Kandoora: Difference between revisions

| name                           = Kondur كۄنڈۄر.

| official_name                   = Kandoora

| motto                           =  

| image_map                       = Kandoora.jpg

| pushpin_map                     = India

| pushpin_mapsize                 = 200

| subdivision_type               = Country

| subdivision_name               = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1               = [[Union Territory]]

| subdivision_name1               = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]

| subdivision_type2               = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]

| subdivision_name2               = [[Budgam District]]

| subdivision_type3               = [[Subdistrict]]

| subdivision_name3               = [[Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir|Beerwah]]

| established_date               = Early 18th century

| founder                         = Sayar Kandurie

| named_for                       = Plenty of Stones

| seat_type                       = Democratic

| seat                           = Panchayat House Kandoora

| parts_type                     = Wards

| government_type                 = Panchayat House Kandoora

| governing_body                 = Panchayat Samiti

| leader_title                   = Head

| leader_name                     = AB LATEEF SHEIKH

| leader_title1                   = Sarpanch

| area_total_km2                 = 2

| area_total_ha                   = 200

| elevation_m                     = 1580

| elevation_min_point             = Mahal

| elevation_min_m                 = 1520

| elevation_max_point             = Bhag de Shafie

| elevation_max_m                 = 1616

| population_total               = 3700

| population_as_of               = 2020

| population_density_km2         = 825

| population_demonym             = Kandoorians Or Kondreek کۄٚنٛڈُۄرؠکؠ

| 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=30 May 2021}}</ref>

| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]

| utc_offset                     = +5:30

| postal_code_type               = PIN INDIA

| postal_code                     = 193411

| area_code_type                 = +91

| registration_plate             = JK04

| translit_lang1_info1           = Koshur

| native_name                     = Kondur کۄنٚڈۄر

| settlement_type                 = Township

| translit_lang1                 = Koshur

| leader_name1                   = Muzaffer Ahmed Bhat

| native_name_lang               = Koshur

| image_caption                   = Indian Flag. Jpg

| coordinates                     = {{Coord|33.9923|N|74.5837|E}}

}}  

'''Kondur''' or '''Kandoora''' ( کۄنٚڈۄر  کۄٚنٛڈُر in [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], کنڈوراہ in [[Urdu]]), is the largest village in the Sukhnaag Valley, located on the eastern banks of the [[Sukhnag River]]. It lies on the Beerwah-to-[[Doodhpathri]] road and is 26 km from [[Srinagar]], the largest city and summer capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Manzoor|first=Mir|date=22 September 2018 |title=Kandoora |work=Indiatv|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/let-terrorist-over-ground-workers-arrested-beerwah-jammu-kashmir-619981 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Nearest to Kandoora is [[Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir|Beerwah]], approximately 2.0 km distant (measured from Beerwah's bus stand), and the Beerwah [[Tehsil]] headquarters, about 3.0 km away. Beerwah, along with Sodipora, lies to the north of Kandoora. Also neighbouring the village are the surrounding locations of Sonapah to the northeast; Rankipora and Khatiruna to the east; Larbal to the southeast; Peth Zanigaam and Latinae to the south; Sail and Bun Zanigaamin to the southwest; Kanigund in the west; and Goriepora and Gohlar to the northwest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=debu|first=dangal|date=29 July 2020|title=Kandoora|url=https://www.zeenews.in/jk/Kandoora|url-status=live}}</ref>

The majority of adult Kandoora residents work in agriculture and its associated occupations. There are a significant number of government employees, and, among young adults, students attending further education.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kandoora|first=gk|date=18 April 2019|title=Kandoora|work=The Kashmir Life|url=https://kashmirlife.net/ls-polls-phase-2-the-complete-story-207738/amp/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjo5d2Uh77vAhUTfH0KHTqYCwAQFjAHegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw22kUtTus6hZ0Iu1G-BlY2K|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kandoora is in the Beerwah subdivision of [[Budgam district]], and the village is governed by the local [[Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996|panchayat]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=India tv|first=News|date=24 May 2020|title=Kandoora|work=Republic world|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/jammu-and-kashmir/budgam/kandoora|url-status=live}}</ref> Its panchayat has 11 members, with each member representing a ward constituency. Each ward is headed by a [[Representative democracy|Ward Representative.]]

Kandoora is internally divided into:<br />

{{block indent |1='''Neiber Kandoora'''  (''neiber'' in Kashmiri language means, ''spread out'' or ''peripheral'', as in a settlement)<br /> which consists of:<br />

{{block indent |1=HajamAbad, NajarAbad, Brandaker, Gamudd, Ghatpur, Sheikhpur, and Malikpur;}}

and|Categories=Mohallas}}

{{block indent |1='''Gamander Kandoora''' (''gamander'' in Kashmiri language means ''downtown'' or ''central portion''):<br />

{{block indent |1=Mirpur, Pethpur, Bunpur, Half HajamAbad, Half NajarAbad, Central Old Graveyard of Kandoora, and the Administrative Centre, Masheed-e-Aungun.}}|Categories=Mohallas}}

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==Economy==

The economy of Kandoora is generally agrarian, being derived from agriculture and horticultural produce. The horticultural sector is on the rise, with the help of [[Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu]] (SKUAST-J) and [[Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir]]. Many apple orchards are being developed and this sector is expected to boost the economy.

[[File:PIRPANCHAL.jpg|thumb|Pirpanchals As viewed from Kandoora East]]

The production and sale of [[Kashmiri handicrafts]], such as [[Kashmiri shawl]]s, is another avenue for earning income available to Kandoorians.

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All the Disputes are Usually sorted out by Local [[Jirga]] a Assembly of Local Chieftains of Kandoora.

Jirga is a traditional gathering which has been adapted by [[Kashmiri Muslims]] From Erstwhile [[North-West Frontier Province|NWFP]] and [[Afghanistan]].

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Universally,{{cn|date=June 2021}} the mother tongue of Kandoora residents is [[Kashmiri language|Koshur]] (Kashmiri). However, several other languages are also commonly spoken, including [[Urdu]], [[English language|English]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Arabic]] and [[Hindi]].

''Kandoora'' derives from two [[Koshur|Kashmiri]] words: ''kanie'' (کَنِۂ), meaning [[Rock (geology)|''stone'']], and ''doour'' (ڈُور) meaning [[Field (agriculture)|''field'']]. So as the name suggests, the village Kandoora has plenty of stones in it.

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=== Clans ===

The main [[castes]] living in Kandoora (without casteism){{clarify|date=June 2021}} include:{{cn|date=June 2021}}

=== Religious institutions and organisations ===

[[File:Jamia Hanafiya Kandoora.jpg|thumb|Jamia Masjid Hanafiya Kandoora]]

✓[[Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadith, J&K|JAMIAT E AHLIHADITH JAMMU AND KASHMIR]]

✓[[Kashmiris|TEHREEQ E SOUTUL AWLIYA JAMMU AND KASHMIR]]

✓[[Kashmiris|KARWANI ISLAMI INTERNATIONAL JAMMU AND KASHMIR]]

✓[[Kashmiris|JAMAT E ISLAMI JAMMU AND KASHMIR]].

The village has 6 masjids as

✓[[Jama masjid|Grand Jamia Hanafia Kandoora]]

✓[[Masjid|Chanpur Masjid e Shareef]] and

✓[[Masjid]] e Ramzaan under [[Hanafi]] School Of Thoughts

✓[[Masjid]] e Gousiyah under [[Barelvi]] School of Thoughts

[[File:Jamia Salafia.jpg|thumb|Jamia Masjid Ahlihadith Kandoora]]

✓[https://www.facebook.com/jamiasalafiakandoora Jamia Masjid Ahlihadith Kandoora]  and

✓ [[The Salafi School in Alexandria|Institute Of Islamic Theology and Jurisprudence. (درسگاہ تعلیم القران والحدیث نبویہ)]]

 

 

✓[[Government Boys Higher Secondary Institute, Kandoora]]<br />The Government Boys Higher Secondary Institute, Kandoora, was established in 1953 as a primary school. In 1963 it was upgraded to middle school level and then, in 1971, to the high school level. It attained a higher secondary school level in 2018. The Institute is only the second school^{[''[[wikipedia:Cleanup|inconsistent]]'']} in the area, after the Government Boys Senior Secondary Institute School, Beerwah, established in 1953.

 

 

=== Primary Schools ===

✓Government Boys Primary School, Chanpur<br />[[File:Ieilogo.jpg|thumb|Logo Of Islamic Educational Institute Kandoora]]

 

✓[[Islamic Educational Institute Kandoora™]] (IES, Kandoora)

✓[[Islamic Educational Institute Kandoora™]] (IES, Kandoora)

Established late in nineteenth century (1986).

This institution has a history of being the first private school in Valley Of River Sukhnaag. <ref>[http://www.dsek.nic.in/Hill/index.html Directorate of School Education Kashmir]</ref>

== Area road system ==

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#* [[Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir|Beerwah]]-Kandoora Road, via Rankipora

#* Kandoora-[[Khan Sahib, Jammu and Kashmir|Khan Sahib]] Road, via Pethkoot

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