Hanjiwera

34°08′27″N 74°34′59″E / 34.1409717°N 74.5829327°E / 34.1409717; 74.5829327Country IndiaUnion territoryJammu and KashmirDistrictBaramullaArea • Total2 km² (0.8 sq mi)Elevation1,553 m (5,095 ft)Population • Total10,000Languages • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English^[1][2]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

Hanjiwera^[3] is a notified area and village in Singhpora, Pattan, Baramulla district in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 31 km (19 mi) to the east from the district headquarters in Baramulla and 23 km (14 mi) from union territory capital, Srinagar.

Hanjiwera is divided into two sub localities namely Hanjiwera Bala and Hanjiwera Payeen. Hanjiwera Bala consists mainly the population of Sunni Muslims and some Hindu houses whereas hanjiwera Payeen mainly possesses Shia Muslims. In hanjiwera payeen there is one Mohalla namely Resipora which has a big Shia Shrine there,on 10th of muharram there is huge gathering of people over this shrine, and they celebrate many Shia holidays there.The Aasif raza also lives there in Rehipora. The village is located on either sides of NH-1A highway connecting Baramulla and Srinagar.

Baramula, Sopore, Bandipora, Srinagar are the nearby cities to Hanjiwera.

Geography

Hanjiwera is located at 34°08′N 74°35′E / 34.14°N 74.58°E / 34.14; 74.58.^[4] It has an average elevation of 1553 metres (5095 ft) above mean sea level. Hanjwera is surrounded by Baramulla Tehsil to the west, Rohama Tehsil to the north, Kralpora Tehsil to the south, Pattan Tehsil to the east. Sherabad, Singhpora, Pattan, Zangam and Kongamdara are nearby villages.

How to reach

Railways

Pattan railway station, Mazhom railway station are the very nearby railway stations to Hanjiwera.

Roadways

Hanjiwera is connected both with the Srinagar city and baramulla city by NH-1A on South and North sides respectively. It provides a link road to Gulmarg via Hanjiwera-Magam-Kunzer-Tangmarg-Gulmarg. Srinagar is about 24 km (15 mi) from the main town.

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