Chewdara

Chewdara or Chivdora, is a village in the Rathsun block of the Beerwah tehsil in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located 21 km towards west of the Budgam district headquarters, 3 km from Beerwah and 23 km from the winter capital Srinagar. Chewdara has two panchayats, Chewdara-A and Chewdara-B.

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.

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.

Schools
The major institutions in Chewdara are the Government Higher Secondary School and the Al-Huda International School. and Govt girls middle school, Govt Boys Primary school and govt middle school umerabaad and another private school Al Aser International school chewdara

Orphanages
Apna Ghar, an orphanage located in Chewdara Beerwah.

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

Mosques
There are two mosques in the village that hold congregational Friday prayers.



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


 * Hazrat Baba Naseeb-Ud-Din Ghazi (Chewdara-A).
 * Syed Ali Allauddin Khansahib Razvi-Al Bukhari, (Chewdara-B)
 * Syed Ali's father "Syed Saif Ud Din (khansahib) Bukhari (R.A)" (Chewdara-B).Syed Ali Alaa Ud Din (Khansahib) Bukhari.jpg

Notable people



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