Shopian
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| Union Territory : | Jammu and Kashmir | ||
| District : | Shopian | ||
| Location : | 33 ° 43 ′ N , 74 ° 50 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 2057 m | ||
| Residents : | 16,360 (2011) | ||
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Shopian (also Shupiyan ) is a city ( Municipal Committee ) in the west of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir .
It forms the administrative seat of the district of the same name . In the 2011 census, the population was 16,360. In 2001 it was still 12,396. Almost 86% Muslims and 13% Hindus live in the city .
The city of Shopian is located in the southwestern part of the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Rambiara at an altitude of 2057 m . The Pir Panjal ridge rises to the west and south of Shopian . Shopian is 40 km south of the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar , and 30 km west of Anantnag . The Mughal Road leads from Shopian west across the Pir Panjal to punch .
The city of Shopian is divided into 13 wards .
climate
Shopian's climate is cool and moderate. There is rainfall throughout the year. The average annual precipitation is 984 mm.
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ census2011.co.in
- ↑ a b c census2011.co.in
- ↑ censusindia.net ( Memento from June 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive )