Bandipore district

Bandipore district (also spelt as Bandipora or Bandipur) is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 20 districts in the 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 and has produced hundreds of scholars and intellectuals. The district is famous for its tourist places such as Wular Vintage Park, Athwatoo and Gurez valley. Before 1947, this town was a big trade and literary centre of Kashmir. This district was carved out from the erstwhile Baramulla district in 2007. The district is bounded by Kupwara district from the north, Baramulla district from west and Kargil district in Ladakh and Ganderbal district from 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 institutions and colleges of Bandipur which provide quality education to the students of district Bandipore. Govt Girls Higher Secondary School, Plan Bandipora Govt NM Boys Higher School Kaloosa Govt Higher Secondary school Quilmuqam Govt Polytechnic College Bandipora Govt HKM Degree College Patushay Islamiya Model School Patushay Govt Middle School Patushay 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 The district comprises seven tehsils: Ajas, Aloosa, Bandipore, Sumbal, Hajin, Gurez and Tulail.