Bohipora | |
Other Name: | Buhipora |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 34.52°N 74.24°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2563 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, English[1] [2] |
Postal Code: | 193222 |
Bohipora or Buhipora is a Village in Kupwara District in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the 2011 census of India, the village had a population of 2,563 people (1,319 males; 1,244 females).[3]
The Government Degree College in Kupwara has been located at Bohipora since 2000.[4]
Bohipora is located about 1 km from kupwara town on Kupwara Poshpora road. The village is connected through two bridges on either side, Pumpshed bridge also called "Boud Kadal" (large bridge), connects Bohipora with Kupwara town, and Gushi Kadal, located over Kahmil Nala, connects Bohipora with village Gushi.
After recurrent floods, which made the people to abandon their homes, some steps were taken to improve the safety of the village by creating bundhs and a bridge was also allotted, but it is still incomplete. Bund work has been done to minimize damage due to floods as the village is prone to recurrent floods.D.I.E.T kupwara is located in Bohipora on the Bohipora - Poshpora Road.A public park for women and children is also under construction which lies on the bank of Nala Tikkertar.This village has a variety of walnut trees.