Bandipore
Bandpur Bandipora, Bandipur | |
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District of
Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
Bandipora | |
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Coordinates (Bandipore): 34°25′12″N 74°39′00″E / 34.42000°N 74.65000°E | |
Administering country | India |
Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
Division | Kashmir Division |
Seat | Bandipore |
Government | |
• MLA | Vacant (NA) |
• District Development Council | Chairman: Abdul Gani Bhat, V.C: Kaunser Shafeeq |
Area | |
• Total | 345 km2 (133 sq mi) |
• Urban | 49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi) |
• Rural | 295.4 km2 (114.1 sq mi) |
Population (2011)
[2] | |
• Total | 392,232 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Bandiporia, Bandipuriya, Bandiporiyan, Bandporuek |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [3] [4] |
Time zone | Indian Standard Time |
Deputy commissioner | Shakeel Ul Rehman Rather |
Superintendent of Police | Lakshya Sharma, IPS |
Website |
bandipore |
Bandipore district (also spelt as Bandipora or Bandipur) is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is one of the 20 districts in the Jammu and Kashmir. Bandipore town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipore 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.[ citation needed] The district is known 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 Baramulla district in 2007. The district is bounded by Kupwara district from the north, Baramulla district from west and Kargil district in Ladakh and Ganderbal district from the east. This district occupies an area of 398 km2. [5] The district has a population of 392,232 as per 2011 census.
Some of the institutions and colleges of Bandipur which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipore.
The district comprises seven tehsils: Ajas, Aloosa, Bandipore, Sumbal, Hajin, Gurez and Tulail. The district has three Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Gurez, 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.
According to the 2011 census Bandipore district has a population of 392,232, [8] roughly equal to the nation of Maldives. [9] This gives it a ranking of 561st in India (out of a total of 640). [8] The district has a population density of 1,117 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,890/sq mi) . [8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 26.31%. [8] Bandipore has a sex ratio of 899 females for every 1000 males [8] (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 57.82%. [8]
Bandipore district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census. [6] | |||||||||
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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. [7]
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Bandipore
Bandpur Bandipora, Bandipur | |
---|---|
District of
Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
Bandipora | |
| |
Coordinates (Bandipore): 34°25′12″N 74°39′00″E / 34.42000°N 74.65000°E | |
Administering country | India |
Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
Division | Kashmir Division |
Seat | Bandipore |
Government | |
• MLA | Vacant (NA) |
• District Development Council | Chairman: Abdul Gani Bhat, V.C: Kaunser Shafeeq |
Area | |
• Total | 345 km2 (133 sq mi) |
• Urban | 49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi) |
• Rural | 295.4 km2 (114.1 sq mi) |
Population (2011)
[2] | |
• Total | 392,232 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Bandiporia, Bandipuriya, Bandiporiyan, Bandporuek |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [3] [4] |
Time zone | Indian Standard Time |
Deputy commissioner | Shakeel Ul Rehman Rather |
Superintendent of Police | Lakshya Sharma, IPS |
Website |
bandipore |
Bandipore district (also spelt as Bandipora or Bandipur) is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is one of the 20 districts in the Jammu and Kashmir. Bandipore town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipore 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.[ citation needed] The district is known 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 Baramulla district in 2007. The district is bounded by Kupwara district from the north, Baramulla district from west and Kargil district in Ladakh and Ganderbal district from the east. This district occupies an area of 398 km2. [5] The district has a population of 392,232 as per 2011 census.
Some of the institutions and colleges of Bandipur which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipore.
The district comprises seven tehsils: Ajas, Aloosa, Bandipore, Sumbal, Hajin, Gurez and Tulail. The district has three Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Gurez, 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.
According to the 2011 census Bandipore district has a population of 392,232, [8] roughly equal to the nation of Maldives. [9] This gives it a ranking of 561st in India (out of a total of 640). [8] The district has a population density of 1,117 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,890/sq mi) . [8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 26.31%. [8] Bandipore has a sex ratio of 899 females for every 1000 males [8] (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 57.82%. [8]
Bandipore district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census. [6] | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. [7]
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)
Maldives 394,999 July 2011 est.