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 11 km (6.8 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and 20 km (12 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Magam is the top business hub in this locality, located on the way to Gulmarg. Magam comes both in baramulla district and budgam which makes this famous across these districts for business. The Idara Abu Fazal Abbas Islamic Library, opened in Magam in 1985, is the largest Islamic private library in Jammu and Kashmir.
Beerwah also pronounced as Beeru is a subdistrict, tourist destination and one of the oldest towns of Jammu and Kashmir and a municipal committee in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also one of the oldest tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir with one of the largest towns in Budgam district. Beerwah is 27 km (17 mi) away from the summer capital Srinagar via Bemina, 31 km (19 mi) via Magam, 33 km (21 mi) via Soibugh and 35 km (22 mi) via Budgam. Beerwah subdistrict has 4 tehsils namely Beerwah, Magam, Narbal and Khag. Beerwah is located along the banks of River Sukhnaag.
Budgam district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at the town of Budgam, it is the district with the largest population of Shia Muslims in the Kashmir valley.
Rathsun or Rathsoon is a village and block located in the Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. It is situated at the base of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Beerwah one of the nine tehsils of district Budgam. It is about 23.7 kilometres (14.7 mi) via Beerwah-Budgam Road from district headquarters Budgam, 7 km (4.3 mi) from Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir, it is situated 29 km (18 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Magam, is nearest town to Rathsun.
Kanihama, formerly known as Gund Kawarhama, is a village situated on the Srinagar-Gulmarg road in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. The Kani Shawls produced in the area were given a geographical indication status by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, making it illegal to sell shawls made outside of the Kanihama area as Kani shawls.
Pethmakhama is a village in Budgam district, in the Indian administrative union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Magam. It is famous for the shrine of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani who stayed at various places in and around Kashmir and one example is Pethmakhama where he prayed for around two months. The stone on which he prayed there, has the marks of praying on it miraculously and is preserved at Aasar-i-Shareef Pethmakhama. The shrine also hosts beard hair as one of the holy Relics of Muhammad which is displayed to the devotees every year on the auspicious occasion of Mehraj ul Alam and other festivals. Pethmakhama is irrigated throughout the year by River Sukhnag which is a tributary of Jhelum River and various springs in the village.
Aripanthan is a village and panchayat halqa in Beerwah tehsil of Budgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the centre of tehsil Beerwah and tehsil Magam. It is located about 27 km (17 mi) west from summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar and about 28 km (17 mi) north from district headquarters in Budgam.
Doodhpathri is a tourist destination and a hill station located in the Khansahib tehsil of the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated at an altitude of 2,730 metres (8,960 ft) from sea level, it is located at a distance of 42 km (26 mi) from Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar, and 30 km (19 mi) from district headquarters, Budgam.
Badran is a village located in district Budgam in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Budgam, known as Badgom in Kashmiri, is a town in Budgam district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a notified area committee, but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee.
Khan Sahib is a town sub-district and a notified area committee in Budgam district in the central Kashmir, union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. In 2008, Government Degree College, Khansahib was established in the town to cater to the needs of rural population.
Narbal is a tehsil, block and a town in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a block in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 18 km (11 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and 13 km (8.1 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ichgam, also known as Ichigam, is a census town located in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Budgam, one of the nine tehsils of district Budgam. It is one of the most populated area of Budgam district. It is roughly 5 km (3.1 mi) away from district Budgam and nearly 19 km (12 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ichgam village consists of four blocks — Ichgam-A, Ichgam-B, Ichgam-C and Ichgam-D. The village consists of both major sects of Islam, Shias (85-90%) and Sunnis(10-15%). There is also a Hindu minority.
Kondur or Kandoora is the largest village in the Sukhnag River valley, located on the eastern banks of the Sukhnag River. It lies on the Beerwah-to-Doodhpathri road and is 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Srinagar, the largest city and summer capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is the southern portion of the wider Indian-administered Kashmir region.
Aariz is a village in Budgam district in Kashmir region of Indian Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the base of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas, in the Sukhnag Valley. It falls under the administrative division of tehsil Khansahib, which is one of the nine tehsils of district Budgam. It lies at a distance of about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the district headquarters Budgam, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the sub-district headquarters Khansahib, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chewdara or Chivdora, is a village in the Rathsun block of the Beerwah tehsil in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located 21 km (13 mi) towards west of the Budgam district headquarters, 3 km (1.9 mi) from Beerwah and 23 km (14 mi) from the winter capital Srinagar. Chewdara has two panchayats, Chewdara-A and Chewdara-B.
Narwara Beerwah is a village in tehsil Beerwah of district Budgam of the Jammu and Kashmir.
Ohangam is a village in tehsil Beerwah of district Budgam of the Jammu and Kashmir. its population is about 3500. The famous Kashmiri poet and author of Kashmiri folktale Heemal Nagrai, Waliullah Mattu is from the same village. The shrine of famous sufi saint Baba Hanief Ud Din Reshi is lacated in the North East of Ohangam.
Otligam is a village in tehsil Beerwah of district Budgam of the Jammu and Kashmir. Village plays an important role with respect to education, banking facilities as well as the road connectivity of adjoining villages. Besides this the village has a Primary Health Centre set by Ministry of Ayush.
Gondipora is a village in tehsil Beerwah of district Budgam of the Jammu and Kashmir.
