Bandipore district (also spelt as Bandipora or Bandipur) is one of the 20 districts in the

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n 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 ...

Bandipore Bandipore () or Bandipora is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. Bandipora has a terr ...

town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipore, a township with peculiar scenic beauty is located in the foothills of the snow-clad peaks of Harmukh overlooking the shores of Wular Lake and has produced hundreds of scholars and intellectuals. The district is famous for its tourist places such as Wular Vintage Park, Athwatoo and Gurez valley. Before 1947, this town was a big trade and literary centre of Kashmir. This district was carved out from the erstwhile

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in 2007. The district is bounded by Kupwara district from the north,

from west and Kargil district in

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and

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district from the east. This district occupies an area of 398 km². The district has a population of 392,232 as per 2011 census.

Education

Some of the institutions and colleges of Bandipur Which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipore # Govt Girls Higher Secondary School, Plan Bandipora # Govt NM Boys Higher School Kaloosa # Govt Higher Secondary school Quilmuqam # Govt Polytechnic College # Govt HKM Degree College Patushay # Islamiya Model School

Patushay ''Patushay'' (also known as Potshai) was initially an autonomic village in the Bandipora district 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 Ban ...

# Govt Middle School

8.Kendriya Vidyalaya BSF Bandipur. # Al-Noor College Of Education moder # Mehboobul Aalam College Of Education # Govt High School Bagh] # Govt High School Qazipora bandipora # Muslim Model School Qazipora Watapora # Army Good Will School Aythmulla # Shaheen College Of Education # Govt Higher Sec. School Nadihal # Govt Higher Sec. School Aloosa # Govt Higher Sec. School Aragam # Govt Secondary School Mantrigam # Govt Secondary School Bonakoot # Eaglets Public Secondary School Plan # SMS Islamia Model Higher Secondary School, Garoora # Government Higher Secondary School, Arin

Divisions

The district comprises seven tehsils: Ajas, Aloosa, Bandipore, Sumbal, Hajin, Gurez and Tulail. The district has three

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constituencies:

Gurez Gurez, or Gurais (''Guráai'' in the local Shina language), is a valley located in the high Himalayas, about from Bandipore and from Srinagar, to the north of the Kashmir valley. At about above sea level, the valley is surrounded by snow-cap ...

, Bandipore and Sonawari. All of these are part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. The district comprises twelve community development blocks: Aloosa, Arin, Baktoor, Bandipore, Bonkoot, Ganastan, Gurez, Hajin, Naidkhai, Nowgam, Sumbal and Tulail.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Bandipore district has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction usi ...

of 392,232, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 561st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 26.31%. Bandipore has a

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of 899

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for every 1000 males (this varies with religion), and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 57.82%. At the time of the 2011 census, 82.39% of the population spoke

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, 8,82%

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, 4.18% Shina, 1.91% Pahari and 1.27%

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as their first language.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Authority control 2007 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir Districts of Jammu and Kashmir

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