Qazigund, also known as Gateway Of Kashmir, is a town and in the union territory of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

, India. Qazigund is located at . It has an average elevation of 1670 m (5478 feet) above mean sea level. Qazigund Bypass Passes Through ''Dalwatch, Chimulla & Shampora'' Villages of Qazigund. Qazigund Is Connected by NH44 & Northern Railways with Rest of The Country. Qazigund Toll Plaza Is one of the Beautiful Toll Plaza Among Rest of the Toll plazas.

Demographics

As of 2011 India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Qazigund had a population of 9871. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Qazigund has an average literacy rate of 70.21%, higher than the national average of 67.16%, male literacy is 79.82%, and female literacy is 58.27%. In Qazigund, 20.67% of the population is under 6 years of age. Qazigund Byepass Is Via Dalwach, Chimulla & Shampora Villages. Qazigund is surrounded by springs, known as ''nags'' in the local language.

Verinag Verinag ( is a town named after and famous for the Verinag spring and Mughal garden, near Anantnag, Anantnag city in Anantnag district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a notified area ...

source of river

Jhelum Jhelum ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for p ...

is only 10 km from Qazigund. Panzath Nag is just 3 km from Qazigund and famous Vasak Nag in Kund is around 12 km from Qazigund. There are some Sufi shrines in and around Qazigund. Shrine of Baba Sa'd Shah sahab is located in shampora, Qazigund. Shrine of Baba Habib Shah Sahab and Baba Mueen Shah sahab is located in kurigram which is half kilometres from Qazigund main town, although there was not any shrine built on blessed grave of Baba Moeen Shah sahab due to spiritual restrictions put by him as per local narrations but on 23 March 2021, Maulana Hafiz Syed Zahid Hussain sahab marked some wooden structure around his blessed grave. Khanqah of Baba Naseeb-ud-Din Ghazi is located at

Chowgam Chowgam is a village in Kulgam district, having its block in Qazigund of Anantnag district. It is located from its main district Kulgam, and from its block Qazigund and from district Anantnag. It is one of the oldest villages in Kashmir Val ...

at a distance of 5 kilometres. Khanqah of Hazrat Shahi Hamadan Ameer e Kabeer Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA)is located at Dooru Shahabad at a distance of 8 kilometres from Qazigund. Shrine of Hazrat Syed Noor Shah wali Baghdadi (RA) is located at Kund approximately at a distance of 12 kilometres. Shrine of Mir Syed Hafeezullah Andrabi Qadri Naqshbandi is located in the heart of Qazigund Town inside the premises of Gousia Arabic College and a beautiful Mosque is adjacent to the Shrine.

Climate

Transport

Qazigund is connected to

Anantnag Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...

and

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 ...

by road and railway. There is a train service from Qazigund to Srinagar ten times a day, and is connected to

Kulgam Kulgam (), known as Kolgom () in Kashmiri, is a town, an administrative division and capital of the Kulgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of from the summer state capital of Jammu ...

by road. Qazigund is connected to :Jammu and rest of India through

NH 44 National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country. It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh ...

(former name NH 1A before renumbering of all national highways) that passes through

Qazigund Tunnel Qazigund, also known as Gateway Of Kashmir, is a town and in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Qazigund is located at . It has an average elevation of 1670 m (5478 feet) above mean sea level. Qazigund Bypass Passes T ...

Pir Panjal The Pir Panjal Range (Kashmiri: ) is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian territories of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and then Pakistan's ...

mountain. New NH444 connects Qazigund to Srinagar via Shupiyan.

Qazigund railway tunnel

Qazigund railway tunnel or

Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel The Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel or Qazigund railway tunnel is an long railway tunnel located in Pir Panjal Range of middle Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir, India, south of Qazigund town. It is a part of the Jammu–Baramulla line. The north p ...

, is 11 km long railway tunnel under the Pir Panjal mountains to connect

Qazigund railway station Qazigund railway station lies on Northern Railway network zone of Indian Railways. It is located in Qazigund Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the main transport hub for the people of Qazigund Qazigund, also known as Gateway Of Kashmir, is ...

Banihal railway station Banihal railway station (station code: BAHL), a part of Jammu–Baramulla line, is situated in notified area of Banihal in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. It was commissioned on 26 June 2013 and passenger trains run from Banihal to Qazigun ...

. It was bored in late 2011, became operational by 26 Dec 2012 and was commissioned in June 2013. It is India's longest and

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

's third longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between Qazigund and

Banihal Banihal () is a town and a notified area committee, near Ramban town in Ramban district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a rural and hilly area with Kamirwah being one of the most prominent hills. It is located about ...

to only 11 km.

References

{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir Cities and towns in Anantnag district

Demographics

Climate

Transport

Qazigund railway tunnel

See also

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