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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Chitterkote<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34.371|N|73.799|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kupwara district|Kupwara]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of subdistricts in India|Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Karnah]]<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 193225<br />
| registration_plate = JK-09<br />
| website = {{url|kupwara.nic.in}}<br />
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'''Chitterkote''' is a small village in tehsil [[Karnah]] in [[Kupwara district]] in the [[India|Indian]] union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The village is located 75 kilometres from district headquarters [[Kupwara]] and 8 kilometres from tehsil headquarters [[Tangdhar, Jammu and Kashmir|Tangdhar]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The village covers about 2 km and is located 5 km from the line of control between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. It is located in Karnah Valley between Chamkote and Gundi Syedian village just below Danna Mountain. It is in a remote area and remains isolated from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] for two months each winter due to [[avalanche]]s at the [[Sadhna Pass]] and Shams Bri mountain ranges.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
Chitterkote's population exceeds 1,200, with more than 129 houses. The village has a very healthy sex ratio of 997:1000. The village has a 30-bed hospital, a branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank etc. The villagers are economically poor and less educated. <br />
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===Education===<br />
There is a Government Middle School for boys and a separate school for girls and an Army Goodwill School. There is another privately run school known as Islamic School Chitterkote. The literacy rate of the village is below the national rate.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
===Air===<br />
The nearest airport is [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] located 170 kilometres from Chitterkote.<br />
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===Rail===<br />
The nearest railway station is [[Baramulla railway station]] located 115 kilometres from Chitterkote.<br />
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===Road===<br />
Chitterkote is connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the [[National Highway 701 (India)|NH 701]] which passes through the Karnah tehsil.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Teetwal]]<br />
*[[Kupwara district]]<br />
*[[Karnah]]<br />
*[[Tangdhar, Jammu and Kashmir|Tangdhar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://kupwara.nic.in/}}<br />
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{{Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
{{Kupwara district}}<br />
{{Villages in Kupwara district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Kupwara district]]<br />
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