{{Infobox settlement | name = Boniyar | native_name = | native_name_lang = ur | other_name = Buniyar | nickname = | settlement_type = Tehsil | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Indian occupued Jammu and Kashmir#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian occupied territory | coordinates = 34°08′11″N74°10′43″E / 34.13639°N 74.17861°E | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India occupied jammu and kashmir | subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Baramulla | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 96 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1577 | population_total = 72,564 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [1] [2] | demographics1_title2 = Spoken | demographics1_info2 = Pahari, Gojri | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 193122 | registration_plate = JK05 | website = baramulla
Boniyar [3] (بونیار) is a town and a municipal committee in Boniyar tehsil, Baramulla district in Indian occupied territory]] of Jammu and Kashmir [ disambiguation needed ]. It is located 20 km towards west from district headquarters Baramulla. Boniyar was given tehsil status in 2006. Prominent villages in tehsil Boniyar are Noorkhah, Bagna, Salamabad, Wopal Haq Marg, Athishampora, Bijhama, Trikanjan, Barnate, Uranbuha, Chandanwari, Rampur, Chahla and Nowshera. A major tourist attraction is Lower Jhelum hydropower project at Chalah Boniyar, having a capacity of generating 105 MW. Lachipora wildlife sanctuary has been established for conserving markhoor and other vulnerable animals.
The bank of the dam of Lower Jehlum Hydropower plant has become a tourist destination; Nowshera at the opposite side of river Jhelum has amazing viewpoints.[ editorializing ]
There is a diversity of people living in tehsil Boniyar of the Baramulla district, with most of the people speaking Pahari. About 50-70 % people of tehsil Boniyar speak Pahari, with a large number of Pahari speakers. The remainder mainly speak Kashmiri, Gujri, and Urdu. It is a Muslim-dominated region with about 60% belonging to the Sunni Muslim community and 38% to the Shia Muslim community. Other religions comprise the minority, with about 1% Hindus and 1% Sikhs. Noorkhah, a village of Boniyar tehsil, has significant mineral resources such as gypsum, limestone and ochre, with gypsum currently being extracted. However, this has also led to ill effects to the residents such as deforestation, soil erosion, and landslides.[ citation needed ]
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