Aripanthan

Aripanthan
Panchayat Halqa Model Village
Ari Panthan آری پانتھن
Coordinates: IN 34°03′40″N 74°34′30″E / 34.061°N 74.575°E / 34.061; 74.575
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Tehsil	Beerwah
Post Office	Magam 193401
Population (2011)
• Total	5,268
Languages
• Official	Urdu
Languages
• Spoken	Kashmiri
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Pin Code	193401
Area code(s)	01951,+91
Vehicle registration	JK04

Aripanthan (Urdu;آری پانتھن) is a village and panchayat halqa in Beerwah tehsil of Budgam district in Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. Aripanthan is situated at the centre of tehsil Beerwah and tehsil Magam.It is located about 27 km west from state's summer capital Srinagar and about 28 km north from district headquarters in Budgam.^[1]

The place is believed to be the land of the three upper castes of "Aryas", Brahman, Kshatriya and Vaishya in ancient times. Thus in Sanskrit the Aripanthan means, the place of Ariyans.

Besides this the village has also been believed to be the place of people coming from Achaemenid region centered on the Herat city of present-day western Afghanistan.

Geographical Location

Aripanthan is located between latitude 34.061°N and longitude 74.575°E at the base of Pir Panjal mountain range. It has an average elevation of 1585 meters (5203 ft) above MSL in Mumbai. It is surrounded by plains to the north, east, south, and orchard hills from west. The landscape is made up of plateau-like terraces known as karewas.The total area of village is 462.62 ha.

Demography

As of 2011 India Census, Aripanthan has a total population of 5,268, out of which males are 2,739 and females are 2,529 in number. Total population in the age group of 0–6 years is 1,044, out of which males are 606 and females 438 in number. As of 2011 census Aripanthan has total 899 family residing. Number of literates as per census is 2772 out of which males are 1,636 and females 1136 in number.Total number of illiterates is 2,496, out of which males are 1,103 and females are1,393 in number.^[2]

Overview

Located between tehsil Beerwah and tehsil Magam, Aripanthan is a Panchayat Halqa which falls under the administrative division of Tehsil Beerwah. Aripanthan is further sub divided into three small villages viz; Hazarpora, Aripanthan and Warihama. Hazarpora is sub dived into two hamlets Boihama and Hazarrpora, Aripanthan is subdivided into six hamlets which include, Bonpora, Manzgam, Resraipora, Thesipora, Peer-Mohala and Hajam Mohalla. Warihama is subdivided into two mohallas which are, Thoker Mohalla,Danger Mohalla and Anar Kali Mohalla.

Religion

People in all the three hamlets of Aripanthan follow Sunni Islam. Religious education is imparted through madrassas early in the morning. Moreover, several religious organizations, like Jamaat-e-Islami, Karwan-i-Islami, Dawat-e-Islami, Tehreek-e-Sawt ul Awliya and many others, impart the education of the Quran and Sunnah.

Transport

Aripanthan is situated at the center of Beerwah, Magam and Khag. It is connected to state summer capital Srinagar via Magam at a distance of 27 km and district headquarters in Budgam via Beerwah at a distance of 28 km.There is also a small taxi stand situated at Aripanthan,from which taxis can be hired to various locations like Khag,Tosamaidan,Beerwah,Budgam, Doodhpathri & Srinagar. Besides this taxi service is offered by the taxi stand to various areas,like Khag, Poshkar, Beerwah, Iskanderpora, Lolipora (Lalpora), Magam and Srinagar.

The nearest Railway Station is Mazhama Railway Station about 8 km away.The closest airport is Srinagar International Airport about 35 km away.

Educational Status

The Govt Boys Secondary School is one of the oldest high School's in the area imparting higher education to the common folks, thus Aripanthan enjoys a central position in educational field also. Besides this other Schools of Aripanthan are;

1. Govt. Boys Secondary School Aripanthan
2. Govt. Girls Middle School Aripanthan
3. Al-Falah School Aripanthan

• Besides this there are a number of primary and lower primary schools also working in the area.

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