Karan Nagar
Karan Nagar is the notified area and the town in the city of Srinagar in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A portion of Karan Nagar in the name of Deewan Bagh was the first declared civil colony in 1942 by the former princely state government of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a posh locality of Srinagar city. The famous SMHS hospital and Government Medical College is located here. It is located about from the commercial center of Kashmir. History. The town had the decent population of Kashmiri Pandits before their exile in last decade  of twentieth century. The town is named after the name "Karan". At present Muslims dominate the population of the area at an estimated percentage of 99.9%. Demographics. Kashmiri is the local language in the area, people also use English and Urdu as the official languages of the area. Geography. The area is located at towards north from district headquarters of Srinagar. The area is bounded by Aali Kadal towards South, Batmaloo towards West, Safa Kadal towards North and Nawabazar towards East. The area is situated at an elevation of above mean sea level.