Chewdara

Village in Jammu and Kashmir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chewdara, Tsivdor or Chivdora,(/tʃudærə/) is a village in the Rathsun block of the Beerwah tehsil in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located 21 km (13 mi) towards west of the Budgam district headquarters, 3 km (1.9 mi) from Beerwah and 23 km (14 mi) from the winter capital Srinagar.[6] Chewdara has two panchayats, Chewdara-A and Chewdara-B.[7]

Country India
Elevation
1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193411
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Chewdara
Tsivdor
Chivdora[1]
Village
Markazi Jamia Masjid Shareef In Chewdara — Masjid-i-Ali (r.a) (مرکٔزی جامعه مسجد شریٖف ژیوٚڈور)
Markazi Jamia Masjid Shareef In Chewdara — Masjid-i-Ali (r.a) (مرکٔزی جامعه مسجد شریٖف ژیوٚڈور)
Chewdara is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Chewdara
Chewdara
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Chewdara is located in India
Chewdara
Chewdara
Chewdara (India)
Country India
Union territory Jammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
TehsilBeerwah
Block/DDC ConstituencyRathsoon
Government
 • TypePanchayat
 • BodyGovernment of India
 • DDC CouncilorKhursheed Ahmed Sheikh[2]
 • Sarpanch
  • Mohammed Maqbool Dar[3](Chewdara-A), [present]
  • Bilal Ahmad Mir[3] (Chewdara-B),[present]
Elevation
1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,161
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, English[4][5]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193411
ReligionIslam
Sex Ratio1897 ♀/ 2264 ♂
EthnicityKashmiris
Websitehttps://redel9.github.io/Chewdara/
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Demographics

Population

As of the 2011 census, the population of Chewdara is 4161, of which 2264 are males and 1897 are females. The total number of children below 6 years is 824 as per the report. There are about 626 houses in Chewdara.[8][9][10]

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Population%
Population percentage%
Males
 
 54.41%
Females
 
 45.59%
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Religion

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Religions
Religion percentage%
Islam
 
 100%
Others
 
 0%
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Geography

The total geographical area of Chewdara village is 249.7 Hectares (2.497 km2). It is located at an elevation of 1,580 m (5,180 ft.) above the sea level.

Educational institutions

Schools

The major institutions in Chewdara are the Government Higher Secondary School[11][12] and the Al-Huda International School[13] and Govt Boys Primary school and Govt middle school Umerabad.

Orphanages

Apna Ghar, an orphanage located in Chewdara Beerwah.[14][15]

Transport

The nearest railway station to Chewdara is the Mazhom railway station, and the nearest airport is the Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport.[16] And nearest town chewdara is Magam and Beerwah .[17]

Mosques

There are two mosques in the village that hold congregational Friday prayers.[18]

Shrines

Shrines of Sufis/Auliya'as in Chewdara. Their names are as follows:

  • Hazrat Baba Naseeb-Ud-Din Ghazi (Chewdara-A).[19]
  • Syed Ali Allauddin Khansahib Razvi-Al Bukhari,[20][21] (Chewdara-B)
  • Syed Ali's father "Syed Saif Ud Din (khansahib) Bukhari (R.A)" (Chewdara-B).
    shrine of syed ali alaa ud din khansahib bukhari

Notable people

Khadeejah Namah

See also

References

External links

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