Seer Hamdan
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Seer Hamdan () is a town in tahsil Anantnag of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Variants
Location
Seer Hamdan is 13 km from the main town Anantnag and falls on KP (Khanbal-Pahalgam) road which leads to the tourist destination Pahalgam and also serves a route for Holy Amarnath Cave through which every year thousands of Yatris travel.
One of the tributaries of the Jhelum river, known as "Lidder", flows through the town.
Origin
Jat clans
History
Seer Hamdan is known for its scenic beauty, sports stadium, skill development I. T. I and Forest Research Centre popularly known as "Sandoz". The area has a water channel known as "Shah Kol" was constructed by the eighth sultan of Kashmir and was known by his subjects as Bod Shah (lit. 'Great King') for irrigation purposes and now it irrigates hectares of land of this town and adjacent villages.
Seer Hamdan is the site of a holy relic of Muhammad which is preserved in Hazratbal Shrine Seer Hamdan which is also a place of attraction for thousands of devotees of Islam. Despite of this shrine there is also another holy shrine of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani located in the middle of the town.
Population
Seer Hamdan is a Municipal Committee city in district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Seer Hamdan Municipal Committee has population of 8,233 of which 4,271 are males while 3,962 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Seer Hamdan Municipal Committee has total administration over 1,335 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. [1]