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Dawar, Jammu and Kashmir
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<div>{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Dawar<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34.63|N|74.82|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bandipora district|Bandipora]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gurez]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date =<br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 4253<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/dawar-2704|title=Dawar Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref><br />
| population_as_of = 2011 <br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref><br />
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Shina language|Shina]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 193503<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Dawar+193503/@34.6322661,74.8286532,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e15da1f8cffe73:0xcc263ad000113d15!8m2!3d34.6331647!4d74.8317052?hl=en&authuser=0|title=Dawar (Google Maps)|work=Google Maps|accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref><br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Dawar''' is a village in [[Gurez| Gurez Tehsil]] in [[Bandipora district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Dawar has 506 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/dawar-2704|title=Dawar Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref> The literacy rate of Dawar village was 86.80% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Dawar, Male literacy stands at 92.63% while the female literacy rate was 71.18%.<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<br />
! !! Total !! Male !! Female<br />
|-<br />
| Population || 4253 || 3038 || 1215<br />
|-<br />
| Children aged below 6 years || 306 || 163 || 143<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 2 || 2 || 0<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 2432 || 1284 || 1148<br />
|-<br />
| Literacy || 86.80% || 92.63% || 71.15%<br />
|-<br />
| Workers (all) || 2471 || 2226 || 245<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers (total) || 1854 || – || –<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers (total) || 617 || 467 || 150<br />
|}<br />
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==Transport==<br />
===Road===<br />
Dawar is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Kanzalawn-Dawar Road and Bandipora-Gurez Road.<br />
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===Rail===<br />
The nearest railway stations to Dawar are [[Sopore railway station]] and [[Baramulla railway station]] located at a distance of 114 and 124 kilometres respectively.<br />
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===Air===<br />
The nearest helipad is at [[Markoot]] Village at a distance of {{cvt|2|km}}, and the nearest international airport is [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] located at a distance of {{cvt|145|km}} and is a 5-hour drive.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
*[[Gurez]]<br />
*[[Bandipore]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Bandipora district]]<br />
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{{JammuKashmir-geo-stub}}</div>
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