''Patushay'' (also known as Potshai) was initially an autonomic village in the

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of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Later on it was merged with Qazipora, and formed a new Village called Qazipora Patushi. It is 4 km away from

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town, and 59 km away from Srinagar. The name Patushay is derived from the word Put, meaning Old, and Shay, meaning Place of history. Patushay Village

Notable Persons

Khazer Mohammad Parrey: KM Parrey was the famous and the only Contractor in the district in early 60's, he was commonly known as (Khazer Parrey / Lala). km Parrey constructed various projects in the district as well as in other district(s) like: Sopore-Bandipora Road, Kaloosa Bridge (old), Forest Training Institute Bandipora, Higher Secondary School Kaloosa and many other projects. * Dr. Altaf Gauhar Haji was the first

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Surgeon in the Valley. * Kousar Shafeeq: Vice-chairperson District Development Council Bandipora.

Educational Institutions

There are various schools and educational institutions in this village, such as: * Govt HKM Degree College Patushay * Govt BMS Patushay * Islamia Model School Patushay * Krishi Vigyan Kendra Patushay

Demographics

According to the

2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Patushay has 1,114 households. The literacy rate of Patushay village was 62.40% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Patushay, male literacy stands at 71.00% while the female literacy rate was 53.09%.

Transport

Road

Patushay is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Srinagar-Bandipora Road, Sopore-Bandipora Road, etc.

Rail

The nearest railway stations to Patushay are

Sopore Railway Station Sopore railway station is situated in the outskirts of Sopore town. It lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is one of the northernmost station of Indian Railways. Location The station is located at Amargrah about 2 km f ...

and Srinagar Railway Station, located at a distance of 27 and 71 kilometres from Patushay respectively.

Air

The nearest airport is

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located at a distance of 67 km from Patushay.

Mosques and religious places

Jamiyyah Mosques * Marqazi Jamia Masjid Patushay * Jamia Masjid Iqra (Formerly Malik Masjid) Patushay Mosques (Non-Jamiyyah) * Masjid Owais Karni * Masjid Umar (Umar Colony) * Masjid Rehmat (Degree College) * Masjid Khazer (Planned: Parrey Mohalla)

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References

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