Qazigund
| Qazigund क़ाज़ीगुंड |
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| Coordinates | 33°38′N 75°09′E / 33.63°N 75.15°ECoordinates: 33°38′N 75°09′E / 33.63°N 75.15°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District(s) | Anantnag |
| Population | 4,307 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 1,670 metres (5,480 ft) |
Qazigund (Kashmiri: क़ाज़ीगुंड (Devanagari), قاضی گُنڈ (Perso-Arabic)), known as the Gate Way of Kashmir, is a town and a notified area committee in Anantnag district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Qazigund is located at 33°38′N 75°09′E / 33.63°N 75.15°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 1670 metres (5478 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Qazigund had a population of 4307. Males constitute 62% of the population and females 38%. Qazigund has an average literacy rate of 99%, higher than the national average of 64.8%, male literacy is 99%, and female literacy is 80%.In Qazigund, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Some of the prominent villages in Qazigund are Vessu, Bonigam, Kurigam, Shampora, Panzath.
Gousia Arabic college trust is the prominent Religious organization in the Qazigund town founded by Sufi Saint Mir Syed Hafizullah Andrabi, Qadri, Naqshbandi(R.A).
ہر ماہ کی گیارہ تاریخ (ہحری کلندر) کو غوثیہ عربی کالج ٹرسٹ قاضی گنڈ میں مجلس شاہ جیلان رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ کا انعقاد ہوتا ہے جس کی سربراہی مذہبی رہنما میر سید محمد شفیع اندرابی فرماتے ہیں۔
[edit] Transport
Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, the 10.96 km long railway tunnel, opened in 2011. It is India's longest and Asia's second longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between Quazigund and Banihal to only 11 km .[3] There is a train service from Qazigund to Srinagar four (4)times a day.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Qazigund
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times of India. october 14, 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-longest-railway-tunnel-unveiled-in-Jammu-Kashmir/articleshow/10354892.cms. Retrieved october 14, 2011.
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