Kelam, Kulgam
Kelam Kulgam | |
|---|---|
Model Village | |
| Kelam | |
  Kelam Kulgam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Kelam Kulgam Kelam Kulgam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′00″N 75°05′00″E / 33.650000°N 75.083333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kulgam |
| Tehsil | Devsar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
Kilam or (Kelam) is a village in Devsar Tehsil in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the district headquarters, Kulgam and is 54 km (34 mi) from Srinagar, the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Divisions
Kilam has two divisions namely Kilam A and Kilam B. The Kilam Mirbazar Road divides the village into two parts. Small part towards Gund and large portion in which Dangarpora and Herpora are located towards Agroo and Devsar.
Kilam-A is surrounded by Qaimoh tehsil towards east, Kulgam tehsil towards south, Anantnag tehsil towards east, Qazigund tehsil towards east. Kilam is surrounded by Zungalpora (west) Agroo, Zahipor and Koddar Hablish (east), Gund (north) villages and Devsar town (south).
Demographics
Kashmiri is the main language spoken here; people also speak English, Hindi and Urdu.
Education
- Government Degree College, Kelam is a co-education college established in 2008.
References
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
33°39′N 75°05′E / 33.650°N 75.083°E