Kulgam is a town, administrative division, and capital of the Kulgam district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of 67 kilometres from the summer state capital of Srinagar.
Kulgam District is a district of the state of Jammu and Kashmir of India. The name is from Sanskrit, kul for 'clan' and gram for 'village'. The district contains the block, tehsil and town of Kulgam.
Sight Seeing
Town Kulgam is situated at a distance of about 68 km from Srinagar and about 17 km from Anantnag. It has road connectivity with its neighboring districts like Shopian, Pulwama, Anantnag and Ramban etc. and Town besides being linked with far flung areas of the District by a dependable road network. Besides places of spiritual interest the district has tourist spots like ‘’Ahrabal water fall’’ on Veshev Nallah,Amnoo Eid Gah which is a place of sight-seeing in the extreme south-west of district Kulgam. , Kongwattan and Gurwattan ahead of Ahrabal, Charenbal and Nandimarg high land pastures are also places of tourist attraction apart from virgin meadows in the area from Kund to Ladigasan (ahead of Aherbal clefts). The District also has super abundance of natural water resources in the shape of various famous springs such as, Kounsernag ( ahead of Aherbal ), Waseknag (Kund), Khee Nag( Khee Jogipora), etc.
Tourism
Town Kulgam is situated about 68 km from Srinagar and about 17 km from Anantnag. Aside from places of spiritual interest, the district has tourist spots like Ahrabal water fall on Veshev Nallah which is a place of sight-seeing in the extreme south-west. High pastures and meadows are also places of tourist attraction in the area from Kund to Ladigasan (ahead of Aherbal clefts). The District also has an abundance of natural water from springs such as Kounsernag, Waseknag, Khee Nag, etc
Shaikh Nur-ud-din (RA) also known as Nund Rishi, was a famous Kashmiri Sufi saint.
Political Status
Kulgam district has 4 assembly constituencies: Noorabad, Kulgam, Homshailibugh, and Devsar. The parties of the current members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) are: Indian National Congress (INC) for Devsar, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) for Homshailibugh, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Noorabad, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) for Kulgam..
Road facility
Kulgam has following roads connecting it to various assembly segments and with NH1A (Major District Roads)
Anantnag-Ashmuji-brazloo-Kulgam Main Road
Kulgam-Chawalgam-Muhammad Pra - Shopian Road
Wanpoh-Qaimoh-Kulgam Road
NH1A Mirbazar to Kulgam via Akhran, Hablishi, Kilam , Pirpora & brazloo
Qaimoh-Kadder-Shopian Road
Arwani-Frisal-Yaripora-kulgam Road
Qazigund-Devsar-Pahloo-brazloo-Kulgam Road
Kulgam-Shopian Road
Kulgam-Nehama-Aharabal Road
Kulgam-Damhal—Aharabal Road
Kulgam-Damhal- Aharabal Road
Kulgam-Ardigatnoo-Laisoo Road
Kulgam-Laisoo-Damhal Hanjipora Road
Health facilities
District Hospital at Kulgam
Sub district hospitals at Yaripora and Damhall.
24x7 Emergency Hospital Qazigund [Medically some areas of Qazigund are under Kulgam]
PHCs at Frisal, Qaimoh, Bugam, Pahloo, Devsar, Behibagh Mohammad Pora, Katrsoo, Kilam, Akhran, GB Khalil, KB-pora,nehama etc.
Education establishments
Schools
Al Sarwat Convent School Khuribata-Pora
Alamdar Memorial institute
Al-Rashid Convent School Kilam
Govt. Boys Higher Secondary school Ashmuji
Govt Boys Model Higher Secondary School Kulgam, 192231
Govt. Degree college, Kulgam
Govt Girls Model Higher Secondary School Kulgam, 192231
Govt. High School- Aahdipora, Amnoo
Govt. High School Chambagund
Govt. Higher Secondary School, Manzgam and K. B. Pora
Govt, Higher Secondary school, Nehama kulgam
Govt. Middle School, Brazloo
Govt. Middle School, Checkpora
Govt. Middle School, Laisoo Kulgam
GQ Public School, Upper Qaimoh Kulgam
International Islamic Research School (IIRS), Muhammad Pora Pvt.
Islamia Public School Kilam
Islamiya Simnaniya Higher Secondary School
Islamiya Simnaniya Middle School, Amnoo
Leeds Convent School, Kulgam (Private School)
Maroofia Public English Medium School, Srandoo (MPEMS Srandoo)
Modern English Medium Secondary school Ashmuji
Modern institute of Education,(MiE) Chambagund
Mohammad Salfia Institute Manzgam
Msm Iqbal Educational Institute, Yarikhah
Noor Study Circle, Hablishi ( Private High School)
Opinawaz kulgam
Public English Medium School, Bhan
Red Jewels Educational Garden, Brazloo (Private School)
Rose Garden School Kilam
Sunshine National School, Kulgam (Private School)
Syed Hadaitullah Hanfia school, Chambagund
TIAI Kanipora
Aisha Ali academy kanipora (private school)
Colleges
Al-Hilal Yateem trust, Chawalgam
Govt. Degree college Frisal
Govt. Degree college Kilam
Govt. Degree college Kulgam
Govt. Polytechnic College, Kulgam
Industrial ITI, Chawalgam
Industrial ITI, KB Pora Noorabad Kulgam
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulgam
