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Coordinates: 33.25°N 75.25°E

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district,
see Ramban district.

Ramban

Town

Chenab River in Ramban town, Jammu and

Kashmir, India
Ramban

Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Coordinates: 33.25°N 75.25°E

Country India

Union Jammu and Kashmir

Territory

District Ramban district

Elevation 747 m (2,451 ft)

Population

(2011)

• Total 3,596

Languages

• Official Urdu, English

• Regiona 1. Kashmiri (and its dialects

l 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 01998
Code

Vehicle JK 19
registratio
n

Distance 150 km
from
Jammu

Distance 150 km
from
Srinagar

Website ramban.gov.in

Ramban is a town in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, which

is the district headquarters of Ramban district. It lies on the banks of
the Chenab river in Jammu Division on the National Highway-1A (now NH-
44) at about 120 km from Jammu and about 130 km from Srinagar,
making it almost the central point on the Jammu-Srinagar National
Highway.[1]

History

C.E. Bats writes in his book, ‘The Gazetteer of Kashmir’, that before
the formation of the J&K State in 1846, there was a small village consisting
of 15 houses on the right bank of Chenab river known as Nashband (later
'Ramban'). When Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu became the Maharaja of J&K
State, he adopted the Jammu-Udhampur-Banihal route to
reach Srinagar for the movement of royal caravans. In this process,
Ramban received the status of halting station for the royal caravans.
The Dogras constructed a pucca building near present Ramban and a
wooden bridge for the crossing of Chenab River. Sukhdev Singh Chadak
writes in his book Maharaja Ranbir Singh that Maharaja passed an order
for a cart road from Jammu to Srinagar via Banihal and a suspension
bridge over Chenab 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]

Geography

Ramban district has an average elevation of 747 metres (3792 feet). The
boundary lines of Ramban district have come to be drawn
from Patnitop on its south, Assar on its east, Gool on its west
and Banihal 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

Climate data for Ramban {1981–2023 via satellite based

observations ( All values are rounded to the nearest integer )}

Ja Fe Ma Ap Ma Ju Au Se Oc No De Ye
Month Jul
n b r r y n g p t v c ar

Recor
29 35 41 44 48 49 50 48 43 40 38 32 50
d high
(8 (9 (10 (11 (11 (12 (12 (11 (10 (10 (10 (9 (12
°C
4) 5) 6) 1) 8) 0) 2) 8) 9) 4) 0) 0) 2)
(°F)

Mean
daily
21 24 30 33 38 41 40 39 33 28 26 23 31
maxi
(7 (7 (86 (91 (10 (10 (10 (10 (91 (82 (79 (7 (88
mum
0) 5) ) ) 0) 6) 4) 2) ) ) ) 3) )
°C
(°F)

Mean 2 4 10 13 18 22 26 25 23 11 8 4 14
daily (3 (3 (50 (55 (64 (72 (79 (77 (73 (52 (46 (3 (57
minim 6) 9) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 9) )
um °C
(°F)

Recor
−7 −9 1 2 7 13 19 18 13 4 −1 −3 −9
d low
(1 (1 (34 (36 (45 (55 (66 (64 (55 (39 (30 (2 (16
°C
9) 6) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 7) )
(°F)

Avera
ge 12 14 24 10 23 21 18 12 1,9
320 87 92 83
rainfa 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 8 35
(12. (3. (3. (3.
ll mm (4. (5. (9. (4. (9. (8. (7. (5. (76.
6) 4) 6) 3)
(inche 7) 6) 4) 1) 1) 3) 1) 0) 2)
s)

Source: India Meteorological Department[4]

Demographics

Religion in Ramban Town (2011)[5]

1. Islam (69.46%)

2. Hinduism (25.7%)

3. Sikhism (0.53%)

4. Christianity (1.11%)

5. Not Stated (3.21%)

As of 2011, the Indian 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]

Villages in Ramban District

List of Villages in Ramban District

(A-Z Order)

S. Population[
Village Name
No. 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

Metra gobind
67 4,108
Pura

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

Attractions

Main article: List of tourist attractions in Chenab Valley

Gajpat Fort

There is an important fort known as Gajpat Fort on the top of the

mountain. It is said that once Sheikh Abdullah was kept imprisoned in this
fort for several days during initial years of accession 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 of Rajouri, and close relatives of
Maharaja revolted against the state government and tried to kill
Maharaja Ranbir Singh. Mean Hathu was arrested and moved to Gajpat
fort.[2]

Mosques in Ramban

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 are Jamia
Masjid Salfia Maitra.

Literacy rate

 Town: 82.23%

 District: 54.27%

Gallery

Old Bridge over Chenab river at Ramban

Chenab flowing through Ramban

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Ramban Panorama as seen from Chandrog

Maitra, Ramban

Transport

Road

Ramban is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir,

India by the NH 44.

Rail

Ramban is connected with railways. The nearest railway station

is Sangaldan-Ramban Railway Station, located at a distance of 28
kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is Jammu Airport, located at a distance of 124

kilometres.

See also

 Ramban district

 Banihal

 Sangaldan

References
 1. Statement showing the number of blocks in respect of 22 Districts
of Jammu and Kashmir State including newly Created
Districts Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine dated 2008-
03-13, accessed 2008-08-30

2. "Ramban From past to present". Jammu Kashmir Latest News |

Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18
January 2017.

3. "History". Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

4. "Station: Kupwara Climatological Table 1981–

2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India
Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 441–442. Archived
from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 24
March 2020.

5. "Ramban Town Population". Census India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities,
villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1
November 2008.

7. "Ramban City Population Census 2011 - Jammu and

Kashmir". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

8. "Ramban Block Village Data Census 2011". Retrieved 20

September 2023.

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