Ramban is a

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Ramban district Ramban district is a district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, located in the lap of the Pir Panjal range. It was carved out as a separate district from erstwhile Doda district in 2007. It is located in the Jammu division. Th ...

of Jammu and Kashmir,

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, which is the district headquarters of

. It lies on the banks of the

Chenab The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul regi ...

river in Chenab Valley on the National Highway-1A (now NH-44) at about 120 km from

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and about 130 km from

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, making it almost the central point on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

Mosques in Ramban

Jamma Masjid is located in Masjid Market Ramban Just Near newly Constructed Flyover Cafeteria Masjid and Jadeed Jamma Masjid Near Higher Secondary school Ramban Other near Mosques are Chandroog Jamma Masjid SALAFIA Masjid Maitra

Village in Ramban District

Naik Mohalla

Maitra, Ramban Maitra is a village, near Ramban town in Ramban district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Maitra :''Maitra is also a synonym for Mettā, a Buddhist philosophy'' Maitra, alternatively spelled Moitra or Maitreya, is a Benga ...

Jatgali, Ramban Rajgarh, Ramban Chanderkote, Ramban (Tanveer Mir Village)

History

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

river known as Nashband (later 'Ramban'). When Raja

Gulab Singh Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the founder of Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, the largest princely state under the British Raj, which was created after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in t ...

of Jammu became the Maharaja of J&K State, he adopted the

Udhampur Udhampur (ˌʊd̪ʱəmpur) is a city and a municipal council in Udhampur district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Udhampur District. Named after Raja Udham Singh, it serves as the district capita ...

- Banihal route to reach

for the movement of royal caravans. In this process, Ramban received the status of halting station for the royal caravans. The

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constructed a

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building near present Ramban and a wooden bridge for the crossing of

River. Sukhdev Singh Chadak writes in his book ''Maharaja Ranbir Singh'' that Maharaja passed an order for a cart road from

via Banihal and a suspension bridge over

River at Ramban. This road became a national highway; it is being converted into four lanes. With the development of this road, the halting station Ramban also developed significantly and now it has got the status of district headquarters.

Geography

Ramban district has an average elevation of 747 metres (3792 feet). The boundary lines of Ramban district have come to be drawn from

Patnitop Patnitop is a hill station, located, between Ramban Town and Udhampur city in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in located on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (which is part of National Highway 44, formerly 1A), fro ...

on its south, Assar on its east, Gool on its west and Banihal on its north. Ramban district comprises seven Tehsils, namely Banihal, Khari, Pogal Paristan, Ramban, Rajgarh and Gool, 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 142.

Demographics

, the

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shows Ramban town with a population of 3,596, of which 1,873 are males while 1,723 are females. The literacy rate of Ramban town is 82.23%. In Ramban, male literacy is around 90.42% while female literacy rate is 73.52%.

Gajpat Fort

There is an important fort known as Gajpat Fort on the top of the mountain. It is said that once

Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir Abdullah was the founding leader of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (later rena ...

was kept imprisoned in this fort for several days. In 1825,

imprisoned Raja Sultan Khan of Bimbar in this fort. Sultan Khan died there and was buried at Chanderkote. In 1858 Mean Hathu Singh, the Governor of

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, and close relatives of Maharaja revolted against the state government and tried to kill Maharaja Ranbir Singh. Mean Hathu was arrested and moved to Gajpat fort.

Literacy rate

* Town: 82.23% * District: 54.27%

Gallery

File:Old Bridge over river Chenab at Ramban.jpg, Old Bridge over Chenab river at Ramban File:River Chenab Ramban.jpg, Chenab flowing through Ramban File:Ramban.jpg, Ramban Panorama as seen from Chandrog File:Maitra Ramban.jpg, Maitra, Ramban

Transport

Road

Ramban is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir, India by the

NH 44 National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country. It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh ...

Rail

Ramban is not connected with railways. The nearest railway station is

Banihal Railway Station Banihal railway station (station code: BAHL), a part of Jammu–Baramulla line, is situated in notified area of Banihal in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. It was commissioned on 26 June 2013 and passenger trains run from Banihal to Qazigun ...

located at a distance of 36 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is

Jammu Airport Jammu Airport, officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave, is a domestic airport serving Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated 14 km (8.7 miles) from the India–Pakistan border. Infrastructure Terminal 1 The terminal can only ...

located at a distance of 124 kilometres.

References

{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir Cities and towns in Ramban district