Chewdara 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]
Chewdara
Chivdora[1] | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°01′40″N 74°36′17″E / 34.027832°N 74.604783°E | |
Country | India |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Budgam |
Tehsil | Beerwah |
Block/DDC Constituency | Rathsoon |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat |
• Body | Government of India |
• DDC Councilor | Khursheed Ahmed Sheikh[2] |
• Sarpanch | |
Elevation | 1,580 m (5,180 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,161 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, English[4][5] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 193411 |
Religion | Islam |
Sex Ratio | 1897 ♀/ 2264 ♂ |
Ethnicity | Kashmiris |
Website | https://redel9.github.io/Chewdara/ |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAs 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]
Religion
editGeography
editThe 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
editSchools
editThe 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
editApna Ghar, an orphanage located in Chewdara Beerwah.[14][15]
Transport
editThe 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
editThere are two mosques in the village that hold congregational Friday prayers.[18]
Shrines
editShrines 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).
Notable people
edit- Pir Ali Shah Kashmiri (poet): Author whose works include Khadeej/Khatij/Khadijah Namah about Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of Muhammad.[22]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
- ^ "DDC Poll results: NC wins eight of 14 seats in Budgam; PDF and independents bag 2 seats each". Kashmir Reader. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b Budgam drdk.nic.in [dead link]
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Kashmir, India Director of Census Operations, Jammu and (1973). District Census Handbook: Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir Government. p. 154.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Census of India: Search Details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Kashmir, India Director of Census Operations, Jammu and (1973). District Census Handbook: Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir Government. pp. LVII, Page, 166.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Village Town Wise Population and Scheduled Caste Population, Series 8, Jammu & Kashmir: Special Paper of 1981. Controller of Publications. 1985. p. 38.
- ^ "HS CHEWDARA — Chewdara, District Badgam (Jammu And Kashmir)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ RASHID, ARIF (22 September 2023). "Chewdara residents, students seek RCC cement pipes to prevent school flooding". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Al Huda Intenatinal School Chewdara 🇮🇳 - WorldPlaces". india.worldplaces.me. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Rashid, Arif (13 November 2020). "Fire breaks out in Budgam orphanage, boarders evacuated: Police".
- ^ Excelsior, Daily (14 November 2020). "Fire breaks out in orphanage".
- ^ "Chewdara A, Beerwah Village information | Soki.In". soki.in. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Dept, Jammu and Kashmir (India) Finance (1973). Consolidated Plan Budget. Printed at Ranbir Government Press.
- ^ GKNN. "Hami decries civilian killings in Kashmir". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 250. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
- ^ R.A.collecting data by Dr.syed iqbal Bukhari +Chewdara,+Jammu+and+Kashmir+193411/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x38e1976623593405:0x8a9fd286bf8e418c?entry=gps "Syed Ali Allauddin (khansahib) Razvi Al-Bukhari (R.a) · Chewdara, Jammu and Kashmir 193411". Syed Ali Alaa-Ud-Din (khansahib) Bukhari (R.a) · Chewdara, Jammu and Kashmir 193411. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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value (help) - ^ RASHID, ARIF (23 June 2024). "Urs Hazrat Syed Ali Allaudin Bukhari (RA) observed in Budgam". Rising Kashmir. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Ramesh Chander Dogra (1982). Jammu and Kashmir: A Select and Annotated Bibliography of Manuscripts, Books and Articles Together With a Survey of Its History, Languages and Literature From Rajatarangini to 1977/78. Ajanta Publications. ISBN 978-81-202-0140-8.
External links
edit- Rashid, Arif (26 October 2021). "Reaching their fields a struggle for farmers in Beerwah village". Kashmir Reader. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- Official Website of Budgam District.
- Official Website of Educational Trust Kashmir.