Bandipore district

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Bandipore
Bandpur
Bandipora, Bandipur
District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India
Bandipora
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Wular Lake, largest freshwater lake in India
Bandipore district
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Bandipore district is in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region [1] It is in the Kashmir division (bordered in neon blue).
Coordinates(Bandipore): 34°25′12″N74°39′00″E / 34.42000°N 74.65000°E / 34.42000; 74.65000
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
 • Total345 km2 (133 sq mi)
 • Urban
49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
 • Rural
295.4 km2 (114.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total392,232
 • Density1,100/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 Manzoor Ahmad Qadri
Superintendent of Police Lakshya Sharma, IPS
Website bandipore.nic.in

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 including professor GH AHMAD LONE who is the retired professor of zoology who has done an incredible service .[ 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.

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Education

Some of the institutions and colleges of Bandipur which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipore.

Divisions

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.

Demographics

Religion in Bandipore district (2011) [6]
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
97.39%
Hinduism
 
2.15%
Other or not stated
 
0.46%
Sex Ratio in Bandipore District in 2011 Census. [6]
(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) [7]

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

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]
HinduMuslimChristianSikhBuddhistJainOtherNot statedTotal
Total8,439382,00657255544172597392,232
2.15%97.39%0.15%0.14%0.01%0.00%0.00%0.15%100.00%
Male8,061198,3223805204080349207,680
Female378183,68419235492248184,552
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)		4792650567–––711889
Urban2,54962,557915018229265,361
Rural5,890319,44948150526150505326,871
 % Urban30.2%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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