Pulwama
Pulwama is a town and a district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Variants of name
Location
It is almost 40 km from the summer capital of Srinagar. Pulwama is located at 32.88°N 74.92°E.
Tahsils
In District Pulwama there are eight (8) tehsils, namely Pulwama, Tral, Awantipora, Pampore, Rajpora, Shahoora, Kakpora and Aripal.
History
The original name of Pulwama town (from which the district takes its name) was Panwangam. Over the centuries it got shortened to Pulgam. This in turn gradually changed to Pulwama. [3]