Kahara, Jammu And Kashmir
Geography
Kahara is located on the bank of the river Kalgoni and is a hilly area in the Doda district, with several villages including [Indloo ,[Joura, Jammu and Kashmir|Joura Kalan]], Joura Khurd, Budhi, Kunthal, Shamdlian, Jia Halaran, Halaran, Kencha, Tanta, Malanoo and Batogra.
Kahara was part of Thathri tehsil as a block. It was separated as a new tehsil in 2007 and is now part of the subdivision Thathri. Kahara is on the Thathri-Gandoh road, which links with National Highway 244 at Thathri.
Kahara is considered as central place and business hub for the peripheral villages. The tehsil headquarter is well connected with the rural village roads like Kahara–Jai Road, Kahara–Tanta Road, Kahara–Kansoo Road, etc. The main stay of the region is mostly farming as around 90% of the population is rural and directly or indirectly dependent on the agriculture and allied sectors and thus constitutes the main source of livelihood.
Politics
Mehraj Malik is the District Development Council councilor from the Kahara constituency.
References
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- ^ "Save Forests, villagers appeal minister". JK Monitor. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "TDF demands Delimitation of Assembly seats before Assembly elections". The Northern Herald. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Dilapidated condition of Thathri-Gandoh road irks people". Daily Excelsior. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Mukhtyar Ahmed. Problems of Agriculture in Doda District.
- ^ "J&K DDC Polls: Contesting as Independent, AAP leader from Doda scores first win for party". The Free Press Journal. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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