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'''Buchpora''' is a town on the outskirts of [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].<ref name=gmaps>http://www.googlemaps.com</ref> It is situated on [[Srinagar-Leh Highway]] on the eastern side of [[Anchar Lake]]. The postal code of the area is 190020.<ref>http://www.getpincode.info</ref> The area is about {{cvt|12.1|km}} north from [[Lal Chowk]].<ref name=gmaps /> | '''Buchpora''' is a town on the outskirts of [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].<ref name=gmaps>http://www.googlemaps.com</ref> It is situated on [[Srinagar-Leh Highway]] on the eastern side of [[Anchar Lake]]. The postal code of the area is 190020.<ref>http://www.getpincode.info</ref> The area is about {{cvt|12.1|km}} north from [[Lal Chowk]].<ref name=gmaps /> | ||
Most of the current inhabitants of the area are migrants from [[Downtown Srinagar]]. <ref>https://www.indpincode.in</ref> During the project of widening the roads in Downtown, numerous houses obstructing the widening of roads were shattered down. The homeless people were given plots of land by state government in neighbouring areas including Buchpora and [[Soura]].<ref>List of Government Housing Colonies in Srinagar/Government Housing Colonies of Soura and Buchpora by Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Karan Nagar</ref> Thus government housing colonies were constructed in these areas. there are many areas adjacent to this area, Illahi bagh, Rang pora, Umerhaira, are some of them. The area was an agriculture land but has been converted into a residential area. | Most of the current inhabitants of the area are migrants from [[Downtown Srinagar]].<ref>https://www.indpincode.in</ref> During the project of widening the roads in Downtown, numerous houses obstructing the widening of roads were shattered down. The homeless people were given plots of land by state government in neighbouring areas including Buchpora and [[Soura]].<ref>List of Government Housing Colonies in Srinagar/Government Housing Colonies of Soura and Buchpora by Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Karan Nagar</ref> Thus government housing colonies were constructed in these areas. there are many areas adjacent to this area, Illahi bagh, Rang pora, Umerhaira, are some of them. The area was an agriculture land but has been converted into a residential area. | ||
The area provides two major road links which connect [[Ganderbal]] with [[Srinagar]]. | The area provides two major road links which connect [[Ganderbal]] with [[Srinagar]]. | ||