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Hajan

Coordinates: 34°18′N 74°37′E / 34.3°N 74.62°E / 34.3; 74.62
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Hajan
city
Hajan is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Hajan
Hajan
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Hajan is located in India
Hajan
Hajan
Hajan (India)
Coordinates: 34°18′N 74°37′E / 34.3°N 74.62°E / 34.3; 74.62
Country India
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBandipora
Government
 • TypeUrban Local Bodies
 • BodyMunicipal Committee Hajan
Elevation
1,556 m (5,105 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
9,916
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJK15

Hajan is a town and a notified area committee in Bandipora district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. |Postal_code. = 193501

Geography

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Hajan is located at 34°18′N 74°37′E / 34.3°N 74.62°E / 34.3; 74.62.[3] It has an average elevation of 1556 metres (5104 feet). Hajan is at a distance of 35 km towards north of Srinagar .

Demographics

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As of 2001 India census,[4] Hajan had a population of 9916. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Hajan has an average literacy rate of 32%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 42%, and female literacy is 21%. In Hajan, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Hajan has a population of approximately 23,000 as of 9 December 2007. Public facilities provided are as Community Health Center providing facility all adjoining area's of Hajan town Govt. Degree College ITI Hajan educating youth various professional courses Tehsil Office Various private and Govt. schools Nearest tourist attraction Manasbal Lake

References

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  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hajan
  4. ^ "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.