Jammu and kashmir - Basic Facts.

Oct 25 2007

Jammu and Kashmir - Facts

Published by Adam at 12:40 am under Facts, States

Basic Facts – Jammu & Kashmir.

Population: 10.1 million

Area: 222,236 sq. km

Capital city: Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)

Languages: Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, Ladakhi, Purig, Tibetan and English

Best Time to go: Kashmir - April to October, Jammu - October to March, Ladakh - May to October

STD Code: 0191

Regions: Leh, Kargil, Zanskar, Vaishno Devi, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg, Kishtawar, Katra, Basohli, Udhampur, Reasi, Rajouri, Poonch

Adjoining Indian States: Himachal Pradesh

International Borders: Pakistan, China

BY ROAD - One can easily reach Jammu by the National Highway 1A that goes from Punjab and runs through this city, connecting it to the rest of the state, including the capital Srinagar. The state transport corporation runs several buses to most of the big towns and cities in north India.

BY RAIL - Jammu Tawi is the main railhead of Jammu & Kashmir. It is connected to most of the important towns and cities of the country. Moreover, the longest rail route that stretches from Jammu Tawi to Kanyakumari and touches almost all the main cities and towns of the country originates from here.

BY AIR - The state has three major civil airports at Srinagar, Jammu, and Ladakh connected to Delhi and other places in the country. Indian Airlines and its subsidiary Alliance Air operate in the Delhi-Chandigarh-Ladakh and Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar routes.

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