Khonmoh

Khonmoh
census town
Khonmoh is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Khonmoh
Khonmoh
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Khonmoh is located in India
Khonmoh
Khonmoh
Khonmoh (India)
Coordinates: 34°03′32″N 74°56′57″E / 34.0588°N 74.9492°E / 34.0588; 74.9492
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictSrinagar
TehsilPantha-chowk
Government
 • BodyPanchayat
Area
 • Total
1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,664
 • Density1,350/km2 (3,480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
191101

Khonmoh, also known as Khanmo, is a village in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the birth place of the 11th-century Sanskrit poet Bilhana.

History

Khonmoh was historically known as Khonmusha (IAST: Khonamuṣa). According to the 12th century text Rajatarangini by Kalhana, king Khagendra had established Khonmusha as an agrahara (land granted to Brahmins). It was located near the village of Jaya-vana (modern Jaivan), the site of a Buddhist chaitya.

The Vikramanka-deva-charita of the 11th-century Sanskrit-language poet Bilhana states that he was born in the Khonmusha village. Bilhana describes it as a peaceful settlement with pious people, with several sites for ritual sacrifices. According to Bilhana, this was the place where the "marvellous tales, fables and folk-tales" (presumably the Brihatkatha stories) originated.

Administration

Khonmoh is the headquarters of the Khonmoh block, a sub-division of the Srinagar district. The Khonmoh block includes the following panchayats: Balhama A, Khonmoh A, Khonmoh B, and Khonmoh C.

Khonmoh is also the headquarters of the Khonmoh niabat, an administrative and revenue division under the Pantha-chowk tehsil of the Srinagar district. The following administrative units, called Patwar Halqas, are part of the Khonmoh niabat:

Patwar HalqaVillages
KhonmohKhonmoh
BalhamaBalhama
ZawooraZawoora, Ich Nambal
ZewanZewan
PanthachowkPanthachowk, Sempora
LasjanLasjan, Soitengo
PandrethanPandrethan, Badamibagh

Demographics

The 2011 census of India designates Khonmoh as a census town (CT). According to the census, Khonmoh has 216 households with 2,664 people, including 2,017 men and 647 women. The effective literacy rate (the percentage of literate persons among the population aged 7 years and above) was 80.71%. The population included 39 Scheduled Caste (SC) persons and 12 Scheduled Tribe (ST) persons.

Notes

  1. ↑ Other transliterations include Khunmuh, Khunmoh and Khonamoh.
  2. ↑ Other transliterations include Khonamukha, Khunamusha (IAST: Khunamuṣa), and Khonamusha.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "District Census Handbook: Srinagar". Directorate of Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir. 2011. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
  2. 1 2 Arun Kaul 2001, p. 228.
  3. 1 2 P.N. Kawthekar 1995, p. 19.
  4. ↑ P.N. Kawthekar 1995, p. 15.
  5. ↑ P.N. Kawthekar 1995, pp. 20–21.
  6. ↑ "Blocks & Panchayats". District Administration, Srinagar. Retrieved 2026-10-23.
  7. ↑ "Patwar Halqas". District Administration, Srinagar. Retrieved 2026-10-23.

Bibliography

  • Arun Kaul (2001). "Kesar: The cultural geography of Kashmir". India International Centre Quarterly: The Human Landscape. 27 (4). India International Centre: 226–234. JSTOR 23005714.
  • Prabhakar Narayan Kawthekar (1995). Bilhana. Makers of Indian literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788172017798.