Dawar, Jammu and Kashmir

Dawar is a village in Gurez Tehsil in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Dawar
Village
Dawar is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Dawar
Dawar
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Dawar is located in India
Dawar
Dawar
Dawar (India)
Coordinates: 34.63°N 74.82°E / 34.63; 74.82
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBandipora
TehsilGurez
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,253[1]
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3]
 • SpokenShina
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193503[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Dawar has 506 households.[5] The literacy rate of Dawar village was 86.80% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Dawar, Male literacy stands at 92.63% while the female literacy rate was 71.18%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
TotalMaleFemale
Population425330381215
Children aged below 6 years306163143
Scheduled caste220
Scheduled tribe243212841148
Literacy86.80%92.63%71.15%
Workers (all)24712226245
Main workers (total)1854––
Marginal workers (total)617467150

Transport

Road

Dawar is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Kanzalawn-Dawar Road and Bandipora-Gurez Road.

Rail

The nearest railway stations to Dawar are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station located at a distance of 114 and 124 kilometres respectively.

Air

The nearest helipad is at Markoot Village at a distance of 2 km (1.2 mi), and the nearest international airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 145 km (90 mi) and is a 5-hour drive.

See also

References
  1. "Dawar Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. "Dawar (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. "Dawar Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 19 March 2020.


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