Kupwara is a town and a

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in Kupwara district in the

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n union territory of

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. Municipal council Kupwara is an Urban Local Body with 13 elected members (also in Delimitation in progress for wards), which administrates the city.

Demographics

India

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, Kupwara had a population of 21,771. There were 15,120 males (69%) and 6,651 females (31%). Of the population, 2,093 (9.6%) were age 0-6: 1,082 males (52%) and 1,011 females (48%). The literacy rate for the people over six was 86.6% (males 91.9%, females 73.5%).

Religion

The dominant religion in Kupwara is

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...

, followed by over 84% of the people living in Kupwara. Other religions include

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

, and

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

followed by 2%

Politics

Municipal council kupwara

Climate

Education

Some of the institutions and colleges of Kupwara town Which provide quality education to the students of town Kupwara and from the other parts of district # Government Degree College, Kupwara # Women's Degree College Kupwara # Kashmir University Satellite Campus Wayen, Kupwara. # Govt. Degree College Sogam Lolab

Notable Sports Persons

Transport

Air

Kupwara doesn't have its own airport. But the helipad are located in Zangli, Drugmulla and Kunan village at a distance of 1 & 2 kilometres from Kupwara respectively. The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 94 kilometres and is a two and a half an hour drive. There are plans to build an airport in Kupwara at Panzgam.

Rail

Kupwara doesn't have railway connectivity yet. The nearest railway stations are

Baramulla railway station Baramulla railway station is situated in outskirts of baramulla town nearly about 5km from main town. Transport facility is available in working hours from main town baramulla to railway station and vice versa. It is the first station of 130&nb ...

and

Sopore railway station Sopore railway station is situated in the outskirts of Sopore town. It lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is one of the northernmost station of Indian Railways. Location The station is located at Amargrah about 2 km f ...

, located 42 and 50 kilometres from Kupwara respectively. There are plans to connect Kupwara by rail by extending the Jammu–Baramulla Rail Line up to Kupwara.

Road

Kupwara is well-connected by road to other towns and villages in J&K and India by the Sopore-Kupwara Road, Kupwara-Trehgam Road, etc. The NH 701 passes through Kupwara.

References

Cities and towns in Kupwara district Kupwara district {{JammuandKashmir-geo-stub