Kangan is a town located near Ganderbal, in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

It is situated across the Nallah Sindh and spread over a 50-km-long gorge valley, with population of 120,934 and literacy rate of 52.8% and sex ratio 868 per thousand males.

Widely regarded for its beauty, it is surrounded by various picnic spots like Sonamarg and Naranag.

The translation, from Hindi, means 'bracelet' and is believed that this is derived from the town's location; being surrounded by mountains on all sides.

[3] It has an average elevation of 1,810 metres (5,940 ft) above mean sea level.