Gantali Pora is a village in

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Anantnag district Anantnag district is a district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of ten districts which make up the Kashmir Valley. The district headquarters is Anantnag city. As of 2011, it was the third most populous distri ...

, of the Indian union territory of

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. the village had a population of 713 split into 80 households with males forming 353(49.5%) of the populace and females 360(51.5). Its elevation is approximately 890m above MSL. While Urdu is the official language, Kashmiri is also mostly spoken.

History

It is believed that long ago there was a temple in a nearby village which is still present there, the village is known as Thijiwara and temple was and is still famous by chota amarnath The

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people used to come to the temple for prayers but they used to walk barefooted from Gantaliepora where they rang bell three times, which is the tradition of

hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

. That was how Gantaliepora got its name because 'ganta' in

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means bell and 'pora' means piece of land.

Geography

The village of Gantalipora is located at coordinates 33.81°N 75.1°E . The village has alluvial type of soil which is very fertile as fields are flooded at least five times a decade by two local river streams. There are not so much apple orchards instead the soil is perfect for rice cultivation and mustard.

Water

The village of Gantaliepora is covered by almost 14.5% of water. Two small rivers flow through it whose average width is 9 ft (2.74 m) and 16 ft (4.87 m) respectively. Many small springs also generates from here and many water channels are also linked to fields for irrigation purposes.

References

Villages in Anantnag district {{Villages in Anantnag district