Udhampur (Land of Dhruva) Location

Udhampur (Land of Dhruva) Location

Location

The town Udhampur, Headquarter of district, is named after Raja Udham Singh, the eldest son of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the founder of Dogra rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The town is said to have been built in place of dense forest where Udham Singh occasionally went on hunting trips till he developed great love for the spot and chose it as site for township.

 

(Map of J&K State)

The District Udhampur lies between 32 degree-34 minute to 39 degree-30 minute North Latitude and 74 degree-16 minute to 75 degree-38-minutes East Longitude. The altitude of District Udhampur varies from 600 meters to 3,000 meters Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL). 

The District Udhampur is situated in the South-Eastern part of Jammu & Kashmir State and is bounded in the West by Rajouri District, in the North by Anantnag District, in the North-East by Doda District, in the South-East by Kathua District and in the South-West by Jammu District.

The District Udhampur has a varied topography. It is inter-woven with Shivalik ranges of hills. There are, however, very few inhabited areas above the height of 1,112 meters or so which experience snow fall and severe cold in the winter.