Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir

Kangan (Urdu: کنگن‎) is a town in Ganderbal district, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is one of the tehsils in Ganderbal District. It is situated across the Nallah Sindh and spread over a 50-km-long gorge valley, with population of 1,20,934 and literacy rate of 52.8% and sex ratio 868 per thousand males. It is one of the beautiful places surrounded by various picnic spots like Sonamarg and Naranag. It is believed that the place embraces its name with the fact that it is surrounded by mountains in all sides, gives it a ring shape, which is called in Hindi kangan.

Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir

Kangan (Urdu: کنگن‎) is a town in Ganderbal district, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is one of the tehsils in Ganderbal District. It is situated across the Nallah Sindh and spread over a 50-km-long gorge valley, with population of 1,20,934 and literacy rate of 52.8% and sex ratio 868 per thousand males. It is one of the beautiful places surrounded by various picnic spots like Sonamarg and Naranag. It is believed that the place embraces its name with the fact that it is surrounded by mountains in all sides, gives it a ring shape, which is called in Hindi kangan.