Marwah valley


Marwah is a valley and sub-division in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Marwah is surrounded by the Warwan valley to the northwest, Ladakh and Zanskar to the east, Chatroo and Kishtwar to the south, and Anantnag in the west. The area is drained by river Marusudar, which is the largest tributary of Chenab.
The various tourist destinations of Marwah include Tatapani, Kishtwar National Park, Sarasnag, hajan park,Mudaksar, Nun Kun, Kandinag, Fariabad Yordu Doomail and Cricket Stadium Yordu.

Demographics

Marwah sub division consists of 4 tehsils and 27 villages, according to census 2011.
S. No.VillageAdministrative DivisionPopulation
1SonderMarwah3658
2LoparaMarwah3146
3LohrnaMarwah2994
4ChanjerMarwah2174
5NopachiMarwah 2102
6QadernaMarwah1961
7YeerduMarwah1705
8RinaieMarwah1650
9Janak PurMarwah1578
10DeharnaMarwah1424
11Chicha DachhanMarwah1389
12PathgamMarwah1242
13MargiMarwah1207
14BusminaMarwah1041
15InshanMarwah1031
16AfteeMarwah932
17Choye DramanMarwah920
18MulwarwanMarwah850
19TillerMarwah762
20BarayanMarwah761
21GumriMarwah578
22SukhnaiMarwah508
23HanzalMarwah472
24MungliMarwah466
25NowgamMarwah415
26DharieMarwah362
27RekenwasMarwah244

Religion

The region has a Muslim majority population, with a significant Hindu minority.

Language and culture

The vast majority of the population speaks Kashmiri.
Culture is almost similar to that of Kashmir valley.