Bandipore district


Bandipore district or is one of the 22 districts in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Bandipore town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipore, a township with peculiar scenic beauty is located in the foothills of the snow-clad peaks of Harmukh overlooking the shores of Wular Lake has produced hundreds of scholars and intellectuals. Before 1947, this town was a big trade and literary centre of Kashmir. Bandipore, the birthplace of the great historian, Hassan Khoehami. This district was carved out from the erstwhile Baramulla district in 2007. The district is bounded by Kupwara district in the west, Baramulla district in the south and Kargil district in Ladakh, Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in the east. This district occupies an area of 398 km2. The district has a population of 392,232 as per 2011 census.

Education

Some of the institutions and colleges of Bandipore Which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipore
  1. Govt NM Boys Higher School Kaloosa
  2. Govt Polytechnic College
  3. Al-Noor College Of Education moder
  4. Mehboobul Aalam College Of Education
  5. Govt High School Bagh]
  6. Govt High School Qazipora bandipora
  7. Muslim Model School Qazipora Watapora
  8. Govt HKM Degree College
  9. Army Good Will School Aythmulla
  10. Shaheen College Of Education
  11. Govt Higher Sec. School Nadihal
  12. Govt Higher Sec. School Aloosa
  13. Govt Higher Sec. School Aragam
  14. Govt Secondary School Mantrigam
  15. Govt Secondary School Bonakoot
  16. Eaglets Public Secondary School Plan
  17. SMS Islamia Model Higher Secondary School, Garoora

    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

According to the 2011 census Bandipore district has a population of 392,232, roughly equal to the nation of Maldives. This gives it a ranking of 561st in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.31%. Bandipore has a sex ratio of 899 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 57.82%.