Bandipore district

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Bandipore
Bandipora, Bandipur
District of Jammu and Kashmir
Wular Lake, largest freshwater lake in India
Wular Lake, largest freshwater lake in India
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°25′12″N 74°39′00″E / 34.42000°N 74.65000°E / 34.42000; 74.65000Coordinates: 34°25′12″N 74°39′00″E / 34.42000°N 74.65000°E / 34.42000; 74.65000
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DivisionKashmir Division
SeatBandipore
Area
 • Total345 km2 (133 sq mi)
 • Urban
49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
 • Rural
295.4 km2 (114.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total392,232
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bandiporia, Bandipuriya, Bandiporiyan, Bandiporan
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3]
Time zoneIndian Standard Time
Websitebandipore.nic.in

Bandipore district (also spelt as Bandipora or Bandipur) is one of the 20 districts in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Bandipore 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 has produced hundreds of scholars and intellectuals. Before 1947, this town was a big trade and literary centre of Kashmir. Bandipore, the birthplace of the great historian, Hassan Khoehami. This district was carved out from the erstwhile Baramulla district in 2007. The district is bounded by Kupwara district in the west, Baramulla district in the south and Kargil district in Ladakh, Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in the east. This district occupies an area of 398 km2.[4] The district has a population of 392,232 as per 2011 census.

Education[]

Some of the institutions and colleges of Bandipore Which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipore

  1. Govt Girls Higher Secondary School , Plan Bandipora
  2. Govt NM Boys Higher School Kaloosa
  3. Govt Higher Secondary school Quilmuqam
  4. Govt Polytechnic College
  5. Al-Noor College Of Education moder
  6. Mehboobul Aalam College Of Education
  7. Govt High School Bagh]
  8. Govt High School Qazipora bandipora
  9. Muslim Model School Qazipora Watapora
  10. Govt HKM Degree College
  11. Army Good Will School Aythmulla
  12. Shaheen College Of Education
  13. Govt Higher Sec. School Nadihal
  14. Govt Higher Sec. School Aloosa
  15. Govt Higher Sec. School Aragam
  16. Govt Secondary School Mantrigam
  17. Govt Secondary School Bonakoot
  18. Eaglets Public Secondary School Plan
  19. SMS Islamia Model Higher Secondary School, Garoora

Divisions[]

The district comprises seven tehsils: Ajas, Aloosa, Bandipore, Sumbal, Hajin, Gurez and Tulail. The district has three Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Gurez, Bandipore and . 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[]

Religion in Bandipore district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.39%
Hinduism
 
 2.15%
Other or not stated
 
 0.46%
Sex Ratio in Bandipore District in 2011 Census.[5]
(no. females per 1,000 males)
Religion (and population) Sex Ratio
Muslim (pop 382,006)
 
 926
Hindu (pop 8,439)
 
 47
Other (pop 1,787)
 
 378
Total (pop 392,232)
 
 889

Languages of Bandipore district (2011)[6]

  Kashmiri (82.39%)
  Gojri (8.82%)
  Shina (4.18%)
  Pahari (1.91%)
  Hindi (1.27%)
  Others (1.43%)

According to the 2011 census Bandipore district has a population of 392,232,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Maldives.[8] This gives it a ranking of 561st in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district has a population density of 1,117 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,890/sq mi) .[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 26.31%.[7] Bandipore has a sex ratio of 899 females for every 1000 males[7] (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 57.82%.[7]

Bandipore district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.[5]
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist Jain Other Not stated Total
Total 8,439 382,006 572 555 44 17 2 597 392,232
2.15% 97.39% 0.15% 0.14% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.15% 100.00%
Male 8,061 198,322 380 520 40 8 0 349 207,680
Female 378 183,684 192 35 4 9 2 248 184,552
Gender ratio (% female) 4.5% 48.1% 33.6% 6.3% 9.1% 52.9% 100.0% 41.5% 47.1%
Sex ratio
(no. of females per 1,000 males) 		47 926 505 67 – – – 711 889
Urban 2,549 62,557 91 50 18 2 2 92 65,361
Rural 5,890 319,449 481 505 26 15 0 505 326,871
% Urban 30.2% 16.4% 15.9% 9.0% 40.9% 11.8% 100.0% 15.4% 16.7%

At the time of the 2011 census, 82.39% of the population spoke Kashmiri, 8,82% Gojri, 4.18% Shina, 1.91% Pahari and 1.27% Hindi as their first language.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Census of India 2011
  2. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al (ed.) (2010). India 2010, A Reference Annual (PDF). New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Indiaand. p. 1142. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Maldives 394,999 July 2011 est.

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