Kangan is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located near
Ganderbal, in the
Ganderbal district of
Jammu and Kashmir,
India
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. It is one of the tehsils in District Ganderbal. It is situated across the
Nallah Sindh and spread over a 50-km-long gorge valley, with population of 120,934 and literacy rate of 52.8% and sex ratio 868 per thousand males. Widely regarded for its beauty, it is surrounded by various picnic spots like
Sonamarg and
Naranag.
Etymology
The translation, from
Hindi
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, means 'bracelet' and is believed that this is derived from the town's location; being surrounded by mountains on all sides.
Geography
Kangan is located at . It has an average elevation of above mean sea level.
Demographics
India
census
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,
Kangan had a population of 94874 males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kangan has an average literacy rate of 32.22% lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 42.67%, and female literacy is 20.47%.
See also
*
Wakura
References
{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir
Cities and towns in Ganderbal district
Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)