Qazigund

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Qazigund
| Also Known as Gateway of Kashmir
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Qazigund
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|33.592132|N|75.165432|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kulgam district|Kulgam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Municipal Committee
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1670
| population_total = 9871
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| 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>
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 192221
| registration_plate = JK03
| website =
| footnotes =
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'''Qazigund''', also known as '''Quazigund''', is a town and a [[notified area committee]] in Anantnag in the [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. Qazigund is located at {{coord|33.59|N|75.16|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 1670 m (5478 feet) above mean sea level.

== Demographics ==
As of 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Qazigund had a population of 9871. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Qazigund has an average literacy rate of 70.21%, higher than the national average of 67.16%, male literacy is 79.82%, and female literacy is 58.27%. In Qazigund, 20.67% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Qazigund Byepass Is Via Dalwach, Chimulla & Shampora Villages. Qazigund is surrounded by springs, known as ''nags'' in the local language. [[Verinag]] source of river Jehlum is only 10 km from Qazigund. Panzath Nag is just 3 km from Qazigund and famous Vasak Nag in Kund is around 12 km from Qazigund.

There are some Sufi shrines in and around Qazigund. Khanqah of Baba Naseeb-ud-Din Ghazi is located at [[Chowgam]] at a distance of 5 kilometres. Khanqah of Hazrat Shahi Hamadan Ameer e Kabeer Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA)is located at Dooru Shahabad at a distance of 8 kilometres from Qazigund. Shrine of Hazrat Syed Noor Shah wali Baghdadi (RA) is located at Kund approximately at a distance of 12 kilometres.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| width = auto
| location = Qazigund (1981–2010, extremes 1962–2012)
| Jan record high C = 16.2
| Feb record high C = 19.2
| Mar record high C = 26.5
| Apr record high C = 31.4
| May record high C = 33.6
| Jun record high C = 35.7
| Jul record high C = 34.5
| Aug record high C = 35.0
| Sep record high C = 32.8
| Oct record high C = 32.2
| Nov record high C = 24.3
| Dec record high C = 18.1
| year record high C = 35.7
| Jan high C = 6.6
| Feb high C = 9.4
| Mar high C = 14.4
| Apr high C = 20.0
| May high C = 23.6
| Jun high C = 27.1
| Jul high C = 27.9
| Aug high C = 27.9
| Sep high C = 26.3
| Oct high C = 21.9
| Nov high C = 16.2
| Dec high C = 9.8
| year high C = 19.3
| Jan low C = -3.1
| Feb low C = -0.7
| Mar low C = 2.8
| Apr low C = 6.5
| May low C = 9.7
| Jun low C = 13.4
| Jul low C = 16.6
| Aug low C = 15.8
| Sep low C = 11.0
| Oct low C = 5.2
| Nov low C = 1.0
| Dec low C = -1.5
| year low C = 6.4
| Jan record low C = -15.7
| Feb record low C = -16.7
| Mar record low C = -7.5
| Apr record low C = -1.5
| May record low C = -0.2
| Jun record low C = 7.0
| Jul record low C = 9.4
| Aug record low C = 8.4
| Sep record low C = 4.0
| Oct record low C = -1.2
| Nov record low C = -8.2
| Dec record low C = -14.4
| year record low C = -16.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 143.2
| Feb rain mm = 172.7
| Mar rain mm = 192.4
| Apr rain mm = 115.8
| May rain mm = 106.4
| Jun rain mm = 69.7
| Jul rain mm = 115.1
| Aug rain mm = 91.1
| Sep rain mm = 62.5
| Oct rain mm = 42.2
| Nov rain mm = 44.9
| Dec rain mm = 79.1
| year rain mm = 1235.1
| Jan rain days = 7.3
| Feb rain days = 8.4
| Mar rain days = 9.3
| Apr rain days = 7.9
| May rain days = 7.9
| Jun rain days = 5.4
| Jul rain days = 7.1
| Aug rain days = 5.7
| Sep rain days = 3.6
| Oct rain days = 2.7
| Nov rain days = 2.5
| Dec rain days = 4.6
| year rain days = 72.5
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 69
| Feb humidity = 64
| Mar humidity = 56
| Apr humidity = 52
| May humidity = 55
| Jun humidity = 54
| Jul humidity = 62
| Aug humidity = 65
| Sep humidity = 56
| Oct humidity = 51
| Nov humidity = 56
| Dec humidity = 65
|year humidity = 59
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Quazigund Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 637–638
| access-date = 24 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M78
| access-date = 24 March 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Transport==
[[File:Qazigund railway station.jpg|thumb|[[Qazigund Railway Station]]]]
Qazigund is connected to [[Anantnag]] and [[Srinagar]] by road and railway. There is a train service from Qazigund to Srinagar ten times a day, and is connected to [[Kulgam]] by road. Qazigund is connected to [[:Jammu]] and rest of India through [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] (former name [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering)|NH 1A]] before [[List of National Highways in India by highway number|renumbering]] of all national highways) that passes through [[Jawahar Tunnel]] of [[Pir Panjal]] mountain. New [[National Highway 444 (India)|NH444]] connects Qazigund to Srinagar via Shupiyan.

==Banihal railway tunnel==

Banihal railway tunnel or [[Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel]], is 11 km long railway tunnel under the Pir Panjal mountains to connect [[Qazigund railway station]] to [[Banihal railway station]]. It was bored in late 2011, became operational by 26 Dec 2012 and was commissioned in June 2013. It is India's longest and [[Asia]]'s third longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between [[Quazigund]] and [[Banihal]] to only 11 km.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news| title=India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-14/india/30278754_1_jawahar-tunnel-tunnel-excavation-baramulla| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629075419/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-14/india/30278754_1_jawahar-tunnel-tunnel-excavation-baramulla| url-status=dead| archive-date=29 June 2013| work=[[The Times of India]]| date=14 October 2011| access-date=14 October 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chowgam]]
* [[Akingam]]
* [[Anantnag]]
* [[Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel]]
* [[Doru Shahabad]]
* [[Fatehpora]]
* [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]]
* [[Pulwama]]

== References ==
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{{Kashmir Valley}}
{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}

{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Anantnag district]]

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