Litter is a notified area and a town in
Pulwama district of
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
, India. It is located towards east from District headquarters
Pulwama and from the summer capital of
Srinagar
Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...
. It is situated on the banks of
Rambi Ara
Rambi Ara is a river and tributary to the River Jhelum located in Shopian District in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It joins the Veshaw River near Sangam in Anantnag District before the confluence finally meets the Jhelum. The Ram ...
, which line Litter Pulwama with
Aglar
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.
The tehsil headquarters of
Shahoora
Shahoora is a newly formed tehsil in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The tehsil headquarters of Shahoora tehsil is located in Litter
Litter consists of waste products that have been discarded incorrectly, without consent, at an u ...
tehsil are located in Litter.
The main locations which attracts people is the shrine of Ziyarat-e-Sayiddah , which is under maintained by Tourist Department, which enhances the beauty of town.
Transport
Litter is well traffic connected with
Pulwama,
Anantnag
Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...
and
Shopian
Shopian or Shupiyan (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative division of the Shopian district, located in southern part of Kashmir Valley, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shopian is called the ''Apple town of Kashmir'' as majorit ...
.
The nearest railway stations to Litter are
Bijbehara railway station and Panzgam railway station.
Education
A government higher secondary school, government boys and girls school and few ssa schools are also in the two.
Besides government schools there are 4-5 private schools located in the area.
References
{{Pulwama district
Cities and towns in Pulwama district