Hanjiwera is a notified area and village in Singhpora,

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n union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located to the east from the district headquarters in

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and from union territory capital, Srinagar. Hanjiwera is divided into two sublocalities namely Hanjiwera Bala and Hanjiwera Payeen. Hanjiwera Bala consists mainly the population of Sunni Muslims and some Hindu houses whereas hanjiwera Payeen mainly possesses

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s. The village is located on either sides of NH-1A highway connecting Baramulla and Srinagar. Baramula,

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, Srinagar are the nearby cities to Hanjiwera.

Geography

Hanjiwera is located at . It has an average elevation of 1553 metres (5095 ft) above

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. 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 Pattan railway station is the station on Northern railway network zone of Indian Railways. Location The station is situated in Pattan in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir. History The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramu ...

Mazhom railway station Mazhom railway station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station conne ...

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 Gulmarg (), known as Gulmarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a town, hill station, popular skiing destination, and notified area committee in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located at a distance of from Baramulla and from S ...

via Hanjiwera-Magam-Kunzer-Tangmarg-Gulmarg. Srinagar is about from the main town.

References

Villages in Baramulla district {{Villages in Baramulla district