Gogjigund is a

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and a

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Halqa in Sherpathri

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Ganderbal district The Ganderbal district, or more formally District Ganderdal, is a district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ganderbal town is administrative headquarters of district. It was formed in 2007 and has 6 subdistricts (tehsils): ...

in the union territory of

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. Most of the area in this village is under woods.

Geography

Gogjigund is located at , 07 km towards west from district headquarters in

Ganderbal Ganderbal is a town and a municipality committee in Ganderbal district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Ganderbal district.It is in Central Kashmir, it has an average elevation of 1,619 metres (5, ...

, 20 km from Union territory capital

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...

. River Sind flows through the nearby forests located in the area.

Demographics

The population of Gogjigund is 574. Males constitute 51% of the total population while female constitute 49% of the total population. The total geographical area of village is 42.9 hectares. Agriculture is the mainstay of the population. Urdu is the official language here, people also speak their native language (

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) as well as

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(both of which are also official, as well as

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Villages in Ganderbal district {{JammuKashmir-geo-stub

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