Boniyar
Buniyar
Tehsil
Boniyar is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Boniyar
Boniyar
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Boniyar is located in India
Boniyar
Boniyar
Boniyar (India)
Coordinates: 34°08′11″N 74°10′43″E / 34.13639°N 74.17861°E / 34.13639; 74.17861
Country India
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBaramulla
Area
 • Total96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Elevation
1,577 m (5,174 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total72,564
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
 • SpokenPahari, Gojri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193122
Vehicle registrationJK05
Websitebaramulla.nic.in

Boniyar[3](بونیار) is a town and a municipal committee in Boniyar tehsil, Baramulla district in India's northernmost union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 20 km towards west from district headquarters Baramulla. Boniyar was given tehsil status in 2006. Prominent villages in tehsil Boniyar are Noorkhah, Bagna, Salamabad, Wopal Haq Marg, Athishampora, Bijhama, Trikanjan, Barnate, Uranbuha, Chandanwari, Rampur, Chahla and Nowshera. A major tourist attraction is Lower Jhelum hydropower project at Chalah Boniyar, having a capacity of generating 105 MW. Lachipora wildlife sanctuary has been established for conserving markhoor and other vulnerable animals.

The bank of the dam of Lower Jehlum Hydropower plant has become a tourist destination; Nowshera at the opposite side of river Jhelum has amazing viewpoints.

There is a diversity of people living in tehsil Boniyar of the Baramulla district, with most of the people speaking Pahari. About 50-70 % people of tehsil Boniyar speak Pahari, with a large number of Pahari speakers. The remainder mainly speak Kashmiri, Gujri, and Urdu. It is a Muslim-dominated region with about 60% belonging to the Sunni Muslim community and 38% to the Shia Muslim community. Other religions comprise the minority, with about 1% Hindus and 1% Sikhs. Noorkhah, a village of Boniyar tehsil, has significant mineral resources such as gypsum, limestone and ochre, with gypsum currently being extracted. However, this has also led to ill effects to the residents such as deforestation, soil erosion, and landslides.

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Urdu: بونیار


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