Bandipore district
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Bandipora بانڈی پُورہ |
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| District | |
 Location in Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Coordinates: 34°25′12″N 74°39′00″E / 34.42000°N 74.65000°ECoordinates: 34°25′12″N 74°39′00″E / 34.42000°N 74.65000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Seat | Bandipora |
| Area | |
| • District | 345 km2 (133 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 295.4 km2 (114.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • District | 392,232 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time |
| Website | bandipore |
Bandipora district (Urdu; ضلع بانڈی پُورہ) is one of the 22 districts in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India. Bandipora town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipora, a township with peculiar scenic beauty is located in the foothills of the snow clad peaks of Harmukh overlooking the schores of Wular has produced hundreds, of scholars and intellectuals. Before, 1947, this town was a big trade and literary centre of Kashmir. Bandipora, the birthplace of 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, 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.
Some of the noticeable institutions, colleges of Bandipora Which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipora 1. Space Age Model Higher Secondary institute Bandipora 2. Govt NM Boys Higher School Kaloosa Bandipora 3. Govt Polytechnic College Bandipora 4. Al-Noor College Of Education 5. Mehboobul Aalam College Of Education 6. Govt High School Bagh Bandipora 7. Muslim Model School Qazipora Watapora 8. Govt HKM Degree College Bandipora 9. Army Good Will School Aythmulla 10. Shaheen College Of Education. 11. Govt Higher Sec. School Nadihal Bandipora. 12. Govt Higher Sec. School Aloosa Bandipora 13. Govt Higher Sec. School Aragam Bandipora. 14. Govt Secondary School Mantrigam Bandipora. 15. Govt Secondary School Bonakoot Bandipora
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