Country India District Ganderbal PIN 191202 Elevation 1,810 m | State Jammu and Kashmir Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 1942418 Area code 1942418 | |
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Kangan is a town and a notified area committee in Ganderbal district, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated across the Nallah Sindh and spread over a 50 km long gorge valley.
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Geography
Kangan is located at 34.16°N 74.55°E / 34.16; 74.55. It has an average elevation of 1,810 metres (5,940 ft) above mean sea level.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, 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%.
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Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA