Hanjiwera

Hanjiwera
Village
Hanjiwera
Hanjiwera

Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Coordinates: 34°08′27″N 74°34′59″E / 34.1409717°N 74.5829327°E / 34.1409717; 74.5829327Coordinates: 34°08′27″N 74°34′59″E / 34.1409717°N 74.5829327°E / 34.1409717; 74.5829327
Country  India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramulla
Area
  Total 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation 1,553 m (5,095 ft)
Population (census 2011)
  Total 10,000
Languages
  Official Kashmiri and Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 193121

Hanjiwera[1] is a notified area and village in Singhpora, Pattan, Baramulla district in Indian administered state of Jammu & Kashmir. It is located 37 km to the east from the District headquarters in Baramulla. 25 km from State capital Srinagar.

Hanjiwera is divided into two sublocalities: Hanjiwera Bala and Hanjiwera Payeen. Hanjiwera Bala consists mainly the population of Sunni Muslims and some Hindu houses whereas hanjiwera Payeen mainly possesses Shia Muslims. The village is located on either sides of NH-1A highway connecting Baramulla and Srinagar.

Baramula, Sopore, Bandipore, Srinagar are the nearby cities to Hanjwera.

Geography

Hanjiwera is located at 34°08′N 74°35′E / 34.14°N 74.58°E / 34.14; 74.58.[2] It has an average elevation of 1553 metres (5095 ft) above mean sea level. Hanjwera is surrounded by Baramulla Tehsil to the west, Rohama Tehsil to the north, Kralpora Tehsil to the south, Pattan Tehsil to the east. Sherabad, Singhpora, Pattan, Zangam and Kongamdara are nearby villages.

How To Reach

Railways

Pattan railway station, Mazhom railway station are the very nearby railway stations to Hanjiwera.

Roadways

Hanjiwera is connected both with the Srinagar city and Baramulla city by NH-1A on South and North sides respectively. It provides a link road to Gulmarg via Hanjiwera-Magam-Kunzer-Tangmarg-Gulmarg. Srinagar is about 24 km from the main Town.

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