Lethapora, also known as Lethpora and Lalitpur, is a village in the
Pulwama district
The Pulwama district is located to the south of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. Its district headquarters are situated in the city of Pulwama. It is located in the central part of the Kashmir Valley.
Administration
In 1979 Anantnag ...
of
Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the
Pampore tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
district Pulwama in
Kashmir valley
The Kashmir Valley, also known as the ''Vale of Kashmir'', is an intermontane valley concentrated in the Kashmir Division of the Indian-union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is bounded on the so ...
. It has a long history as it was named after a king
Lalitaditya Muktapida
Lalitaditya alias Muktapida (IAST: Lalitāditya Muktāpīḍa; r. c. 724 CE–760 CE) was a powerful ruler of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir region in the Indian subcontinent.
The 12th-century chronicler Kalhana characterizes Lalitaditya as a ...
, who was a powerful ruler of the
Karkota dynasty
The Karkota Dynasty (c. 625 − 855 CE) ruled over the Kashmir valley and some northern parts of the Indian subcontinent during 7th and 8th centuries. Their rule saw a period of political expansion, economic prosperity and emergence of Kashmir ...
of
Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompass ...
. It was first named as Lalitpur and later changed to Lethapora. It is one of the main market for tourists and locals for Kashmiri dry fruits like walnuts, almonds etc. You can get world's finest saffron from here, which is available easily in the market. It mainly has three main markets that is Upper Market (Her Bazar), Main Market and Down Market (Bon Bazar). Upper market is like the corporate area of the village which mainly has mixture of shops like saffron and other dry fruit shops, restaurants, hotels, tea stalls, banks, school, gym, showrooms etc. In Main Market, you will find basic shops selling fruits, vegetables, kirana and other basics and in the Down Market it mostly has saffron shops along with other shops, and restaurants
Location
Lethapora is located on the banks of
Jhelum River
The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then ...
. It lies at the foothills of south-western corner of
Zabarwan
The Zabarwan Range is a short (20 mi (32 km) long) sub-mountain range between Pir Panjal and Great Himalayan Range in the central part of the Kashmir Valley in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
Geography
The Zabar ...
mountain range locally known as Vastoorwun. The
Srinagar Jammu National Highway passes through the village.
It is from summer capital Srinagar to the south.
Demographics
According to the
2011 census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Lethapora has 828 households, with over population of more than 6100 which is second highest in district Pulwama. It is the second largest village in Pulwama in terms of population. The average literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.53%. Most people of the village are associated with agriculture.
Saffron
Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of ''Crocus sativus'', commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent i ...
is the main crop and the main source of income for the village. The total geographical area of village is .
Education
Lethapora has the average literacy rate of 70.53% according to 2011 census. 3,470 males and 2,661 females. It is hub of education for nearby villages like Hajibal, Banderpora, Goripora, Barsu, Oudipora, Jawbehara, Chandhara etc. as this village has the largest network of schools.
Lethapora is a school cluster in Pampora block of Pulwama district in Jammu And Kashmir Which is having about 22 Schools in it. In which 9 are present in Lethapora. This cluster include all private and government schools of this area. Here is List all the government and private schools of this cluster is listed below.
Apart from this it has Green Valley College of Education. Pampore Degree College, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) and AIIMS are just away from Lethapora.
References
{{Pulwama district
Villages in Pulwama district