Kandoora

Kondur or Kandoora ( کۄنٚڈۄر  کۄٚنٛڈُر in Kashmiri, کنڈوراہ in Urdu), is the largest village in the Sukhnaag Valley, located on the eastern banks of the Sukhnag River. It lies on the Beerwah-to-Doodhpathri road and is 26 km from Srinagar, the largest city and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Nearest to Kandoora is Beerwah, approximately 2.0 km distant (measured from Beerwah's bus stand), and the Beerwah Tehsil headquarters, about 3.0 km away. Beerwah, along with Sodipora, lies to the north of Kandoora. Also neighbouring the village are the surrounding locations of Sonapah to the northeast; Rankipora and Khatiruna to the east; Larbal to the southeast; Peth Zanigaam and Latinae to the south; Sail and Bun Zanigaamin to the southwest; Kanigund in the west; and Goriepora and Gohlar to the northwest.

The majority of adult Kandoora residents work in agriculture and its associated occupations. There are a significant number of government employees, and, among young adults, students attending further education.

Administration of Kandoora
Kandoora is in the Beerwah subdivision of Budgam district, and the village is governed by the local panchayat Its panchayat has 11 members, with each member representing a ward constituency. Each ward is headed by a Ward Representative.

Kandoora is internally divided into:

Neiber Kandoora (neiber in Kashmiri language means, spread out or peripheral, as in a settlement) which consists of:

HajamAbad, NajarAbad, Brandaker, Gamudd, Ghatpur, Sheikhpur, and Malikpur;

and

Gamander Kandoora (gamander in Kashmiri language means downtown or central portion):

Mirpur, Pethpur, Bunpur, Half HajamAbad, Half NajarAbad, Central Old Graveyard of Kandoora, and the Administrative Centre, Masheed-e-Aungun.

Colonies Of Kandoora

 * 1) Community - Zandwan Colney
 * 2) Community - Sheikh ul Alam
 * 3) Community - Gousia
 * 4) Colony - Larbal

Economy
The economy of Kandoora is generally agrarian, being derived from agriculture and horticultural produce. The horticultural sector is on the rise, with the help of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir. Many apple orchards are being developed and this sector is expected to boost the economy. The production and sale of Kashmiri handicrafts, such as Kashmiri shawls, is another avenue for earning income available to Kandoorians.

Demographics, language and culture
The village population is 100% Muslim and includes adherents of Sunni Islam, schools of Salafism, Hanafism, and Barelvism branches or schools of Islam.

All disputes are usually sorted out by local Jirga, an assembly of local chieftains of Kandoora. Jirga is a traditional gathering which has been adapted by Kashmiri Muslims from its origins in erstwhile North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Afghanistan.

Universally, the mother tongue of Kandoora residents is Koshur (Kashmiri). However, several other languages are occasionally used, including Urdu, English, Persian, Arabic and Hindi.

Etymology
Kandoora derives from two Kashmiri words: kanie (کَنِۂ), meaning stone, and doour (ڈُور) meaning field. So as the name suggests, the village Kandoora has plenty of stones in it.

Clans
The main castes living in Kandoora (without casteism) include:


 * Mir clan
 * Malik clan
 * Wani clan
 * Hajam clan
 * Najar clan
 * Ganiee clan
 * Sheikh clan
 * Parry clan
 * Ahanger clan
 * Zarger clan
 * Syed clan
 * Pandit clan
 * Magrey clan
 * Khan clan
 * Chopan clan
 * Malla clan

Religious institutions and organisations
The township has Halqa level bodies of

✓JAMIAT E AHLIHADITH JAMMU AND KASHMIR

✓TEHREEQ E SOUTUL AWLIYA JAMMU AND KASHMIR

✓KARWANI ISLAMI INTERNATIONAL JAMMU AND KASHMIR

✓JAMAT E ISLAMI JAMMU AND KASHMIR.

The village has 6 masjids as

✓Grand Jamia Hanafia Kandoora

✓Chanpur Masjid e Shareef and

✓Masjid e Ramzaan under Hanafi School Of Thoughts

✓Masjid e Gousiyah under Barelvi School of Thoughts ✓Jamia Masjid Ahlihadith Kandoora and

✓Masjid e Salafiyah Under Salafi School Of Thoughts

Education
The village is educationally somewhat forward and has a literacy rate of about 79%.

Islamic educational system
The village of Kandoora has three Islamic educational institutions:

✓ Institute Of Islamic Theology and Jurisprudence. (درسگاہ تعلیم القران والحدیث نبویہ)

✓ Shah e Hamdaan Institute Of Islamic Studies

✓ Imam e Azam Institute Of Islamic Studies

The village also has:

Post-primary Schools
✓Government Boys Higher Secondary Institute, Kandoora The Government Boys Higher Secondary Institute, Kandoora, was established in 1953 as a primary school. In 1963 it was upgraded to middle school level and then, in 1971, to the high school level. It attained a higher secondary school level in 2018. The Institute is only the second school[inconsistent] in the area, after the Government Boys Senior Secondary Institute School, Beerwah, established in 1953.

This higher secondary school feeds Government Degree College Beerwah.

✓Government Girls Middle school, Kandoora. This is the School established in 1975 in order to educate girl students.

Primary Schools
✓Government Boys Primary School, Chanpur ✓Government Boys Primary School, Malik Pur

Independent schools
✓Islamic Educational Institute Kandoora™ (IES, Kandoora)

✓Islamic Educational Institute Kandoora™ (IES, Kandoora)

Established late in nineteenth century (1986).

This institution has a history of being the first private school in Valley Of River Sukhnaag.

Area road system
Kandoora is well connected to its neighbouring villages by link road. The roads meet internally in the administrative centre, central Kandoora, locally called Masheed-e-Aungun.

The roads are:


 * 1) Kandoora-Larbal Link road 1.5 KM
 * 2) Kandoora-Khatiruna Link road 1.7 KM
 * 3) Kandoora-Latina Link Road 1.9 KM  Kandoora West.jpg
 * 4) Kandoora-Zaniegaam Link Road 2.0 KM
 * 5) Kandoora-Rankipora Link Road 1.8 KM
 * 6) Kandoora-Kaniegund Link Road 1.7 KM
 * 7) Kandoora-Sail Link Road 2.0 KM
 * 8) Kandoora-Sodiepora Link Road 2.4 KM
 * 9) Kandoora-Arizal Road 11.0 KM

The village can be accessed from:


 * 1) Budgam
 * 2) * Budgam-Kandoora Road, via sonpah
 * 3) Beerwah
 * 4) * Beerwah-Doodhpathri Road, via Sonpah
 * 5) * Beerwah-Kandoora Road, via Rankipora
 * 6) Khag
 * 7) * Kandoora-Khag Road, via Malpora and Sail
 * 8) Khan Sahib
 * 9) * Kandoora-Khan Sahib Road, via Pethkoot