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Pampore

FieldValue
namePampore
native_namePampar, Panpar
native_name_langks
settlement_typeTown
image_skylinePampore, Jammu and Kashmir.jpg
image_captionView of Pampore Town in Pulwama district of the Kashmir Valley
nicknameSaffron City
pushpin_mapIndia Jammu and Kashmir#India
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Jammu and Kashmir, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1Union Territory
subdivision_name1Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg Jammu & Kashmir
subdivision_type2Division
subdivision_name2Kashmir
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Pulwama
established_title
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m1573
population_total21680
population_density_km2auto
population_demonymPampori, Pamporiya, Pampari, Panpari, Panpariya
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
postal_code192121

Pampore (), known as Pampar () or Panpar () in Kashmiri, is a historical town in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated on the eastern side of the Jhelum River on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway. It was known as Padmapur in antiquity. Pampore is about 11 kilometres away from Srinagar city centre Lal Chowk. It is world wide famous for its saffron, that why it also known as Saffron Town of Kashmir.

Etymology

Pampore was originally called Padmapura.

Geography

Pampore is located at .

Prehistory

At the Galander site near Pampore, remains of the large extinct elephant Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus were found associated with stone tools produced by archaic humans, with the elephant bones suggested to display deliberate fracturing via stone tool hammering. The site is suggested to date to around 400,000-300,000 years ago.

Economy

Pampore is known for its cultivation of saffron, with the broader region around Pampore being responsible for 90% of India's saffron crop, though production as of 2023 has declined due to higher temperatures and erratic rainfall.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, Pampore tehsil had a population of 60,613. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pampore has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy. As of 2011, Pampore town had a population of 21,680, males being 11,007 (51%) and females 10,673 (49%).

Politics

Pampore is an Assembly Constituency in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, currently represented by Hasnain Masoodi.

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References

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  2. (23 September 2020). "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir.
  3. (1986). "Kashir Encyclopedia". Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages.
  4. Chib, Sukhdev Singh. (1977). "Jammu and Kashmir". Light & Life Publishers.
  5. Chib, Sukhdev Singh. (1977). "Jammu and Kashmir". Light & Life Publishers.
  6. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pampur, India".
  7. (2024-10-11). "A remarkable Palaeoloxodon (Mammalia, Proboscidea) skull from the intermontane Kashmir Valley, India". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
  8. (October 2024). "Human exploitation of a straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon) in Middle Pleistocene deposits at Pampore, Kashmir, India". Quaternary Science Reviews.
  9. (2023-11-30). "'Red gold': Why saffron production is dwindling in India". BBC News.
  10. "Pampore Town Population". Census India.
  11. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  12. "Pampora, Municipal Committee, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir city population | Population of India".
  13. Kaisar Wani, Kaunain. (17 November 2025). "The Complete Guide to Kashmiri Saffron".
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