Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)
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Ramban رام بن |
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Maitra, Ramban
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| Nickname(s): The 'AND' of J&K | |
 Ramban
Ramban
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| Coordinates: 33°15′N 75°15′E / 33.25°N 75.25°ECoordinates: 33°15′N 75°15′E / 33.25°N 75.25°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ramban |
| Elevation | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
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| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
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Kashmiri (and its dialects) |
| Literacy Rate | |
| • Town | 82.23% |
| • District | 54.27% |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 182144 |
| Telephone Code | 01998 |
| Vehicle registration | JK 19 |
| Distance from Jammu | 150 km |
| Distance from Srinagar | 150 km |
| Famous Personalities | |
| Website | ramban.gov.in |
Kashmiri (and its dialects)
Ramban is a town in the Ramban district in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the district headquarters. It lies on the banks of the Chenab river, on the National Highway-1A (now NH44) at about 150 km from Jammu and about 150 km from Srinagar, making it almost the central point on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
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 Jammu-Udhampur-Banihal route to reach Srinagar for the movement of royal carvans. In this process, Ramban got the status of halting station for the royal Carvans. The Dogras constructed a pacca 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 order for a cart road from Jammu to Srinagar via Banihal and a suspension bridge over Chenab River at Ramban. This road became national highway and now it is being converted into four lanes. With the development of this road, the halting station Ramban also developed a lot and now it has got the status of district headquarters.
Ramban district has an average elevation of 1,156 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 two Tehsils, namely, Ramban and Banihal, 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 124.
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