Iskander Pora, Jammu and Kashmir
{{Short description|Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nussu
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| other_name =
| settlement_type = Village
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| nickname = Nuss
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| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt = Nussu map
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir
| coordinates = {{coord|34|1|37|N|74|34|10|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = Union territory
| subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Budgam
| population_as_of = 2011
Is 470
| population_footnotes = Official Census 2012 [http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=912743&category=VILLAGE Census of India: View Population Details]
| population_total = 2482
| population_note =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020 | url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=30 May 2021 | archive-date=24 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | url-status=dead }}
| timezone = IST
| utc_offset = +5:30
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| elevation_m = 1748
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| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 193411
| area_code = +91-1954-xxxxxx
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Nussu is a village in the district Budgam, tehsil Beerwah in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about {{cvt|29|km}} west of the district headquarters, Budgam, and about {{cvt|34|km}} west of union territory capital Srinagar.
Nussu has population of shias community. The place is surrounded and famous for orchards and has largest orchards in this locality.
Demographics
In the 2011 census Iskander Pora had a population of 2,484, 1,314 males and 1168 females. The village had a sex ratio of 889 females for every 1,000 males.
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{{bar percent|Male ♂|black|52.94}}
{{bar percent|Female ♀|red|47.06}}
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Geography
Iskander Pora is located at {{Coord|34.0264|N|74.5694|E}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Isgandarpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc] It has an average elevation of {{cvt|1748|m}}. It is situated at plateau-like land mass, it is surrounded by karewas on south, west and north with its east surrounded by plains.
Iskander Pora is connected with the Srinagar city via Magam town and Budgam district headquarters, Budgam, via Beerwah town. It is {{cvt|10|km}} away from Magam and {{cvt|2.5|km}} away from Beerwah. It is also connected to tehsil Khag via Malpora which is also {{cvt|10|km}} distant.
Mazhom Railway Station is the nearby railway stations to Magam for a person arriving from north or south.
Education
=Schools=
- Government Middle School, Iskander Pora] (est. 1962)
- Imamia Public High School, Iskander Pora, run and managed by Educational Trust Kashmir (ETK)
=Religious education=
Religious education is imparted in local maktabs. These impart education on a part-time basis to the children.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
•Maktabs names
1. Maktab-e-Islamia Iskander pora Run by Al-Abbas Relief trust jk.
•Head Of Maktab Aga Syed Arshid Hussain Razvi.
2.Babul ilm Run by hauziya Babul Ilm budgam Head Of Maktab Aga Syed Hassan al- mosvi.
References
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