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| name = Mahanpur<br />
| other_name = Pakhru Ge da Pind<br />
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| settlement_type = Town<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|32.54|N|75.64|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kathua district|Kathua]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| elevation_m = 919<br />
| population_total = 1,554<ref name="auto">http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0107_PART_B_DCHB_KATHUA.pdf</ref> (Town)<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Dogri]], [[Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 184202<br />
| registration_plate = JK-08<br />
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'''Mahanpur''' (also called '''Pakhru Ge da Pind''' ) is a town and a newly created tehsil in [[Kathua district]] in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. Earlier, Mahanpur was a town in [[Basohli]] tehsil. Mahanpur town is located about 50&nbsp;km to the north of district headquarter Kathua and about 32&nbsp;km south of the Sub Divisional headquarter Basohli. It is designated as new Tehsil Headquarter. There is a no. of educational institutions besides some of the major ones are Govt. Degree College, Govt. Middle school , Govt Girls School Mahanpur and the biggest of the all is Govt Higher secondary School Mahanpur and amongst the private ones are the oldest and most successful ones are New light Public school, Bal Vidhya School, Adarsh Vidhya Niketan, Brahm Rishi and few other.<br />
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Its origin is sometime in the 5th century . There is a Jagdamba Temple built in the 16th century and Shiv temple in the centre of the Town.<br />
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It's a beautiful place with a lot of natural resources of water(Baa/Bowlis).{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}<br />
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The inhabitants of the village are very friendly.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}<br />
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This small town is famous for its non- vegetarian achar(Pickle) mainly for fish achar and also for its tuni aala murga which is cooked by many of the road side small shops. It is located about {{cvt|119|km}} from the union territory capital Jammu (winter) and {{cvt|299|km}} from Srinagar (summer).<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Mahanpur is located at {{coord|32.54|N|75.64|E|}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Mahanpur+184202/@32.5363721,75.6311694,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x391c616c2d8f28cb:0xc15e39ee080a0c4f!8m2!3d32.5363738!4d75.648679?shorturl=1|title=Mahanpur|website=google.co.in}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 396&nbsp;metres in the lower [[Sivalik Hills]] range of Himalaya. Mahanpur (town) 919 has an area of 363 square kilometers.<ref name="auto"/> Mahanpur borders Bani and Duggan Tehsil to the north, Billawar to the west and Dharkalan to the south.<br />
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== Places to visit ==<br />
* [[Ranjit Sagar Dam]] also called "Thein Dam"<br />
* Sukrala Mata Temple<br />
* Bala Sundri Mata Temple<br />
* Dhole -joode Mata<br />
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== Nearby places ==<br />
* [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie]], [[Kathua]], [[Chamba, Himachal Pradesh|Chamba]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Basholi]]<br />
* [[Hiranagar]]<br />
* [[Nagri Parole]]<br />
* [[Bani, India|Bani]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
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