Keller, Shopian

For other uses, see Keller.

Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Keller

Village

Country|  India
State|  Jammu and Kashmir
District| Shopian
Population

(Census 2011)

• Total

| 10,370 families
Languages

• Official| Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
• Spoken| Gujari
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN Code|

192303

Keller is a village located in Shopian district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[3] District headquarters are located in Shopian.

## Geography

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It is 12.5 km (7.8 mi) away from Shopian and 47 km (29 mi) from State summer capital Srinagar.[4] Keller Block consists of several villages. It is bounded by Kulgam, Devsar and Qaimoh Blocks on the East and Pulwama Block to the North.

## Population

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According to India Census 2011, Keller village (Block), including its adjoining areas, has 10,370 families comprising 59,219 individuals. 30,351 are males and 28,868 are females.[5]

## Community health center

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The Department of Health Services Jammu and Kashmir and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir constructed a sub-district hospital.[6][7]

## Education

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In Keller, several Primary schools provide primary education. Keller block is one of the largest in Jammu and Kashmir without higher education institutions.[8][9]

## References

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1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
3. ^ "Shopian civilian killings: Protesters clash with police in Keller village". greaterkashmir.com. Greater Kashmir.
4. ^ "Three terrorists killed in Shopian encounter". greaterkashmir.com. The Times of India.
5. ^ "district census handbook" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Census of India.
6. ^ "Shopian district official website". shopian.nic.in. Shopian district.
7. ^ "200-bed hospital for Shopian". greaterkashmir.com. Greater Kashmir.
8. ^ "Ps Wanimohallah Keller School Shopian, Jammu & Kashmir". icbse.com. CBSE.
9. ^ "GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL KELLER". schools.org.in. schools.org.