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Also known as Bilawar

Billawar is a town and a notified area committee in Kathua district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Place details

Locality
Billawar
Region
Jammu and Kashmir
Country
India
Population
4,978

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Billawar
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Billawar Town.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jammu and Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kathua
Settlement.leader_title
MLA
Settlement.leader_name
Pt. Satish Kumar Sharma
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
844
Settlement.population_total
11,916
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
IST

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Billawar tehsil
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Places of interest
  • Assembly constituency
  • References

Billawar is a town and a notified area committee in Kathua district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Billawar was founded by Raja Bhog Pal in the 7th century A.D., it was a kingdom and its capital was Basohli until the 11th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Billawar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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