The name Beerwah has been derived from a Sanskrit[dubious – discuss] word "Behroop" which means land of springs.

A decade ago Beerwah was the main route to visit famous tourist spot Gulmarg.

Beerwah is located at an altitude of 1,598 metres (5,243 ft) above sea level, between 75° E longitude and 34° N latitude at the base of the Pir Panjal mountain range.

At the eastern side of this Bairam is located the celebrated cave connected with life of Acharya Abhinavagupta, the greatest Shiva philosopher of Kashmir.

The celebrated cave is located at Bairam at the height of nearly 85 meter on the side of the ridge overlooking the crescent shaped narrow valley of evergreen forests with a Sukhnag River flowing through it.

Until 2017 it was occupied by Indian forces, many people have died due to the abandoned explosive materials in vast tracts of pastures.

It features local flowers and plant life and scenic views from the Nanga Parbat peak (26,696 feet [8,137 m]).

According to local legend, (Vanvas) Lord Ram Chandra stayed here during his 12-year-long exile with Lakshman and Sita.

According to local legend, an ascetic passing through once dropped a bag full of sheep dung into the lake.

The Sukhnag (Sokhanag), known locally as the "spring of solace," cascades in a 20-foot (6.1 m) high waterfall at Kanj Zubji.

According to local history, during the month of Sawan, Kashmiri Pandits would offer prayers and take a ritual dip in the spring.

According to local history, when Kashmir valley was a lake (Sati Sar), boats would be anchored to this rock.

[6] The region was granted subdistrict status in the 1970s with the support of Mawlana Syed Ali Shah Bukhari, but it was not fully implemented until 2013 by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Mirwaiz of Central Kashmir Mawlana Latief Bukhari.

[citation needed] As of 2011[update] India census, Beerwah had a population of 167850, consisting of 53% men and 47% women.

Crops grown include rice, mustard, vegetables, apples, walnuts, pears, apricots, cherries and almonds.

Kashmiri carpets and shawls are marketed internationally, but because of increasing prices, family pressure and low income, local textile makers have shifted to other businesses.

SAMIE Institutes was later founded in November 2000 by SAMET under the leadership of one of the prominent educationist and philosophers of central Kashmir Syed Abdul Rouf Bukhari and which provided modern, secular education in the area for last two decades.

The Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (J&K SRTC) connects most major towns and cities to Beerwah through Srinagar via National Highway 1A.