District Profile Bandipora



Map of District Bandipora

District Bandipora at a Glance

District Bandipora has been created as a separate District from the erstwhile District Baramulla vide Govt. Order No: 947-GAD of 2006 dated 31-07-2006 and District Health Office started its functioning from April 2007. . The Population of District is about 392115 which consist of 16% of Tribal population and more than 69% population residing in rural areas.

Bandipora District is one of the newly created eight Districts and is spread over an area of 398 Sq Kms. It is bounded in the west by District Kupwara, in the south is District Baramulla & on the north side bounded by LOC. Bandipora is about 55km from Srinagar. The topography of the District represents a mix of beautiful mountains and streams offering tremendous potential for developing scenic adventure tourism. River Kishen Ganga flows through this District which has vast potential for generating hydro- electricity and also marine life. Nallah Madhumati and ARIN are famous for Trout fish.

Bandipora all along used to be a well known town which almost served as a port in old times. It used to be one of the important places of the old kingdom known as KHUIHOM. During Mughal period there were two ports which were means of communication between Srinagar & Other central Asian States for commercial purpose. These ports were ALOOSA GATH and NASOO Gath. For about a century, ALOOSA remained headquarter for Pargana KHUAIHOMA. The route to central Asia traversed through ALOOSA and Once Mughal Emperors conferred the area of KHUAIHOMA as”JAGEER” to the family of Bandey’s in Srinagar, since then the area has come to be known as “Bandipora” .The Bandipora in ancient and medieval times as KHUAIHOM has three routes which used to connect Kashmir with China, Mongolia, Kirgistan, Afganistan, Turkamania and Iran. Bandipora is known as “Gateway of Gilgi and Astore”. Bandipora is situated around the North shore of the Wular Lake, in front of mountains as an edging of sloping ground Inhabited by villages.

Bandipora is the principle town and its District headquarter, having 184 villages out of which 03 villages are un-inhabitated ,03 Tehsils namely , Gurez, Sonawari , Bandipora with 36 Patwar Halqas in 8 Naibats, 4CD blocks, 133 panchayats, 05 Education Zones, 03 Medical blocks, namely Bandipora Hajin & Guraiz . The cultivable land available is 30985 Hectares and usually a single crop is grown. The cultivable area is under orchards, cereals and paddy land. The Wular Lake, largest of all fresh lakes in Asia lends further attraction to this District and provides economic activity to large chunk of population

Though Kashmiri is the main language spoken in this District however, Pahari & Gojari are also being spoken in the upper areas of Tehsil Bandipora. Sheena (Darad) is the local language in Guraiz -Tulail areas. Agriculture is the main activity of the people. However a sizeable population residing on the banks of Wullar is dependent on catching and marketing fish,Nadru, Singhara(water Nut) and Pachi (used for famous Kashmiri Mat-Wagu) - Wullar products ,are sources of income for the said population.

Guraiz, presently a Tehsil and Sub- Division is a valley lying to the North of Kashmir, shaped some what like the basic and the western arm being traversed by the kishen Ganga River and the Eastern arm by the Burza Nallah. The valley is surrounded on every side by lofty peaks and mountain slopes. The south east end of the valley is occupied by superb peaks of Pir Panchal range dividing the Tulail valley from Guraiz which provides attention for adventure trekking. The entire area has strategic importance as beyond Razdhan pass, the complete west and Northern borders of the state run along the line of Control.

Demography of District Bandipora
 S.No  Particulars  Remarks
 1 Population of District  392115
 2  Area of District  398 sq. Km
 3  Sex Ratio  967/1000
 4  Crude Birth Rate  2.8%
 5  Death Rate  8.1%
 6  Infant Mortality Rate   2.1%
 7  Maternal Mortality Rate  4.7%/1000pregnancies
 8  Eligible Couples  16% of total population
 9  A.N.C  Birth rate+ 10%
 10  Male/Female Ratio  967/1000
 11  Assembly Constituencies  03
 12  NO. of CD Blocks  05
 13  Anganwadi Centres  707
 14  Medical Blocks  03
 15  No. Of Tehsils  03
 16  Educational zones  05
 17  Inhabited Zones  -
 18  Panchaits  118
 19  Un Inhabited Villages  03
 20  Patwar Halqas  36
 21  Niabats  08


Block Wise Population
 S.No  Name of Block  Population
 1  Bandipora   188726
 2  Hajan  192603
 3  Gurez  36158
  Total 417487


Health Sector



Number of Health Institutions of District Bandipora
 S.No  Name of the Institutions  Total
 1 District Hospital  0
 2  Emergency Hospital/AH/Trauma  0
 3  Sub District Hospital SDH/CHC  3
 4  Primary Health Centre PHC /MMC  6
 5  New Type PHC  20
 6  District TB Centre/Evening Clinics  1
 7  Urban Health Centre/Evening Clinics  0
 8  Mobile Medical Aid Centre  0
 9  Sub Centers  63
 10 Training Schools 1
 11  General Nursing and Midwifery Schools  0
 12  Auxiliary Nursing and Midwife Schools  1
 13  Skill Lab  0
 14  Simulation Lab  0


Human Resource
 Category Sanctioned  In-Position  Vacant
Gazette
 Senior Consultants  0  0  0
 Consultants   21  9  12
 Medical Officers  52  29  23
 Dental Surgeons  19  17  2
 Administrative Posts  0  0  0
 Total  92  55  37
Non- Gazette
 Para Medical Staff  309  283  26
 Class IV  200  200  0


Graphical representation of changing Sex Ratio in


District
Graphical representation of communicable Diseases in Distt. Bandipora 2016-17
 S. No Diseases Name  Total
 1  Acute Diarohial Diseases  12965
 2  Acute resiratory Infactio  34317
 3  Pheunoma  454
 4  Measles  91
 5  Viral Hepatitis  143
 6  Entric fever  742
 7  T.B  126