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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jawahar Nagar
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|34.05|N|74.81|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Srinagar]]
| established_title = Settled
| government_type = Democracy
| governing_body = Government of Jammu and Kashmir
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1592
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[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=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 190008<ref name="indiapost">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pincodesearch.aspx |publisher=web.archive.org |title=Pincode Search |access-date=2016-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820061234/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pincodesearch.aspx |archive-date=2016-08-20 }}</ref>
| registration_plate = JK01<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jaktrans.nic.in/general.htm* |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122200848/http://jaktrans.nic.in/general.htm |archive-date=22 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| unemployment_rate =
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'''Jawahar Nagar''' is the notified area in the municipal committee of [[Srinagar]], in the [[India]]n administered [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It comes under the Amira Kadal Constituency. Jawahar Nagar is a posh locality in the civil line area of [[Srinagar]]. The pincode of Jawahar Nagar is 190008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pincode 190008, Jawahar Nagar S.O (Srinagar) Post Office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://www.getpincodes.com/postoffice/jawahar-nagar-so-srinagar-srinagar-190008 |website=getpincodes.com |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125045252/http://www.getpincodes.com/postoffice/jawahar-nagar-so-srinagar-srinagar-190008 |archive-date=25 November 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Jawahar Nagar is considered one of the many best residential places in [[Srinagar]]. The airport is located at a distance of {{cvt|9.3|km}}. Jawahar Nagar area was heavily damaged by the [[2014 India–Pakistan floods|2014 Kashmir floods]], it was one of the worst affected areas due to flood.
There are two Branches of [[Jammu and Kashmir Bank]], one of which is exclusively for women.{{cn|date=January 2021}} There are multiple gymnasiums, mosques and shops in the area.

== Geography ==
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Jawahar Nagar is situated along the river banks of [[Jehlum River]]. Gogji Bagh, Wazir Bagh, [[Rajbagh]], [[Lal Chowk]] are the nearby localities. The area is located at an [[Reduced Level|RL]] of 1592 metres above mean sea level in [[Mumbai]].

Jawahar Nagar is a well developed area with wide roads and abundance of parks. Houses are built on equal sized plots. Jawahar Nagar and [[Karan Nagar]] are the only two localities which come under direct control of the government and hence everything is in a planned manner. The area consists of Government Quarters, Municipal Park, DAV School, Amar Singh College, Town Square Shopping Mall.

== September floods ==
The area was damaged quite heavily by the [[2014 India–Pakistan floods|2014 Kashmir floods]]. At about 4:18 am on 7 September water started to enter the ground floors of the houses located in this locality & by 3 pm the water level had reached about 25 feet high above ground level on the streets. Some houses were fully submerged in water, others were partially submerged, people were rescued from their houses by locals in shikaras & rafting boats. The water finally vanished in Jawahar Nagar after 25 days. Jawahar Nagar was submerged under water for 25 days after the flood came. The damage level was quite high in the Jawahar Nagar area. It was one of the worst affected areas during the flood. A lot of houses got damaged in the floods.<ref>{{cite news |title=J&K Flood: SOS From Stranded People in Kashmir |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/j-k-flood-sos-from-stranded-people-in-kashmir-663356 |work=NDTV.com |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125044348/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/j-k-flood-sos-from-stranded-people-in-kashmir-663356 |archive-date=25 November 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Schools ==
1. Government Boys Higher Secondary School
2. Model High School

==Gymnasiums==
# Hybrid Fitness
# Heavy Duty Health Club
# Anytime Fitness

== See also ==
* [[Lal Bazar]]
* [[Rajbagh]]
* [[Lal Chowk]]
* [[Soura]]
* [[Karan Nagar]]
* [[Indira Nagar, Srinagar]]
* [[Ichgam]]

== References ==
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{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}
{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Kashmir Valley}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Srinagar]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Srinagar district]]

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