Gogjigund

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Gogjigund
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Gogjigund
Gogjigund (India)
Coordinates: 34°11′00″N74°43′06″E / 34.1833°N 74.7183°E / 34.1833; 74.7183
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Union territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
SettledAncient
Elevation
1,619 m (5,312 ft)
Languages
  Official Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
191131
Distance from Delhi835 kilometres (519 mi) [2]

Gogjigund is a village and a Panchayat Halqa in Sherpathri Block of Ganderbal district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [3] Most of the area in this village is under woods.

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Geography

Gogjigund is located at 34°11′00″N74°43′06″E / 34.1833°N 74.7183°E / 34.1833; 74.7183 , 7 km towards west from district headquarters in Ganderbal, 20 km from Union territory capital Srinagar. River Sind flows through the nearby forests located in the area. [4]

Demographics

The population of Gogjigund is 574. Males constitute 51% of the total population while female constitute 49% of the total population. The total geographical area of village is 42.9 hectares. [5] Agriculture is the mainstay of the population. Urdu is the official language here, people also speak their native language (Kashmiri) as well as English (both of which are also official, as well as Hindi). [6]

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