Chewdara

Chewdara or Chivdora,(/tʃudærə/) is a village in the Rathsun block of the Beerwah tehsil in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located 21 km (13 mi) towards west of the Budgam district headquarters, 3 km (1.9 mi) from Beerwah and 23 km (14 mi) from the winter capital Srinagar.^[6] Chewdara has two panchayats, Chewdara-A and Chewdara-B.^[7]

Chewdara Chivdora[1]
Village
Markazi Jamia Masjid Shareef In Chewdara — Masjid-i-Ali (r.a) (مرکٔزی جامعه مسجد شریٖف ژیوٚڈور)
Chewdara Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Chewdara Chewdara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 34.027832°N 74.604783°E / 34.027832; 74.604783
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Tehsil	Beerwah
Block/DDC Constituency	Rathsoon
Government
• Type	Panchayat
• Body	Government of India
• DDC Councilor	Khursheed Ahmed Sheikh[2]
• Sarpanch	Mohammed Maqbool Dar[3](Chewdara-A), [present] Bilal Ahmad Mir[3] (Chewdara-B),[present]
Elevation	1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,161
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, English[4][5]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193411
Religion	Islam
Sex Ratio	1897 ♀/ 2264 ♂
Ethnicity	Kashmiris
Website	https://redel9.github.io/Chewdara/

Demographics

Population

As of the 2011 census, the population of Chewdara is 4161, of which 2264 are males and 1897 are females. The total number of children below 6 years is 824 as per the report. There are about 626 houses in Chewdara.^[8][9][10]

Population% Population percentage% Males   54.41% Females   45.59%

Religion

Religions Religion percentage% Islam   100% Others   0%

Geography

The total geographical area of Chewdara village is 249.7 Hectares (2.497 km²). It is located at an elevation of 1,580 m (5,180 ft.) above the sea level.

Educational institutions

Schools

The major institutions in Chewdara are the Government Higher Secondary School^[11][12] and the Al-Huda International School^[13] and Govt Boys Primary school and Govt middle school Umerabad.

Orphanages

Apna Ghar, an orphanage located in Chewdara Beerwah.^[14][15]

Transport

The nearest railway station to Chewdara is the Mazhom railway station, and the nearest airport is the Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport.^[16] And nearest town chewdara is Magam and Beerwah .^[17]

Mosques

There are two mosques in the village that hold congregational Friday prayers.^[18]

Shrines

Shrines of Sufis/Auliya'as in Chewdara. Their names are as follows:

• Hazrat Baba Naseeb-Ud-Din Ghazi (Chewdara-A).^[19]
• Syed Ali Allauddin Khansahib Razvi-Al Bukhari,^[20][21] (Chewdara-B)
• Syed Ali's father "Syed Saif Ud Din (khansahib) Bukhari (R.A)" (Chewdara-B).

  

  shrine of syed ali alaa ud din khansahib bukhari

Notable people

Khadeejah Namah

• Pir Ali Shah Kashmiri (poet): Author whose works include Khadeej/Khatij/Khadijah Namah about Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of Muhammad.^[22]

See also

• Rathsoon.
• Aripanthan.
• Pethmakhama.
• Beerwah.
• Ohangam.
• Sonapah.
• Wanihama.
• Meerpora.
• Kandour.
• Arizal .