Bandipore District
Education
Some of the institutions and colleges of Bandipur which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipore.
- Govt HKM Degree College Patushay
- Govt Degree College Gurez
- Krishi Vigyan Kendra Patushay
- Islamiya Model School Patushay
- Govt Middle School Patushay
- Govt Girls Higher Secondary School, Plan Bandipora
- Govt NM Boys Higher School Kaloosa
- Govt Higher Secondary school Quilmuqam
- Govt Polytechnic College Bandipora
- Kendriya Vidyalaya BSF Bandipur.
- Al-Noor College Of Education moder
- Mehboobul Aalam College Of Education
- Govt High School Bagh]
- Govt High School Qazipora bandipora
- Muslim Model School Qazipora Watapora
- Army Good Will School Aythmulla
- Shaheen College Of Education
- Govt Higher Sec. School Nadihal
- Govt Higher Sec. School Aloosa
- Govt Higher Sec. School Aragam
- Govt Secondary School Mantrigam
- Govt Secondary School Bonakoot
- Eaglets Public Secondary School Plan
- SMS Islamia Model Higher Secondary School, Garoora
- Government Higher Secondary School, Arin
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 (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,117 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,890/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 26.31%. Bandipore has a sex ratio of 899 females for every 1000 males (this varies with religion), and a literacy rate of 57.82%.
Bandipore district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census. | |||||||||
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Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikh | Buddhist | Jain | Other | Not stated | Total | |
Total | 8,439 | 382,006 | 572 | 555 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 597 | 392,232 |
2.15% | 97.39% | 0.15% | 0.14% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.15% | 100.00% | |
Male | 8,061 | 198,322 | 380 | 520 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 349 | 207,680 |
Female | 378 | 183,684 | 192 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 248 | 184,552 |
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) |
47 | 926 | 505 | 67 | – | – | – | 711 | 889 |
Urban | 2,549 | 62,557 | 91 | 50 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 65,361 |
Rural | 5,890 | 319,449 | 481 | 505 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 505 | 326,871 |
% Urban | 30.2% | 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.