[4] Bandipore is situated on the banks of the Wular, a large fresh-water lake that is home to a lot of migratory birds.

The Jhelum River carries all the waste from Srinagar city and other surrounding areas and deposits it in Wular.

Once this road is upgraded it will become a lifeline of the Lolab valley and it will provide an additional route to the Kupwara district.

The Pandit population was in large numbers at Ajar, Sonerwani, Kaloosa, Kharapora, Mantrigam, Aragam, etc.

The Kishan Ganga Hydro Electric Power Project is also located in the Gurez Tehsil of Bandipore.

[4] However, as per the 2011 census, for the whole district which includes rural area, the literacy rate is one of the lowest in Jammu and Kashmir.With high hopes and great expectations it was only in 2005 that a degree college was granted.

Named after Hassan Khoyihami, the college was established on a hilltop near Putushai village, approximately 6 km distance from the main market.

The Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah (School for Philosophers) is the largest religious institution in Jammu and Kashmir.

It is the largest Islamic institution of valley headed by Moulana Mohammad Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi.

A centuries-old shrine in the hilly Butho village of Bandipora, has till recently attracted visitors from around the world, because it's rumored that Moses, a prophet revered in Abrahamic religions, is buried inside it near an old tree.

Sheera Sar [Lake of Spirits] acts as a base camp for all the mountaineering expeditions for Mt Harmukh.

The place is surrounded by ranges such as Sirandar, Kudara, Vewan, Mowa and Tresangam, all of which are inhabited by the Gujjars and Bakarwals.

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