Nussu is a village in the district Budgam,

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Beerwah in the

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of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about west of the district headquarters, Budgam, and about west of union territory capital

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. Nussu has population of

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community. The place is surrounded and famous for orchards and has largest orchards in this locality.

Demographics

In the 2011

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Iskander Pora had a population of 2,484, 1,314 males and 1168 females. The village had a

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of 889 females for every 1,000 males.

Geography

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/ref> It has an average elevation of . It is situated at plateau-like land mass, it is surrounded by karewas on south, west and north with its east surrounded by plains. Iskander Pora is connected with the Srinagar city via

Magam Magam is a tehsil in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a town, notified area committee, and a block in Budgam district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is away from sub-district headquarter ...

town and

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headquarters, Budgam, via Beerwah town. It is away from Magam and away from Beerwah. It is also connected to tehsil Khag via Malpora which is also distant. Mazhom Railway Station is the nearby railway stations to Magam for a person arriving from north or south.

Education

Schools

* Government Middle School, Iskander Pora] (est. 1962) * Imamia Public High School, Iskander Pora, run and managed by Educational Trust Kashmir (ETK)

Religious education

Religious belief, Religious education is imparted in local maktabs. These impart education on a part-time basis to the children. •Maktabs names 1. Maktab-e-Islamia Iskander pora Run by Al-Abbas Relief trust jk. •Head Of Maktab Aga Syed Arshid Hussain Razvi. 2.Babul ilm Run by hauziya Babul Ilm budgam Head Of Maktab Aga Syed Hassan al- mosvi.

References

{{State and Union Territory capitals of India Budgam district Villages in Budgam district