Bohipora Explained

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]

Description

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
  2. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020 . 30 May 2021 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 . dead .
  3. Web site: Buhi Pora Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir . Census Organization of India . 9 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Introduction . Government Degree College Kupwara . 9 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160407082221/http://www.gdckupwara.com/about/introduction/ . 7 April 2016 . dead .