Marog | 1,195 |
| 66 | Mawalkot | 1,289 |
| 67 | Metra gobind Pura | 4,108 |
| 68 | Narthyal | 1,043 |
| 69 | Neghal | 1,475 |
| 70 | Nera | 1,343 |
| 71 | Papryah | 939 |
| 72 | Pari Jagir | 130 |
| 73 | Pernote | 3,260 |
| 74 | Rajgarh | 2,122 |
| 75 | Rakh Jargoh | 1,169 |
| 76 | Sana | 1,998 |
| 77 | Sanasar | 2,586 |
| 78 | Sancha | 796 |
| 79 | Sangaldan | 876 |
| 80 | Sarbhangni | 2,346 |
| 81 | Savni | 1,986 |
| 82 | Seldhar | 1,265 |
| 83 | Seri | 2,023 |
| 84 | Shagan | 2,891 |
| 85 | Sonmbar Barhog | 2,003 |
| 86 | Sripura | 1,311 |
| 87 | Tanger | 343 |
| 88 | Tatarsu | 1,260 |
| 89 | Teli | 476 |
| 90 | Thanger Jagir | 1,292 |
| 91 | Thatharka | 3,105 |
| 92 | Thopal | 869 |
| 93 | Tringla | 492 |
| 94 | Wanding | 186 |
There is an important fort known as Gajpat Fort on the top of the mountain. It is said that onceSheikh Abdullah was kept imprisoned in this fort for several days during initial years ofaccession of Jammu and Kashmir. In 1825,Gulab Singh imprisoned Raja Sultan Khan of Bimbar in this fort. Sultan Khan died there and was buried at Chanderkote. In 1858 Mean Hathu Singh, the Governor ofRajouri, and close relatives of Maharaja revolted against the state government and tried to kill MaharajaRanbir Singh. Mean Hathu was arrested and moved to Gajpat fort.[2]
Jamma Masjid is located in Masjid Market Ramban Just Near newly Constructed Flyover Cafeteria Masjid and Jadeed Jamma Masjid Near Higher Secondary school Ramban and other mosques in Maitra isJamia Masjid Salfia Upper Maitra.
Ramban is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir, India by theNH 44.
Ramban is connected with railways. The nearest railway station isSangaldan-Ramban Railway Station, located at a distance of 28 kilometres.
The nearest airport isJammu Airport, located at a distance of 124 kilometres.