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Khrew is a town under municipal committee in Pulwama district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under Tehsil Pampore and District Pulwama of Union Territory of J&K. It is located at a distance of 20.3 km from Lal Chowk, Srinagar. It is famous for many things like a cement manufacturing hub where thousands of cement trucks are sent across the valley. It is also famous for the Indian army training camp where most of the new joined soldiers get training and are sent to different places after the training is over. It is also famous for the education system having tw

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Locality
Wuyan
Region
Jammu and Kashmir
Country
India
Population
0

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Settlement.name
Khrew
Settlement.native_name
Khrew
Settlement.settlement_type
City
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India Jammu and Kashmir#India
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Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Union Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jammu and Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Pulwama
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Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
12
Settlement.elevation_m
1607
Settlement.population_total
9857
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
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Languages
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Official

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Area
12
Elevation
1607
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postal code
191103
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Khrew is a town under municipal committee in Pulwama district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under Tehsil Pampore and District Pulwama of Union Territory of J&K. It is located at a distance of 20.3 km from Lal Chowk, Srinagar. It is famous for many things like a cement manufacturing hub where thousands of cement trucks are sent across the valley. It is also famous for the Indian army training camp where most of the new joined soldiers get training and are sent to different places after the training is over. It is also famous for the education system having two higher secondary schools and many private schools. It is also famous for different religious places like Saint Sabir shah, Saint Syed shah Mantaqee, baba Qasim, and Jwala Mukhi Temple situated on the hilltop.

==Geography== Khrew is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,607 metres (5,272 feet) and is located in the Kashmir valley. The area starts from Babapora to Seer Bagh and from Bathen to Androosa. Also, the foot region is extended to Ladhoo, a village in Jammu and Kashmir.

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